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Originally Posted by weq92f
My wife purchased a 50k mile 2010 tahoe a few years back and drove it for 2 years. It was trouble free however, toward the end of our run with it, the thing started using oil. When I swapped out the plugs on it, 4 of them had huge chunks of the ceramic stuff broken away/missing.
Obviously, the 2010 still has the issues with DOD.
-klb
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Good to know.
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Originally Posted by GREG58
My wife drives a 2007 Suburban LT loaded, it runs and drives nice with decent power. Has always used oil, 800 to 1000 miles per quart.
Just hit 200k and had to have the DOD lifter work done, $2800 later it is running fine. Oil consumption is now 1500-2000 per quart.
No transmission or 4x4 problems, brakes last a long time.
If you don't mind the decrease in fuel mileage, maybe the 6.2 would be better. Also they made some 2500 Suburbans with 6.0 and 4l80 trans. pretty bulletproof!
Greg
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Seems like a common experience for the 5.3's to use oil, and need DOD work. I'm thinking if I bought one of these, I might have to spring for the DOD elimination kits. Kind of don't want another project right now, so the 6.0/6.2 would probably be a better option.
On a side note, I hear that a lot of people run oil catch cans on ls swaps. I don't recall seeing them on these trucks. Would installing a catch can reduce oil consumption?