I have a 2013 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3 L with 84,000 miles on it. I bought it used a little over 2 years ago with a little over 50,000 miles.
Recently, my check engine light has been switching on and off, so I took it into O'Reilly's and they said the code read that something was wrong with the catalytic converter system.
I then took it into a local auto shop and had them evaluate it. They ended up wanting to replace the cat, O2 sensors, transmission flush, full tune up, and a host of other things. They quoted me $3200 for everything, $2700 for just the cat. I politely told them that they were out of their ****ing minds and picked it up. I found a guy who works on cars in his spare time, and he ended up replacing the O2 sensors on it for $120, plus the cost of parts.
But the light just came back on. The guy had told me there was something screwy in the 2013 5.3 L engines that caused a couple of the cylinders to leak oil, so he wanted to do a tuneup and line flush while replacing the catalytic converter if the O2 sensors weren't the problem.
At this point, I'm just kind of fed up with the truck. And if I'm going to likely spend over 2 grand on the damn thing, I think I would rather trade it in at this point, while it still has some resale value.
So I came to you Texags, should I trade this in, or am I just being an emotional *****?
Recently, my check engine light has been switching on and off, so I took it into O'Reilly's and they said the code read that something was wrong with the catalytic converter system.
I then took it into a local auto shop and had them evaluate it. They ended up wanting to replace the cat, O2 sensors, transmission flush, full tune up, and a host of other things. They quoted me $3200 for everything, $2700 for just the cat. I politely told them that they were out of their ****ing minds and picked it up. I found a guy who works on cars in his spare time, and he ended up replacing the O2 sensors on it for $120, plus the cost of parts.
But the light just came back on. The guy had told me there was something screwy in the 2013 5.3 L engines that caused a couple of the cylinders to leak oil, so he wanted to do a tuneup and line flush while replacing the catalytic converter if the O2 sensors weren't the problem.
At this point, I'm just kind of fed up with the truck. And if I'm going to likely spend over 2 grand on the damn thing, I think I would rather trade it in at this point, while it still has some resale value.
So I came to you Texags, should I trade this in, or am I just being an emotional *****?
