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Holden Suburbans
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 9:44 pm
by bigbluemav
Hi All
These things have dropped dramatically in price lately and my wife has alway wanted one.
Can anyone give me any info in relation to what to lookout for, faults, long term problems etc.?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:13 am
by CRUSHU
parts availability from holden is almost non existant.
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:23 pm
by Mad Cruiser
Have to order parts from America.
Can't see any problem, I still want a Suburban
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 4:52 pm
by CRUSHU
Mad Cruiser wrote:Have to order parts from America.
Can't see any problem, I still want a Suburban
not really, gmh sold all its stock to eagle auto's in dandenong, vic. they also have a branch in nsw.
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:07 pm
by sierrajim
Parts availibility for Suburban is not a problem, Eagle, Chevrolet Australia, Suburban Imports, Yukon and all here in Oz.
Re problems,
-Don't buy a petrol on gas
-Bear in mind that the diesels have problems with the injector pump modules, $700 parts and $600 lab. Can be rectified. PM me for more info.
-Watch out for rear diff, city based vehicles (1500 models) did have some problems
-Brakes, some vehicles went through front brakes quickly, $350 part problem fixed for good
-AC cannister needs support bracket $DIY
Don't but a base model, resale value isOK but will take you months to actually sell. Buy either LS or LT.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:16 pm
by ozhumvee
Re the pump modules would they be the same as the ones on a Hummer (6.5TD and NA) as they are are a common problem and you need to mount them on a heatsink on the rocker cover to get away from the heat.
Peter
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:10 pm
by sierrajim
We have actually found that they are better mounted above the alternator, this gives better and colder air flow.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:38 pm
by ozhumvee
Yes anywhere where it can stay cooler.
Blokes on the Hummer list have found though that there is a limit to how far you can move them as eventually the signal loss caused by increased resistance in the wire causes problems.
They tried mounting them well away from the engine on the body with no success.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:24 pm
by sierrajim
We have mounted them on the inner guard of Suburban and Silverado, here they get a little hotter than above the alternator.
We have also used a heat sink with a computer fan behind it. This is a similar result to above the alternator but with more work.
The only other way that can work well for road driven cars is to run a ducting from behind the bumper to force air onto the module , again remotely mounted on a plate/heat sink.
The Hummer would be a different setup as far as location of the module once moved as opposed to the Silverado/Sierra/Suburban due to engine bay configuration.