Pulled a valve cover at 160K

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May 20, 2010 | 09:01 PM

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TIM Z

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These engines are the best V8s out there, period!

My 5.3 i pulled with 183,000 had no grooves or scores in the cylinders and looked as clean as yours .

GM builds the best, period.

May 20, 2010 | 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TIM Z

These engines are the best V8s out there, period!

My 5.3 i pulled with 183,000 had no grooves or scores in the cylinders and looked as clean as yours .

GM builds the best, period.

May 20, 2010 | 10:21 PM

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Ok heres the pics from my buddies 2000 5.3 with 130xxx miles. Dino oil, not regularly changed. Its definetely not as clean as mine (with 30K less lol), but still no carbon buildup or anything.....

His-dino oil with 130,000 miles

Mine-mobil 1 with 160,000

May 20, 2010 | 10:32 PM

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That's amazing the difference between the conventional and synthetic.

May 20, 2010 | 11:10 PM

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I can't believe he went 130K+ miles on the original fuel filter!

I went 25K once and it ran like crap and mpg went to poo.

Mobile 1 ftw

May 21, 2010 | 08:36 AM

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pull the drivers side for the real results !

Yeah it is always the dirty one. At least on my old motor there was a big difference between the two.

May 21, 2010 | 08:39 AM

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Ok then I'll pull em tonight

May 21, 2010 | 08:54 AM

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Ive got 190,xxx in my GMC. Ive used Castrol Synthetic and Lucas for the past 2 years (when i took ownership) I'll have to take mine off and see what it looks like.

May 21, 2010 | 09:08 AM

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super clean!

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Nice, I'm glad to know that spending the extra money on Mobil 1 is payin off. I'd love to see the bearings on this thing.

My buddy is comin over tonight so I can install some HID's on his truck, hes got a 2000 silvy w/ 5.3 and I think around 130,000K. He runs conventional oil....and doesnt change it at specified intervals.....hell I made him change his fuel filter the other day and it was the original one on the truck, shouldve seen all the **** that came out of that thing, wonder it ran at all. I migh pull his valve cover for comparison. Pics later.

i would like to see the comparison.