2001 GMC Yukon XL
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buckle97
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If you are like me then I bet your wife was driving for the 19.2 mpg tank! I always make better time but she does it with less fuel.
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As far as that Pepboy's comment. I can only assume that they believed that you never had the fluid changed. i have also told others the same thing with 100K vehicles. if you never changed it, don't. Back when i was wrenching, I can't tell you the number of people who insisted that the fluid be changed and we pushed the car off of the rack. Of course they signed the disclaimer warning of this.
In your case, I'd say changing it was a good idea. As far as changing it before a trip, I can't see what difference that would make beyond the possiblity that the new detergents in the fluid would dislodge some gunk at high temperature. Possible I guess, but not common.
In your case, I'd say changing it was a good idea. As far as changing it before a trip, I can't see what difference that would make beyond the possiblity that the new detergents in the fluid would dislodge some gunk at high temperature. Possible I guess, but not common.
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I changed my mine about vehicles a few years ago. I went to Disney world and on the way to the airport we were in an American van that had 650K miles on it. It was only a few years old but ran 24 hour a day 7 days a week. I asked the driver what was the secret? He said regular maintenance and they had vans from all three American makers so it wasn't just the make I was in and they all had at least 650K miles on them.
Since then I stopped selling my vehicles as they near 100K and have put a lot of extra cash in my pocket.
I also recently purchased a Ford 250 with a utility box and 40K miles that normally I would have passed on and it has been an amazing vehicle. All I did was put tires and shocks on it and she purrs like a kitten.
Sure wish I would have learned this lesson about 20 years ago.
Since then I stopped selling my vehicles as they near 100K and have put a lot of extra cash in my pocket.
I also recently purchased a Ford 250 with a utility box and 40K miles that normally I would have passed on and it has been an amazing vehicle. All I did was put tires and shocks on it and she purrs like a kitten.
Sure wish I would have learned this lesson about 20 years ago.
deepNdirt
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Not sure if the Yukon is the same? Have you ever had the A/C system replaced? not to alarm you but you have the year model same as My Mother '01 only hers is the Tahoe, the A/C in hers started making a noise towards the end of last summer I replaced the tension pulley and resolved the noise for a short while, but started back and completely ruined the new one,
turns out is the A/C compressor is locking up, We took it to an auto mechanic and was told that this particular model ( '01 Tahoe ) had problems and actually a recall on the A/C systems, however was a time statue of limitations and could not get hers replaced, According to the mechanic seems GM design mistake having no room for the compressor up in the usual area had to put the A/C compressor lower at the bottom of the engine causing the oil in the compressor to buildup a hydro-lock, therefor locking up the compressor,
Anyways! thought I'd mention it.... may or may not apply to your Yukon,
turns out is the A/C compressor is locking up, We took it to an auto mechanic and was told that this particular model ( '01 Tahoe ) had problems and actually a recall on the A/C systems, however was a time statue of limitations and could not get hers replaced, According to the mechanic seems GM design mistake having no room for the compressor up in the usual area had to put the A/C compressor lower at the bottom of the engine causing the oil in the compressor to buildup a hydro-lock, therefor locking up the compressor,
Anyways! thought I'd mention it.... may or may not apply to your Yukon,
timswi
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Not sure if the Yukon is the same? Have you ever had the A/C system replaced? not to alarm you but you have the year model same as My Mother '01 only hers is the Tahoe, the A/C in hers started making a noise towards the end of last summer I replaced the tension pulley and resolved the noise for a short while, but started back and completely ruined the new one,
turns out is the A/C compressor is locking up, We took it to an auto mechanic and was told that this particular model ( '01 Tahoe ) had problems and actually a recall on the A/C systems, however was a time statue of limitations and could not get hers replaced, According to the mechanic seems GM design mistake having no room for the compressor up in the usual area had to put the A/C compressor lower at the bottom of the engine causing the oil in the compressor to buildup a hydro-lock, therefor locking up the compressor,
Anyways! thought I'd mention it.... may or may not apply to your Yukon,
Same thing happened to my 01 Tahoe...Occasional banging noise. I replaced the tensioner with the same result. Finally the belt blew off. Replaced that and no AC.
Bought it used, so any early convenience recalls were long gone.
Replaced the receiver dryer, orfice tube and compressor. The only problem I ever had with that truck...Still miss it. The wife wanted an H3, so that's what she got.
No A/C problems so far.
Actually I drove the whole way, wife had surgery in April and is not as comfortable driving long distances as she used to be.
The last tank was driving from about 9000 feet down to about 2000 so maybe that had something to do with it. But the middle two tanks were mostly no AC but the last day we went from 45 degrees in the morning to 104 in Texas in the afternoon.
Well, after the comment about the wife not being comfortable, she drove 400+ miles to Missouri today in the Yukon. Her Dad's father in law passed away at age 88 or so. I am too busy at work so I couldn't go since I just got back from 10 days off.
Her sister left her Lexus in the garage and I find that the dome light is on and its locked. She has the keys with her in Missouri so I bet that battery will really be dead when they get back.
Actually I drove the whole way, wife had surgery in April and is not as comfortable driving long distances as she used to be.
The last tank was driving from about 9000 feet down to about 2000 so maybe that had something to do with it. But the middle two tanks were mostly no AC but the last day we went from 45 degrees in the morning to 104 in Texas in the afternoon.
Well, after the comment about the wife not being comfortable, she drove 400+ miles to Missouri today in the Yukon. Her Dad's father in law passed away at age 88 or so. I am too busy at work so I couldn't go since I just got back from 10 days off.
Her sister left her Lexus in the garage and I find that the dome light is on and its locked. She has the keys with her in Missouri so I bet that battery will really be dead when they get back.
Chuck52
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You wouldn't happen to have AAA would you? One of the cool things I found that I had from AAA was emergency unlocking, and it didn't matter that it was my daughter's car that needed it.
Chuck
