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They must have fixed the throttle body by 02. My dad's 99 and my old 00 had that problem bad. I'm not convinced that the "piston slap" is piston slap even though that's what it sounds like. If it was, I would think that it would get worse or be a problem. It shouldn't be able to do that for 150,000 miles.
 
It's carbon build-up that causes the piston slap in the '99 - '02 engines. Sometime in '03 they started with new pistons that are coated to keep the carbon from building up on the skirts. My '04 didn't have the problem that my '99 and '01 had.

They also switched to a throttle-by-wire system on my Avalanche, so if it had the sticking throttle body I wouldn't have known it! All my throttle did was rotate a rheostat.
 
JW,

What are the symptoms of the throttle body problem? What needs to be cleaned and how do you do it?

Thanks
 
The fumes from the engine (after it's shut down) migrate up the intake manifold and get to the throttle plate and mix with minute particles of dust. After many months, the build-up causes the throttle plate to get sticky.
Pull the air intake plastic tube away from the front of the intake plenum, where you find the throttle plate. Wedge the throttle plate full open, and with a clean cotton rag and some carb cleaner, you wipe/scrub the black buildup from the throttle plate seat area. Throttle feels like new again.

One way to help keep the build-up from happening is to run gas with extra fuel injection cleaner in it, like Shell V-Power.
 
Z, I lease a lot of vehicles. Avalanches are not 200 bucks a month. They might be 200 a bucks a month with 10K down but not with zero down.

When I lease a vehicle I just call them tell them what I want and they arrange everything. No deposit, no haggling. I get them for a couple of percent over invoice regardless of the sticker price. My company has a deal with GM and Chrysler.

I asked my sales guy on the last truck we bought and we got it for 900 bucks a month or so over invoice. It still works out to be a little over 500 a month plus tax. That's on the low kilometer plan with GM which is 20K a year. A regular lease is 24K. But I can tell you a loaded Toyo would be 700ish plus tax. And Toyo dealers don't haggle much. I tried on a Corrola once and gave up and just bought something else with cash.

I just priced a Tundra Double Cab LTD with Auto on Toyota.ca.

List $49,425
Lease Rate: 5.9%
Term: 48 Months
Allowance 24K
Price: $837.21 Tax and Freight Included.

In order to get that truck down to $600 a month tax in, which keep in mind is still a few bucks more than my Crew Cab loaded Sierra, you'd have to get 9,000 grand off the sticker price. Even with 5,000 grand off the sticker, the monthly payment is still $703.10.

My truck is a '05 Crew Z71 SLT. Posi, chrome step bars, moonroof, Bose 6 pack stereo, towing package, bedliner, upgraded rims, upgraded tires......in short there were no options left to order on this truck. There were a few different things you could substitute, but nothing additional.

And the price clocked in at 515 or so plus tax, which comes in a hair below 600 a month. And that's for 36 months, not 48.

Personally, I wouldn't take a Toyota over a Chev for the same price. If the Toyota was a bit less, maybe I'd have a look. But 200 bucks a month more? Not a chance.
 
Hey Chris,

Thats the part I was forgetting. I believe that since we traded in our old 02 Avalanche, and there was a lien payout, that they put down about $5500 or some number like that
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It's probably closer to $300/month on the lowest KM plan, but the reason we did it this way is because we have never kept a vehicle for more than a couple years so after this, we can throw them back the keys and do it all over again.

As for Toyo, I've heard so much mixed stuff about them. I mean I've grown up as a CHev boy my entire life, but then again some people I know swear by them Toyos, although the number of Chev's to Toyos is about 10-1 up here in Ottawa
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Sounds like you guys can buy the Chevys about as good as us, but not the Toyos! Toyota is using the USA to gain world dominance, and will be the #1 car builder in the world some time next year. That's probably why the 36 month lease deal on a Tundra Crew is $239 a month and the Chevy Crew is $400+ a month.............That and resale value. Down here, a Chevy will drop it's value in HALF in 24 months, the Toyo will only drop about 25%.
 
Figured I would add mine in there, PLEASE ignore the rims on the F150 LOL this was taken in the fall with the winter on. Have 20" Chromys on it
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Originally posted by Chris:
Beautiful spot you got there BM.
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Thanks Chris LOVE IT there if you look to the right you can see the lake in the trees, I am right on the water, almost 2 acres and 225 feet of frontage.

BM
 
Got a new rig this week.
2005 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71

I noticed that this is a popular truck on this thread, but I am sure no one has seen one this ugly. Its my company car. I will post some pics so you guys can vomit! You will see what I mean when you see the pics. But its free so I cant complain.
 
hey wicked, i like those better with out the cladding. that one looks nice. could do with out the teal graphics....... but hey.
 
I pull my 21' starflite with a 99 ranger ext cab w/4.0L V6 with the tow package. I have no problems pulling at all and I have even pulled a 3500 lb bayliner. I would eventually like to get a camper to park at the lake and when I do I'd like to get a F250 diesle with the crew cab.
 
I didn't read through all the posts but I may have the worst combo, or at least it may seem like it. I have a 1988 251 Convincor and my tow vehicle is a 1996 Toyota 4 runner 3.4 v-6! I think the boat weighs about 6200-6500lbs? I have a 1996 3/4 ton Ford w/460 at home also, but towing the boat the Ford gets 7.5 mpg. and the Toyota gets 15 pulling the boat and 21 by itself! I tow with the Toyota 90% of the time. I keep the overdrive off and take it easy. It NEVER downshifts nor NEVER even unlocks the torque converter. I do 65 on the straights and 55-60 up hills and don't mash the throttle. When I take the boat out of the ramp I put it in 4 low and it almost idles out. It really amazes me! The yoter gots 170,00 miles on it also.
 
2000 Silverado

I just bought this 2000 Silverado last week. My 93 S-10 Blazer was getting tired and worked too hard pulling the boat. Leaving the river there's a big hill and the Blazer struggled to do 35 mph. Pulled it Sunday in the truck at about 60. V-8 in the boat - V-8 in the truck. Great combo in my opinion.
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