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Questions tagged [suburban]

Large SUV manufactured by Chevrolet. The Suburban name has been in use by Chevrolet since 1935.

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Will a 4x8 sheet of plywood fit inside a Suburban/Yukon XL (2007-2014)?

Question is pretty straightforward: I have a cheap project and a large SUV, and I'd rather not drive the price of the project up by paying $20 to rent a pickup from the local home improvement store to haul a $20 piece of plywood home, and I'm…
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How to Adjust Camber on a 1999 Chevy Suburban

I have a C1500 (2wd, 1/2 ton frame) 1999 Suburban with 4 in spindles installed, but now the camber is much to negative and it's going to cause wear on my tires, and I can't seem to adjust the camber on this car. What would be the recommended way to…
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How Long does engine take to relearn lean condition is resolved?

My recently bought 2004 Chevy Suburban 1500 is throwing P0171 and P0174 codes. Which indicates lean conditions on both banks. I found the MAF had a busted housing, which let in more air than it should. This has been fixed with a new MAF. I also…
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What is the difference between 245/75R16 and 265/70R16, and will it damage my car to drive with one smaller tire?

We bought a 1997 Chevy Suburban and recently put new tires on at Walmart. The associate there told us that we had the wrong size tires. Rather than worrying about different rim sizes or something I just had them put the same size tires on that were…
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Brake Bleed Sequence for Chevrolet Suburban 2015

I'm trying to locate the correct sequence for brake bleeding my 2015 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ 4wd with stabilitrak. I did farthest to closest from master calendar. The front seem to bleed fast (shooting out), but not the rear. I replaced all…
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What did I break and what do I need to replace?

My car slid and went over a center divider. I am very new to auto repair, but am wanting to learn and do it myself. Sadly, I am not very familiar with the parts so I can't really say what broke other than it is the left front tire. Please let me…
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What other maintenance items are good to do if a transmission is dropped?

My car (2005 Suburban with 130,000 miles) has transmission issues (clanging noise coming from around the flexplate). Likely the transmission is going to need to be dropped, and unfortunately I'll have to take it somewhere as I'm not about to…
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Where does a distributor gets it's power from?

I have a 1996 GMC K2500 Suburban with a 7.4 liter engine not getting power. Where does the distributor get it's power from?
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How much can I tow with a 1997 Chevy Suburban?

In searching around I've found suggestions that the towing capacity is 5-6,000lbs, with an engine oil cooler, transmission oil cooler, and weight-distributing hitch. How can I tell if I have these things? And if I don't, what is the towing capacity…
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What is this part on a 1997 Chevy Suburban (4WD) [picture inside]?

We have a 1997 Chevy Suburban, 4WD. Occasionally, when turning right (usually from a dead stop) there is a distinct "clunk" sound that comes from below the drivers side floorboard (with an equally distinct "clunk" feel in the floorboard). I used to…
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What could cause drivers side brake drum wearing more than passenger side brake drum?

I have a 1997 Chevy Suburban and the brakes suddenly started feeling spongy (which is a different question) - I went through to inspect all my brakes and front brake pads look fine/reasonable wear, and the passenger side brake drum pad looks about…
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Truck won't start with key, but will remote start

1996 chevy suburban 1500 4/4 5.7 liter vortec ... My truck won't start when I turn the key. I get nothing like its not getting juice. But when I use a test light it has juice on the starter. So when I take my test light to the crank fuse and then…
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Oil leak drivers side near cylinder head

I have a 2004 Suburban 5.3 which has an oil leak that drips on the exhaust header, but cannot see where it is coming from. Changed valve cover gasket, then had to helicoil all four threaded openings for the valve cover bolts. Oil still leaks. I have…
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Misfire in cyl 7 on 2007 Suburban 1500 4x4 with 5.3 L flex fuel LTZ

2007 Suburban 1500 4x4 with 5.3 L flex fuel LTZ 267,000+ miles. Having trouble with running rough and misfire. The ODB II indicates P0307. Checked wires - replaced though nothing is wrong, no change Checked spark output with spark detector - solid…
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Fuel Pressure Regulator, or something else wrong in my 1997 Chevy Suburban?

I have a 1997 Chevy Suburban and I'm pretty sure that the fuel pressure regulator valve is going/gone. Or maybe it's just the elevation. We recently had the water pump and the front intake manifold gasket replaced. Before that we didn't notice any…
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