5.3L v8? Miles?

[Lil'MowinMan93]

How many miles can i expect to get out of this motor? There is a 1500 4x4 for sale in my area with this motor and 98k on it. The price is in my range and it's in good shape.

[The mayor]

I had a 99 with 231000 miles when I sold the truck. Still ran great but everything was rusting out bad. It spent it's life towing and plowing.

[TimsLawnCareVA]

I sold a 2001 Yukon with 195,000 miles back in the spring. Ran great and only used 1/2 quart of oil between changes. In my opinion it is a great motor.

[toddman36]

We've got one with 153k and haven't had any real problems with it. I expect quite a bit more life out of it.

[IA_James]

GM spent alot of money to make sure that the 4.8/5.3/6.0 would be a worthy successor to the old small block. They got it right. The 5.3 I had in a reg cab long bed would get 18-20 on the highway empty. For some reason, the pistons slap in 'em when started until there's a little heat in the engine. Doesn't mean anything, don't write off a good truck over it. Should go away in less than 5 minutes after start up.

[I MOW ALONE]

got a 99 with 5.3 165'000 purrs like a kitten. these are good engines if taken care of.

[Den69RS96]

The truck engines are based off the design of the LS motors in the corvettes. The LS motors are awesome engines, with 6 bolt mains and can make some serious horsepower with the right parts. The truck engines use cast iron blocks and the vette uses aluminum. There a displacement differences along with different intakes, cams, and heads etc, but the short block is pretty much the same design. Great engine and should give you a ton of miles as long as you maintain it.

[kps2389]

My buddy had one with like 180,000 on it before he totaled it

[topsites]

There's no telling, it all depends how well it is and was taken care of.

[integrityman]

The 5.3 is an extremely reliable engine. Id go for it. Have a mechanic check it out thoroughly. If it checks out good- go for it.