Kap270
New Member
Howdy. A new 6.5 TD owner from ND joining. I recently picked up a 1994 6.5 TD suburban this fall and found this site. My 94' TD has 280k miles and the transmission has been rebuilt at 150k. It has maintenance logs that go back to 94' which is neat and seems to be relatively well maintained. My first truck was a 2000 suburban with the 5.3 and I loved it. I also had a 96' suburban with the 350 that sadly got killed by a wreck earlier this year. I got the 6.5 earlier this year and am about to put it through my first winter, but i've got a couple of concerns. I'm leaking a healthy amount of oil. About a quart of oil a month. I've tracked it to right above the oil pan. Has anyone else seen this before? I've also heard high temperature can be a real concern with the 6.5. Luckily, the PMD has already been relocated. However, my temp seems to sit right around 200 degrees going 75mph to 80mph down the highway. Never above 210. I'm a little wary to start upgrades when the engine has lasted so long. Plus it won't be long before ND hits below zero temps. We've already had one blizzard. It has a block heater, and an oil pan heater so hopefully it will continue to start just fine. Anyways, any comments, questions, or suggestions would be welcome. I'll upload pictures if anyone wants to see them.