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Old 01-28-2010, 10:20 PM   #4
heymoe
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Re: Engine noise 2000 Tahoe 5.3

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Originally Posted by silvereagle07 View Post
Thanks clinebarger, that's the same TSB that I read. Unfortunatley, I went to check out the Tahoe tonight. It has a rod knock and what appears to be leaking intake gaskets. Though I didn't see much signs of coolant in the oil. There was a significant amount of condesation build up on the oil cap. I think we are going to swap out an engine.
There is also a recall for the rods. I have a 2002 and it did the same thing. I had two bent rods and the rocker arms were all loose. The dealer replaced all of the rods but the darn thing still knocks at start up when its cold.
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