nac.. american engineering

[Danton J.A. Cardoso]

That experience sounds familiar.  I had an '85 Landcruiser FJ-60 with a 2F,
which had the oil filter mounted the same way, but no funnel!!!  Interesting
thing about this engine was that it was an GM engine, Toyota bought the
blueprints for it, and decided to go nuts with vacuum lines!! Why did they
do this?  God only knows...

On Jan 30, 2008 1:32 PM, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:

> american engineering or just not german? =)
>
> first time i popped the hood on my gf's 05 4runner i was FLOORED to find
> the
> oil filter sitting, messy side down, in an aluminum funnel at the top of
> the
> engine bay. no wonder toyota charges her like 40$ for an oil change..
>
>
>
> >
> > FWIW, my Cadillac Escalade looks like it might need an alternator soon
> (at
> > only 85,000 miles since I purchased it new).  Starting to drop voltage
> > occasionally at low RPM.  The beauty?  Right on top of the engine.
> >  Probably
> > a 10 minute job, including getting the tools.  Special tensioner tool?
> >  1/2"
> > breaker bar (or ratchet).  Sometimes (and I hate to admit this), I
> really
> > admire American engineering.
> >
> > Mark Rosenkrantz
> >
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Danton J.A. Cardoso