We had a Hybrid Tahoe up on the rack for service last week (owned by the boss) and I have to say, it's not a whole lot different from a conventional vehicle.
No chickens were sacrificed to the powertrain gods, everything appeared to be contained in the transmission which didn't look a whole lot different than a conventional GM transmission.
No startups on the lift, no badness involved, just an oil change and basic service and it was out the door again.
Shawn
Well, the Tahoe does stretch the definition of a hybrid. 
To the "software will fail" naysayers...here in rust country, we say the same about hydraulic brake lines. 
Well, the Tahoe does stretch the definition of a hybrid.
What do you mean? The '2-mode' setup on those is pretty dang advanced. It just happens to package in a very conventional way.
Twin_Cam wrote: I will further display a closed mind in this thread by saying, "I just eliminate the possibility of electric shock when working on a hybird vehicle by not driving one."
So, no spark ignition then?
Make sure that Diesel you've got is a mechanical system. The common-rail systems use high voltage to open the injectors.
novaderrik wrote: i live in MN, i know all about rust..
My boss just picked up a '03 Silverado out of Minnesota. He wanted to ship something from an area where vehicles don't rust. We were marveling at how incredibly CLEAN the thing was. The brake and fuel lines looked like brake and fuel lines, all of the bolts had visible threads, and so on! There was a little rust color on the edges of the body, but no holes.
If it was a Northeast Ohio car, the brake lines would probably have been replaced at least once, the fuel filter would be a solid blob of rust because NOBODY ever changes them becase by the time the filter is needed, you need a torch to get the tube nuts to turn, and very few people are crazy enough to torch on a fuel filter, the rear brake backing plates would be missing, the magnesium transfer case would have gouts of corrosion around the bolts, and the front door jambs/sills would be long gone. Those are usually gone after six years on that bodystyle Silverado.
PS - I retract everything nice I ever said about the 4.8. I need to use towing mode to haul 2200lb of scrap... in city driving.
Knurled wrote:novaderrik wrote: i live in MN, i know all about rust..My boss just picked up a '03 Silverado out of Minnesota. He wanted to ship something from an area where vehicles don't rust. We were marveling at how incredibly CLEAN the thing was. The brake and fuel lines looked like brake and fuel lines, all of the bolts had visible threads, and so on! There was a little rust color on the edges of the body, but no holes. If it was a Northeast Ohio car, the brake lines would probably have been replaced at least once, the fuel filter would be a solid blob of rust because NOBODY ever changes them becase by the time the filter is needed, you need a torch to get the tube nuts to turn, and very few people are crazy enough to torch on a fuel filter, the rear brake backing plates would be missing, the magnesium transfer case would have gouts of corrosion around the bolts, and the front door jambs/sills would be long gone. Those are usually gone after six years on that bodystyle Silverado. PS - I retract everything nice I ever said about the 4.8. I need to use towing mode to haul 2200lb of scrap... in city driving.
what part of MN did the truck come from? the climate gets more and more harsh the farther you go north, and i can say from experience that 5 year old cars from this area will be pretty much like what you describe from your area. you should really give the brake lines on that truck a good look over.. they corrode and blow out even on trucks that live in warm climates and never see road salt..
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