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2008 Suburban with 5.3, 161K. Changed oil in November and used AC Delco PF48 filter and Napa 5W-30 full synthetic. Have about 1800 miles on the oil change at this point. Late this week, I noticed somewhat lower oil pressure on the gauge and more fluctuation than usual. Maybe a little slower to...

Bought a new MU1844 GM fuel pump in April 2020 for my 2008 Suburban. Installed that spring and has about 25K miles on it. As of this weekend, it appears to have started making noise. Twice now I've turned the key on but not yet started the vehicle, and I hear what sounds like a climate control...

2008 Chevy Suburban 1500, 4L60E. Installed a Tru Cool LPD transmission cooler in 2017 after buying an RV. Worked great. We’ve now sold the RV, which means my original need for the cooler is gone. Temps rarely sniff GM’s stated operating range (around 190 I believe), even in summer. 165 is...

Posting to potentially help someone else avoid a bad purchase... Yesterday I installed two new GM OEM rear shocks on a 2008 Suburban 1500. I took off two Gabriel ProGuards that had failed by November but that I've dealt with until I could source two replacements. One of the two I removed was...

Looking for a rear shock recommendation for a 2008 Suburban 1500, 160K. Mostly used to commute and a few road trips here and there. I do use it on some washboard-y Forest Service roads a few times a year. Little to no towing these days. Replacing some Gabriel ProGuards that were apparently...

Put two new Delphi fuel pumps (saddle tank system) in wife's 2007 Chrysler Pacifica in July. Driven car about 1,000 miles since. Car died in late October. Sent back to install shop this week. They dropped tank and say both pumps are shot. Grinding, groaning spitting, but certainly not pumping...

I live in a big state with a lot of very remote areas and hobbies frequently take me into those places. This means I will sometimes replace items before they've fully failed. As an example, I put a new starter on an older fishing truck based on the tired performance of the previous one. It was...

Kicking tires, literally I guess, on a 2007 Honda Odyssey 3.5L w/ VCM. It has about 150K miles and I could get it somewhere around $5500. Seems to have been well maintained and the paint and interior are pretty clean. The only thing that's giving me pause is a shudder/hard downshift as you...

2007 Chrysler Pacifica 4.0, 145K. Was driving wife and kid last night to town trunk or treat and three blocks from home it just died. Wouldn't restart. Came close but wouldn't start. No codes. Changed out crankshaft position sensor and nothing different. So I pushed it the three blocks home...

1997 Tacoma RWD, 2.4 I4. 107k. Truck has a quiet clicking sound you can hear at very low speeds. Only happens in gear and when on the gas. It does not happen in N or P. Sounds like it is coming from front end, perhaps under hood on driver’s side. It is not tied to wheel speed. I can’t tell what...

2007 Pacifica 4.0L With 148k. I replaced the original starter in June with a Denso remanufactured version. When it works, it’s been great in firing the car up right away. However it occasionally just rapidly clicks or engages for just a moment when the key is turned. If you keep turning the key...

2007 Chrysler Pacifica. Wife's car, original owners. 147K miles. AC stopped working last August. Investigated and it was clear there was a leak somewhere. Put dye in then and it appears the leak is around the compressor, perhaps on top where one of the lines connects. Can't quite tell yet...

Wife drives a 2007 Chrysler Pacifica 4.0 with 147K miles, original owner. Planning on doing proactive maintenance on it this spring to replace some things that are likely on borrowed time (original equipment). This is an investment in my wife not breaking down and getting stranded and, related...

2008 Suburban 5.3, 154k. Changed the oil tonight. When I went to start it after refill, the gauge did not show any oil pressure. After about 7 seconds or so (felt like years), I knew something was wrong and turned the truck off. I tried it again quickly and still no pressure. I wondered if I had...

Will soon be helping a teen relative buy her first car. She's not overly picky and seems willing to buy something practical. Ideally, I'd like to steer her towards something that, if she takes care of it, will last her through college and even a few years after. It'd be nice if she didn't have...

Wife’s 2007 Pacifica has a leak in the AC system. I put gauges on it yesterday and there’s no pressure at all, so it’s completely empty. I’ve read mixed reactions to the idea of hooking up shop air to the system to pressurize and listen for leaks (or use soapy water). The criticism is that this...

This is a 2007 Chrysler Pacifica Touring. We are original owners and continue to use it daily. But the driver’s side power seat switch is failing and in need of replacement. New is $300 and used is about $30. The original switch has three buttons - one to adjust seat base, seat back and lumbar...

Just found a screw in the sidewall of a tire on my Suburban. Can’t get a new one in until Wednesday but am leaving on a 1200 mile trip Tuesday. Tire place says they have a used one in same size they will let me use until new one is in. Haven’t seen it yet but it is a Goodyear with likely less...

I'm trying to solve a choke issue on a Briggs 550E 140CC with the plastic carb, build date of December 2014. I'm the second owner. My issue is that it came with a carb that seems to require the choke linkage that connects to the top of the muffler. However, the muffler doesn't have that...

Long story short, I‘m kicking around the idea of getting a hold of a 1955 Dodge truck. The body and paint are good but it does need some mechanical work. I haven’t worked on a vehicle this old, so I’m not even sure what’s the out there for parts (anything aftermarket, for instance?), manuals...