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rwhitlock3
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I have been hearing a ticking noise in my truck for about a year now between 35-45 mph. it is a 2020 Silverado with a 5.3L v8 and 68,000 miles. Check Engine Light just came on during a roadtrip down to Austin but has since turned off. I finally dropped it off at the dealership this morning so they could check it out and they said it is likely a lifter situation but they cannot find out more until they start taking things apart. They said it would take 8 hours which would run about $1650 but if it is a lifter replacement, then all in it would be about $3500. They said if Camshaft is damaged then it would be $8200. Obviously, Dealerships will be pricier on repairs so I have another local shop in Grapevine pricing up a quote for me right now. Does anyone have any experience with this and can let me know what the average price is? Or have good shop recommendations? I just called Christian Brothers Auto in Grapevine
Hincemm
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it's probably a bit of a drive. but metro champion auto repair is my go to. i'm in southlake, and i consider it worth the drive
Corps_Ag12
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Blagg Automotive is who my in-laws used to take their cars to. They bought all new ones a year or two ago so now it's to the dealership until the maintenance plan expires
aggiesherpa
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I have heard good things about Blair Automotive in grapevine and also Coppell Tire and Auto. They would be where I would get quotes from.
2wealfth Man
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Live in Coppell; go see Shannon at Coppell Tire and Auto
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Corps_Ag12 said:

Blagg Automotive is who my in-laws used to take their cars to. They bought all new ones a year or two ago so now it's to the dealership until the maintenance plan expires

Blagg was top tier until their manager/mechanic Rusty passed away last year.

I've been going for over a decade and I've had 3 poor experiences that happened all in the last year and change.

Haven't needed an new mechanic yet but will be looking for a new one.
Red Pear Luke
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No real input, but I had the same situation on a 2017 Silverado with the same milage....

I found using a AFM disabler plug in helped the engine run without the check engine on.

I spent $4,000 getting the lifter replaced and fixed but the mechanic said in his experience - they will start to run into transmission issues as well.

So I opted to trade it in and got a 2024 tahoe (have 3 kids). It sucks for sure.
BosAG06
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Etheridge Auto in Colleyville. Small family owned shop that will treat you right.
Corps_Ag12
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That's too bad to hear. I'll have to let them know.
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BosAG06 said:

Etheridge Auto in Colleyville. Small family owned shop that will treat you right.


I always see this shop when driving to my in-laws and the parking lot is always packed. I've wondered if they're that good that they're backed up or if the cars are abandoned.
metrag06
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They're busy - usually takes a day or so to get in but they have always done a great job.
agchino
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I've had some work done at Etheridge as well. I don't think they are going to be the cheapest, but I had no complaints and a lot of people recommend them.
BoomGoesThe
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After trying another shop that was recommended on here, I took my truck to Ethridge, and they did a great job. Thourough explanation of what was going on, and they actually came in a few hundred bucks under their estimate.
rwhitlock3
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Update:

I have an appointment to take my truck to Coppell Tire and Auto this Wednesday to get a full diagnostic of it. They have been great to work with so far so hopefully they are reasonable on their price to fix. I will update this thread later with the results.
rwhitlock3
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Ok, I was able to drop my truck off last Wednesday at Coppell Tire and Auto to have it diagnosed. They were able to diagnose it as one of the lifters (Cylinder 1) was showing a misfire but it was probably because it would get partially stuck when trying to shut off to just 4 cylinders. They said since all lifters were currently up, they recommended just re-programming the engine to not shut off any of the cylinders. I was quoted $700 for this late Thursday. They called back Friday and said that when they went in to re-program that my onboard computer was locked (likely from the dealership) so Shannon, the owner, called someone that he knew that specializes in engine tunes and could likely bypass the locked program. At this point he felt bad about how long it was taking and that they may need to ship off the computer to have someone unlock it so he let me take a loaner car free of charge.

I just picked it up this morning (7/14) and the total was $1529. I was happy with the service and the fact that they were able to fix it for significantly less than the dealerships and other shops quoted.

Just thought I would update based on my experience!
Atmpainter
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That's awesome! I had a 15 with the same engine. At mile 173,000 I had the ticking and took to dealer. Huge mistake. They tore it down and diagnosed lifter but could not tell me if cam was shot or not. I decided to just buy new instead of sinking the money. My brother bought kt for 3500 and did the work with a buddy himself. He ended up about 6k all in after replacing the small block.

I won't buy another 5.3 with afm again. All the government regulations ruined truck engines.
BoomGoesThe
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My lifters went out on my 2015 Silverado at 130,000 miles, and that is what they replaced at Ethridge. Was $4500 or so. I ended up trading the truck in three months later when I found a good deal on another vehicle. Glad you found a cheaper solution.
TexAgBolter
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Always will remember this place as some of their techs were "first responders" to me when I t-boned a car coming out of the funeral home on HWY 26 in my '67 Mustang in the late '90s. That wreck made me appreciate that modern cars have shoulder belts.
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