nac.. american engineering

[Grant Lenahan]

My 986 boxster is about 5x easier to work on than my C5 audi.

Its VW, not Germans, nor Americans nor Toyotans.

Grant

Mark J. Besso wrote:
> 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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