Recent content by DougO

Check out the seafoam web site if you use 1oz per gallon of gas you get the same result Doug

the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revos are great tires for the snow mud and rain but the Michelins mxl are bettter for highway

Shocks stick with the bilsteins you won`t look back

Search the site their is a lot of good information out their. Mine started at 48k i took it to local guy that could read the body codes and he determined it to be the encoder located inside the transfercase shifter motor. Very common problem i would consider it a maintenance item . I did some...

Follow up, I took the truck to local mechanic he read the codes 0327 and told me it was the encoder motor. I read a lot of forums and found instructions and pictures on replacement of the encoder. My motor still shifted I ordered the part from parts direct and replaced it this Saturday...

06 z71 my two cents get a bouchure off ebay it explains a lot if i had my choice i would get a lt for the ride i do most highway. I got a z71 because I trailer in fear of the squat but found out the lt,s don,t squat. like other trucks Doug

:yesnod: 06 z71 What are the proven modifications to improve gas milage? Thanks Doug

:mad2: 06 z71 52k getting a lot of service 4wd light what is needed to check the codes? no i am not goining to the dealer to get hosed thanks dougo

Hears my two cents my last truck a 2001 xterra extremly well taken care of . At 71000miles the the truck started running hot, After I did everything sugested above I pulled the rad and had it tested. It was cloged solid. Note I flushed and replaced the antifreze at 25k 50k and firestone flushed...

I would search Ebay look for junk yard venders then look at thier stores also send them a message My wife is amazed everday the stuf i buy on ebay dougo

:crazy: For the past three months the service 4wd service warning has appeared. It comes and goes at will some times in the same trip. some times restarting clears it. some times the 4wd will shift and sometimes it won’t. one time the 30 amp fuse under the hood blew. I have checked the switch...

I have a 06 Z71 when i compared it to a LT it appears higher and it is defintley stifer i tow a 17 foot boat with no drop. I guess the the best way to see the differance is get a large friend and go to a dealer and have him stand on the hitch of a LT and Z71 and see for your self

A few week ago I noticed my rear heat was not working. I removed the panel and found the air control damper motor cycling (same noise) i removed it took it apart and found a glop of grease on the contacts cleaned with carb cleaner and reinstaled works good now Just another example of no quality...

under the hood and under the black cover dirver side it was a 30 amp fuse I had no lights on the control modual good luck Doug

behind the rear panel passenger side you will see two moduals with two connectors the one on the left controls the direction of air up or down the one on the right controls the temp i would just swap them to see if that corrects the problem asuming the directional one works they are easy to...