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It's stock as far as I know but there was no way it was coming out. I couldn't get the exhaust loosened so had to take it to a shop. At least it's done now.

For the life of me I couldn't get the pan to come out. I tried moving and twisting it all different ways but it feels like it is hung up towards the back and when I reach inside the pan there is something in there it is hitting against. On that note I have been working for an hour to try to...

Here's a tip that I didn't realize (or think about) this video is for the I6. To drop the pan on the 5.3 you have to loosen and drop part of the exhaust with a 15mm deep wall socket, long extension, and a swivel. Now I just have to wait for my wife to get home so I can use her car to go and...

Just wondering if anybody has any secrets for not getting oil everywhere when they take the old oil filter off? Due to the excellent placement of the cross bar I seem to have oil run all over when I tip it to get the filter out. I was thinking about poking a hole in the filter to drain the oil...

I have the 5.3 with 3.73 gears in a 2008 swb and unless I am remembering wrong I have the dod\afm.

Good to know. Thanks guys.

With the price of gas dropping so much in the winter just wondering if anyone switches to premium gas. would the extra octane help offset the mpg drop from the winter blend?

I have this same issue. just pops on randomly almost always just after startup. Shut off and it goes away. Thanks for the info.

Thought I would add on here from our latest adventure. First tank truck loaded to the gills, AC on the entire time all highway but a lot of 45-55mph. 22mpgs. 2nd tank was still loaded, AC on towing my little 16ft aluminum boat (in 3) up and down some pretty good grades. For you North Idaho folks...

Just got back from a trip. On my first fill up it was all interstate 70-75 mph with a/c on and off. Mostly easy drive with one decent grade. Got 19.56 mpg on that stretch. The second fill up involved getting stuck in road construction, driving in Seattle, getting stuck in traffic in Seattle...

I have not figured anything out for sure yet. I agree it seems to start sometimes with hitting a bump. I am leaning towards a bearing that maybe gets kind of bound up and the noise is it being forced to turn. Maybe coming to a stop let's it get straightened out? It has been a few days agin since...

It's been a bit since I have been on. My computer crashed and it sucks. After going several days with no noise it happened twice in the matter of five minutes. A couple times it has seemed to start after hitting a pothole. And coming to a complete stop is what makes it stop. As soon as I start...

So it's Sunday night and I still have not had the noise/vibration since Wednesday. To answer a few questions yes I used auto trac II. I have not had the a/c running. The two times it happened to me I pulled over and stopped completely to try to see if I couls see anything. I think I said...

If it was a bearing would it come and go? It did not happen at all today and it seems to stop after stepping on the brakes or stopping completely. It has to be something in the wheels or driveline but it sure is frustrating.

I have not noticed the steering wheel pulling at all with the brakes applied. It will happen at different speeds from stopping for a light to coasting in a parking lot to driving down the road on the gas. When it happens it is related to how fast I am going. As I stopped it slowed down as the...