Questions about 2000 and up Suburbans?
 

Hey all, looking at a 2000 Suburban. 5.3 with 81,xxx 1 owner well maintained miles. In very good shape. Now, does the 5.3 have any issues? What needs to be done at 100,000? Will this truck tow a 24 ft RV occationally? Any help would be great. I'm used to the older stuff....;)

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ANYBODY???????? I'm not familiar with the newer GM's. I've owned newer Honda's; and well, you just change the oil. We are selling one of the Honda's and buying a Suburban, because we had such a great trip in the 89 Sub I recently got. It needs too much to be the main family trip mobile, so we are looking at these 2000-2006 Suburbans and Yukons XL's. I've read all the old post's about anything and everything 5.3 and Suburbans. Still would like to hear your opinions on this one. David

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if it has towing package i;d say yes it would tow it. at 100k you'd need tune up (plugs and wires) and change all fluids

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The only issues that come to mind on this era of 5.3 are:

-possible coolant loss issues usually from bad water pump gaskets (the dealer will replace the pump also)
-knock sensor codes due to water getting into cavity where their located under upper intake (two new sensors, knock sensor harness and some silicone will usually fix this)
-possible lean codes from air leaks at the upper intake (usually a gasket issue)

All of these are generally "shade tree" repairable if you know your way anround an engine and utilize a service manual.

Re: Questions about 2000 and up Suburbans?
 

You bet it will tow that 24' travel trailer alright. That burb could have a tow rating of 8500#. Well more than that trailer weighs. Yukon XL's are niiiiiice.

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The only thing I had trouble with on my 02 burb, is when the automatic leveling system went out, they wanted $1500 to fix it, I put on heavy duty shocks but it doesn't pull the same now

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OK guys, Thanks for all the info. I bought it. Very, very pleased with it. I put it on a rack, very clean underneath. Not washed clean, but 81,000 miles not absued clean! Anyway, I'll be back on here with my questions. Please go easy on me :lol: David

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Congrats!

My 00 5.3 has 126K on it. I did plugs and wires @ 100K. That's it so far.