Bought a 98 Chevy Silverado Ext Z71 4x4 a month ago. It's got a few problems that I need to remedy. I searched around a little bit and did not see threads about these issues. While I'll have more time to delve into this items later, I thought I post here 1st to see if any of these are common known issues.
Oil leak - Drivers side VC is covered with oil/dirt. Not sure what the little thing coming out of the top of the VC is, but it looks like it may have a torn boot or something on it. Not 100% sure if there is a crack in the boot or if it's coming from somewhere else yet.
Coolant Low - Low coolant. Looks like there may be a leak somewhere along the housing on the drivers side.
Passenger side 3rd door window - Seal is very poor. Let's in a lot of outside sounds.
I'll get those things fixed here shortly. It does have a catalytic converter that needs to be replaced as well.
About once every 2 weeks, all of the sudden my winshdield wipers/fluid sprayer won't work. Just hear an electrical sound, but no movement. The fact that it's the wipers AND the sprayers makes me feel like it's more of an electrical issue or that the all-in-one wiper/brights/cruise lever is going out. Any thoughts?
The armrest lever that opens the armrest is really finnicky. Is there a writeup on here to taking it apart/fixing it? If not I may just have to tear into it to see what the issue is. Just sort of feels like not everything lines up.
I'm looking for some aftermarket lighting options that I like. I'll probably replace all of them eventually. Casually looking for some aftermarket HID headlights/housings with the proper HID projectors. Some tailights and 3rd brake light that I like also(possibly LED). I went to the JY and found an autodim mirror. My truck didn't have one, so when I pulled it I pulled the entire wiring harness so I can just plug it in. Also looking for a visor homelink unit that I can plug in. I'll probably put it in the headliner instead of the visor. The other option is that I may make a homelink button and install it where the Fog light button would be if I had foglights.
Anyway, now I'm rambling. Any suggestions/info appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Oil leak - Drivers side VC is covered with oil/dirt. Not sure what the little thing coming out of the top of the VC is, but it looks like it may have a torn boot or something on it. Not 100% sure if there is a crack in the boot or if it's coming from somewhere else yet.
Coolant Low - Low coolant. Looks like there may be a leak somewhere along the housing on the drivers side.
Passenger side 3rd door window - Seal is very poor. Let's in a lot of outside sounds.
I'll get those things fixed here shortly. It does have a catalytic converter that needs to be replaced as well.
About once every 2 weeks, all of the sudden my winshdield wipers/fluid sprayer won't work. Just hear an electrical sound, but no movement. The fact that it's the wipers AND the sprayers makes me feel like it's more of an electrical issue or that the all-in-one wiper/brights/cruise lever is going out. Any thoughts?
The armrest lever that opens the armrest is really finnicky. Is there a writeup on here to taking it apart/fixing it? If not I may just have to tear into it to see what the issue is. Just sort of feels like not everything lines up.
I'm looking for some aftermarket lighting options that I like. I'll probably replace all of them eventually. Casually looking for some aftermarket HID headlights/housings with the proper HID projectors. Some tailights and 3rd brake light that I like also(possibly LED). I went to the JY and found an autodim mirror. My truck didn't have one, so when I pulled it I pulled the entire wiring harness so I can just plug it in. Also looking for a visor homelink unit that I can plug in. I'll probably put it in the headliner instead of the visor. The other option is that I may make a homelink button and install it where the Fog light button would be if I had foglights.
Anyway, now I'm rambling. Any suggestions/info appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
