I've been going through our much loved 2002 GMC Envoy w/120000 miles on it, addressing issues that I can find in advance of my son taking it back to college. The Envoy has lived its entire life in Maryland, and mostly been garaged --- but it is almost 22 years old now and showing some age. My son goes to RIT in Rochester, NY where winters are cold and roads salted. So far here's what I've done:
+ new rear brakes, rotors, calipers
+ new engine mounts
+ replaced cam phasing solenoid
+ repaired rear wiper
+ repaired front wiper motor (was skipping)
+ replaced load leveling sensors and re-leveled
+ rear sway bar end links
+ replaced axle bearings & seals, diff oil, and new diff cover
+ new tires & alignment
+ both front wheel bearings have been replaced in the past 18 months
+ topped up front diff
+ replaced HVAC mode motor (made a puller based on this site - hard part was finding the replacement part)
+ replaced seat motor
+ cleaned the butterfly in the throttle body & replaced the plugs
+ new battery
Planned but not done yet -
- checking through the front brakes (no indication of issues, just want to check them)
The Envoy now drives better than it has in years - the engine mounts were a PITA, but really made a HUGE difference. I'll do the oil of course before I send him back.
I'm currently replacing the coolant and noticed the Power Steering Cooler is pretty rough looking. Any thoughts - should I preemptively replace this? Anything else I should check out?
Thanks All!
+ new rear brakes, rotors, calipers
+ new engine mounts
+ replaced cam phasing solenoid
+ repaired rear wiper
+ repaired front wiper motor (was skipping)
+ replaced load leveling sensors and re-leveled
+ rear sway bar end links
+ replaced axle bearings & seals, diff oil, and new diff cover
+ new tires & alignment
+ both front wheel bearings have been replaced in the past 18 months
+ topped up front diff
+ replaced HVAC mode motor (made a puller based on this site - hard part was finding the replacement part)
+ replaced seat motor
+ cleaned the butterfly in the throttle body & replaced the plugs
+ new battery
Planned but not done yet -
- checking through the front brakes (no indication of issues, just want to check them)
The Envoy now drives better than it has in years - the engine mounts were a PITA, but really made a HUGE difference. I'll do the oil of course before I send him back.
I'm currently replacing the coolant and noticed the Power Steering Cooler is pretty rough looking. Any thoughts - should I preemptively replace this? Anything else I should check out?
Thanks All!