nac.. american engineering

[Grant Lenahan]

initially hard to get at stuff. But you find out that removing the  
access covers isnt that hard, and that lots of them exist.   
Serpentine belt is 30-60 min job. T-belt - doesnt exist.  Oil has no  
cover - easy.  Brakes - Piece of cake.

Grant
On Jan 30, 2008, at 5:18 PM, thejimrose wrote:

> really?! hmm i've always wondered what they were like to work on.
>
> On Jan 30, 2008 2:13 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
> 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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