nac.. american engineering

[Mark J. Besso]

I believe the Porsche 944/968 has the oil filter mounted that way.

I'm not going from anything fact-based, but I'd be willing to guess that 
wasn't engineered by an American.


~Mark



On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:32:23 -0800
  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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