New 07 Chevy 2500HD

[workinallthetime]

workinallthetime, thanks for the info on the fluids! I will not be towing for another couple months so I will be over the 500 breakin by then. I plan on doing the basic maintinance myself. I had three Mercedes Benz 240 D's over the years and this is the first diesel since then. They were great cars and got me around on a budget. I am looking forward to having this truck for along time and taking good care of it. I am going to look for a mechanics book on this truck. Does anyone know a place on-line to order one for the 07 Duramax and Alison?

usually you can order one a year later, 08 you can get one for your truck. GM does not send us paper manuals anymore so you will have to go with a chilton or something like that.
honestly the only thing you need to be doing is maintenace since it has a 5 year 100,000 mile waranty on the engine,trans,x-fer case and diff. the rest of the truck is 3/36. i think i might know someone who can get you the service manual info as you need it
happy truckin

 

[sodamo]

Congrats, very nice looking truck.

Here's a pic of mine - 2007 GMC 3500 4X4 Dura/Allison. Just turned 1200 miles.

David

 

[1bush2hog]

Sodamo - Nice truck AND dog! I love boxers

 

[HighLoader]

Very nice truck, I have been a ford guy till Ford started to close down plants and really raising prices. I have a 99 F150 4x4, but after I finish building my house I think I am going to get a chevy. After you get a few miles on it and do some pullin, let us know what you think of that truck.

Again a very nice truck, I want one too......

Thanks, I will let everyone know how it tows.

 

[sodamo]

1bush2hog

Thanks. Somewhat accurate to say the truck belongs to the dogs . The only reason for the crew cab was for Jack (boxer in pic) and Ruby, our 7 yo female boxer. Those two have no clue how to ride in the bed. The rear seats stay in the down position and covered.

David

 

[HighLoader]

That is a nice crew cab you have there. My dog rides in the back of the extra cab or on the front bench seat next to me. He is my buddy and I take him with me when every I can. I made sure our truck had a front bench seat just for him. On the long trips we can load the exta cab and he can be up front with us. I think he likes to supervise my driving...he is quite a a character!

 

[HighLoader]

Here is a picture of my dog all ready to go for a ride in his new truck!

 

[Gatorboy]

Here's a pic of mine - 2007 GMC 3500 4X4 Dura/Allison. Just turned 1200 miles.

What kind of fashion statement are you trying to make with those pants, shorts, or whatever those would be called?

 

[Builder]

Looks like a close call with a chain saw or maybe the boxer dang near bit his ****off! LOL

 

[Hound]

The factory service manuals can be had from Helm Inc. They're not available for the 07's yet. They are kind of expensive but LOTS of info, substantially more than Chilton.

Here's the link:

Helm Incorporated: Product

 

[HighLoader]

Hound, Thanks for that link. It sounds like it covers a few different models. Too bad they don't have one just on my truck with the Duramax and Allison.

 

[patrick_g]

What kind of fashion statement are you trying to make with those pants, shorts, or whatever those would be called?

Budgeting and allocation of resources in a prioritization schema often, when applied rigorously, risks the appearance of not giving credence to some area or another but as demonstrated in this instance, his clothing maintained legal requirements and was undoubtedly only one of many small sacrifices that enabled the truck purchase which was clearly for the greater good!

Pat

 

[Hound]

Yep it does cover everything which is fairly handy as it covers all of the body and interior too. The D/A specific sections are pretty good. Overall the manual is a lot more useful than the Chiltons, as it should be considering the cost. IIRC they were about a year behind in producing the hard copy manuals when I bought mine.

 

[Builder]

Budgeting and allocation of resources in a prioritization schema often, when applied rigorously, risks the appearance of not giving credence to some area or another but as demonstrated in this instance, his clothing maintained legal requirements and was undoubtedly only one of many small sacrifices that enabled the truck purchase which was clearly for the greater good!

Pat

You tyin' to say he wears second hand clothes from the Salvation Army so he can afford that beautiful new truck?

 

[patrick_g]

I would never presume to reveal his clothing source and the Starvation Army usually doesn't have as good a selection as Good Will (not that I would have had personal experience, well not in several months.)

Pat

 

[workinallthetime]

in my experiences over the years using aftermarket manuals for other makes besides gm i have found that they explain things real well, however they are not updated once they have been printed. i know in the GM world a fix this month is a no no next month. back in 2000-2001 for example there was a TSB to replace the main shaft in auto 4x4 transfer cases with a "clunk" noise, after about 6 months they came out with a new fluid that took care of the problem. I would say probably 50% of todays repairs are done with a program update to the power train control module, everything from trans shifting hard to radio concerns. I always sugest to people to make a running list of things they think might be wrong with their truck and the conditions that they happen in, with this in hand make an apointment with the dealer when you can be w/o your truck for a couple days and have these things checked out. GM has done a pretty good job of making units as service free until 100k miles as i think they can but things break and i understand why you want to take care of some matters yourself, its very hard to find a tech who knows a fuel rail pressure regualtor from a fuel rail pressure sensor, or one who knows which to replace when the idle is roaming up and down. There is so much to know about the systems on your truck and how they work together i cant even begin to start, just be careful what you tinker with or you might open a huge can o worms. lol
happy truckin

 

[Renze]

With tractors, as a rule of thumb you run them for 50 hrs on dopeless break-in oil (no additives) and drive with light engine load, high rpm, low rpm, to get everything seated. then change the oil, warm the engine to operating temperature and then hook on a big cultivator and bury it into teh soil to the frame. That will make sure the piston rings get seated properly and give years of use with little oil consumption.

Particularly Zetors are known to keep using lots of oil if the owner had a light right foot. Dealers used to let them roar on a dynotester, with a tuned fuel pump to fix this problem if they kept using oil after a few months.

When i was at the Scania truck factory in Zwolle, the netherlands a few years ago, the excursion leader showed their test facility where the brand new engines were brought to operating temperature on the test bench for about 15 minutes, then 15 minutes after their virgin combustion stroke, they were punished to the max and lugged down from full rpm to idle, to test them fully.

 

[Chuck_Lind]

Try to find a GMC/Chevy '07 "classic" to avoid all exhaust DPF junk. One less thing to pay for & maintain. It's still a brand new truck with all the benefits available from GMC. I bought mine in march when the new '07's were hitting the lots and I didn't like the dash as much, didn't like the DPF, or the higher price. They also have one less gauge in the gauge clustrer, I think.

I would hate having that POS DPF under my truck and all that regeneration crap going on all the time.

What is DPF?

 

[Builder]

What is DPF?

diesel particultate filter. traps almost all the soot from the exhaust. Mandatory on almost all diesel truck egines built after '07.

The dpf looks like a big metal canister in the exhaust system. It acts like a big trap for soot particles. Every so many hundred miles, it goes into a regeneration cycle where diesel fuel is injected into the dpf, then ignited, almost like a small "blast furnace" the soot particles are "burned-off", which cleans the dpf.

I think they stink and make diesel trucks a lot more complex & prone to failure, but it's the best way our world's best & brightest could come up with a way to reduce diesel particulate emissions by 90%.

More light reading here: Diesel particulate filter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diesel Particulate Filters - Welcome

 

[riptides]

The dpf looks like a big metal canister in the exhaust system. It acts like a big trap for soot particles. Every so many hundred miles, it goes into a regeneration cycle where diesel fuel is injected into the dpf, then ignited, almost like a small "blast furnace" the soot particles are "burned-off", which cleans the dpf.

Yep, nothing cleans like fire.