Routine Maintenance

[Koppster]

Thank you for all this helpful info. Between the front brake pads and rotors needing done due to being at or below the 3mm threshold, and the transmission stuff needing done, they quoted me at $1,648 plus tax, to be scheduled at another day

Brake pads requiring replacement at less than 30K is concerning to me. My experience with Chevrolet trucks is 65-85K before the pads need replacement. As others have mentioned, what does your brake pad wear indicator say in percentage of life left? Even with a lot of stop and go driving you should get more than 30K out of OEM pads.

I recently did the brakes on my kid's 2021 Trail Boss at 75K, they probably could have gone another 20K. FYI, brakes on these trucks are a fairly standard job "until" you get to resetting the wear indicators. I had to purchase a pretty expensive bi-directional scanner tool to reset the wear indicators. I'm glad I did as it has come in handy for all the vehicles I maintain but it's something to be aware of. Also, you have to put the rear pads in service mode (release parking brake electronically) and I recommend disconnecting the negative cable on the battery or you'll get some codes after you start back up.

 

[CAPantherFan]

Guys I don't understand why you are all doing all this maintenance when the owners manual doesn't ask for it:

 

[HighTechPauper]

Guys I don't understand why you are all doing all this maintenance when the owners manual doesn't ask for it:

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One of the reasons I do it is because I routinely keep a vehicle for 15-20 years, GM only cares that it makes it through the warranty period, and they are willing to roll the dice on that too, their biggest concern is making cost of ownership look as low as possible and to hell with longevity. My oil gets changed 3 times in the time they call for 2, and that alone can make a huge difference in not only wear, but in spotting a problem before it becomes catastrophic. Fluids are cheap, engines/transmissions/differentials etc. are expensive.

 

[AXE]

Cause I've done maintenence on vehicles that followed those manufacturer guidelines.

 

[Koppster]

FWIW, my dealer is telling me transmission flush is not required until 50K. I'm at 40K and will probably do it this week. Full flush on the 10 speed is $1100....ouch!

 

[AXE]

FWIW, my dealer is telling me transmission flush is not required until 50K. I'm at 40K and will probably do it this week. Full flush on the 10 speed is $1100....ouch!

My service advisor said it was recommended 35-40k. I had them do a fluid exchange during the recall and it was $150 with a service coupon, which is 21 quarts of $10-12 (retail) fluid. They quoted under $500 for the pan off and filter. That price your getting seems way high to me. Maybe an independent shop can do it. Its not difficult, except a PIA to drop the crossover exhaust pipe.

I did not do the pan off filter change, as I wasn't at the 30k mileage I wanted to be at. Keeping the fluid clean and the magnets free of excess sludge will help with longevity and keep those tiny balls in the valve body from plugging up.

 

[MNNJR69]

Routine maintenance

 

[AXE]

Routine maintenance

A few days ago the CEO of Chevron said it's likely to get much worse as we continue to draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

You won't have to worry about maintenance, cause you won't be driving......LOL.

 

[DarkKnight]

Brake pads requiring replacement at less than 30K is concerning to me. My experience with Chevrolet trucks is 65-85K before the pads need replacement. As others have mentioned, what does your brake pad wear indicator say in percentage of life left? Even with a lot of stop and go driving you should get more than 30K out of OEM pads.

I recently did the brakes on my kid's 2021 Trail Boss at 75K, they probably could have gone another 20K. FYI, brakes on these trucks are a fairly standard job "until" you get to resetting the wear indicators. I had to purchase a pretty expensive bi-directional scanner tool to reset the wear indicators. I'm glad I did as it has come in handy for all the vehicles I maintain but it's something to be aware of. Also, you have to put the rear pads in service mode (release parking brake electronically) and I recommend disconnecting the negative cable on the battery or you'll get some codes after you start back up.

That was my thought as well when they told me they needed replaced already at 30k miles. Since I didn’t/don’t know it was even possible to view brake pad life, I was at the liberty of believing them. My brake pad light was not on or telling me they were low, nor was I hearing any abnormal brake noise.

 

[MNNJR69]

I got 45 or so out of my 1st set . Have the front rotors turned and just purchase quality ceramic brake gear and you'll be fine for another six or eight months until it's time to change the back and do the same thing with that until it's time for new rotors and then do it all the way around

 

[MNNJR69]

Guys I don't understand why you are all doing all this maintenance when the owners manual doesn't ask for it:

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That's the bare minimum they can do to keep you under warranty without having to do much work on the truck.... Then after the warranty expires your screwed and by then it too late to take care of your engine properly....main part of damage is done to an engine in the 1st 60k miles. CUT EVERYTHING THEY SUGGESTED IN 1/2 or 1/4