2006 Duramax - PICS ADDED!!!!

[Dan-o]

I think I'm buying a 2006 Silverado with the Duramax/Allison power train.

4 door, 4X4.

67K miles

Any issues with that year Duramax?
Good websites to bone up on 2006 Duramax/Allison?


Thanks,
Dan

[Woodchuck]

I have an 02 and love it. 67k is amazingly low miles. Injectors can be a thing and are not a cheap repair. All in all, I am very happy with mine at 285k.

[fishngamereaper]

Lbz motor best Duramax ever made. Out of the box power for days and easy to modify.

At those miles that truck isn't even broken in yet. It's got over 200k left before it even thinks about slowing down.

Heck if you don't buy I might.

[trophyhunt]

I have an 06 gmc duramax 4x4 four door long bed, it's been a great truck.  owned it for around 10 years now, only problem was the injector pump blew up, coach fixed it for me and said to put injector cleaner in the tank a couple times a year.  I pulled the cat off and straight piped it, put the edge on it and my mileage went from 10-11 miles to 15-16 miles per gallon.  Even had 20 mph on the freeway before.  Tons of power, great truck so far, I have 150,000 on mine now. 

[Dan-o]

Sweet!

[trophyhunt]

I got my pipe from alligator performance in Idaho, they had it to my door in 2-3 days, installs from the down pipe.  It was simple to install and it really doesn't make your truck that much louder.  Just gives it a throaty sound.  I got the edge because of the lift and bigger tires, the edge tells the truck what size of tires the truck has which helps with the tranny. 

[Halo]

I have a 2007 and love it. Had it since it was new and it has over 250,000 on it now. I've had very little trouble with it, just general maintenance you would expect.

[bullfisher]

The 06 is the goldilocks, definitely buy it!
My old 06 work truck had 340k when they forced me into a new truck. I think we have another one in Utah with 370k. Buy it, don't molest it, and enjoy.

[Dan-o]

Awesome!
Thanks for the feedback.

[Bluemoon]

We have the 06 in a one ton dually, Duramax/Allison. Had it since new it is our towing work horse. Just turned 100k during our move.
It pulls our 38ft. 5th wheel and 40ft. horse trailer with ease. My only complaint would be where the engine and tranny are strong, everything else is made of plastic and breaks.
Even though it is 4wd. It does not go off road (wife/GF won't let me) even if she did I wouldn't because of the way things break.  I have a Cummins for the off road driving.

[coachcw]

great rig

[scotsman]

About a year ago I sold my 2006 LBZ 4x4..... had it listed for 22K right here on Huntnw with no takers! Damn that was a good truck! Power galore, surprising fuel mileage and decent ride quality. I bought it with 80K on the odometer and sold with 160K for $25K on CL. (Sold the truck when we decided to sell the big 5th wheel.) Yeah, there were some quality glitches in the interior controls and the turbo had to be replaced at 155K but all in all it was one of the best vehicles I ever owned. Fyi, if you ever need turbo replacement have it done at TurboTech in Tacoma. The dealer will tell you they need to remove the cab to pull the turbo  for $$$$$$ but TurboTech found a way to swap the turbo out for just $$$.

[scotsman]

And oh yeah, the ‘06/LBZ is the very last diesel pickup made that did not require DEF additive! One less thing to worry about.

[jackelope]

That year is a great year for that engine.

Go for it! Especially with that odometer.

[jackelope]

And oh yeah, the ‘06/LBZ is the very last diesel pickup made that did not require DEF additive! One less thing to worry about.

Pretty sure there was a few more years before DEF was required. That was the last year before they switched over to the diesel particulate filter and added other major emissions stuff, but DEF didn't happen till probably 2011-2012 or so. .