Questions about GMC Sierra's

[gotmuddy]

12 hours ago, MrGiggles said:

That was one of the good ones, along with the 5.4/4.6 2V motors, although they still have the spark plug issues. It's the later ones that were a trainwreck. 

I still see them around quite a bit. Farmers loved them, super reliable, always started in the winter, and would pull pretty good. They love to break manifold bolts and eat coil packs but are usually pretty trouble free.

yah the 2v engines were great other than the spark plug issues.  my father in law has a v-10 in a beat up 99 f250 with 300k.

[gotmuddy]

12 hours ago, Ham said:

I have a 2017 Sierra. I get 20 mpg in town, 25 mpg on Hwy, and 16 mpg dragging the BassCat. 
mom pretty Happy with my truck. 80K miles on it now

I suspect you run full synthetic, if so don't go by the oil life monitor in the truck, definitely change it every 5k miles

[snagged in outlet 3]

26 minutes ago, gotmuddy said:

I suspect you run full synthetic, if so don't go by the oil life monitor in the truck, definitely change it every 5k miles

My oil monitor light is half way when I change it at 5k.   I always stick to 5k changes.  

[gotmuddy]

2 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

My oil monitor light is half way when I change it at 5k.   I always stick to 5k changes.  

Thats insane.  Its like they want them to fail.  I feel so bad for the people I talk to who buy traverse/acadia/equinox without doing research into how terrible they are.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I just got a new VW and they say 10k between oil changes. IT is just so hard to believe that is ok. I change the oil in my 06 Hemi Ram every 4k and she has over 250,000 on it now and never have any issues besides electrical BS