What kind of coolant does a 2005 Chevy Suburban take?
What kind of coolant does a 2005 Chevy Suburban take?
Antifreeze/Coolant Prestone 1 Gallon Yellow 50/50 Coolant/Antifreeze.
What causes a Chevy Suburban engine to overheat?
Excessive heat causes the chemical additives in engine oil to react with each other, & turn into God-knows-what. This can, in some cases, form an acid that will actually HURT that engine if the oil isnt changed quickly. Good Luck! I have the 5.3L, 16K mile.
What kind of stability system does a Chevy Suburban have?
StabiliTrak, vehicle stability enhancement system (Requires 1/2… Looking for other models of the Chevrolet Suburban?
What’s the temp in my Chevy Suburban camper?
I passed an 18-wheeler going uphill the other day (without a trailer) and the temp got up to 245 degrees. My mechanic used a bore scope to look into the radiator and didn’t see any trash or other notable problems. My sub. has 139,000 and my camper weighs 7800lbs., and I don’t know which way to turn at this point. Any suggestions?
What kind of antifreeze do I use on my Chevy Suburban?
That dealer discovered something else that may be useful to you: When our water pump was changed by a (non-GM) mechanic for us a short time earlier, he mixed regular (green) antifreeze with the remnants of the pink DexCool coolant already in the engine.
What should I do if my Chevy Suburban overheats?
Make sure that the overflow tank and tubing are working correctly. After the vehicle cools down, if you check the radiator is should be completely full of coolant. If it is not, then it isn’t able to suck the overflow back into the radiator to fill it up.
What causes a Chevy Suburban engine to run warm?
As for us, the Jello problem caused the engine to run warm, and pushing the cooling system as hard as we did that day exposed another problem, seemingly inherent with some of the early Chevy 5.3 engines… The cylinder heads on some of these early 5.3 engines have a tendency to crack.
That dealer discovered something else that may be useful to you: When our water pump was changed by a (non-GM) mechanic for us a short time earlier, he mixed regular (green) antifreeze with the remnants of the pink DexCool coolant already in the engine.
I passed an 18-wheeler going uphill the other day (without a trailer) and the temp got up to 245 degrees. My mechanic used a bore scope to look into the radiator and didn’t see any trash or other notable problems. My sub. has 139,000 and my camper weighs 7800lbs., and I don’t know which way to turn at this point. Any suggestions?
