Chrysler should be shot!

[mcantar18c]

See the orange thing hanging below the frame? Yeah, that's the oil filter Near-vertical, right on the side of the block. Easiest filter change on any vehicle I've ever owned. Didn't need to pop the hood to get to it... hell, didn't even need to get down on the ground to reach it. Just turned the tire all the way in, couched down, and went at it. This is on a 1995 F250 Powerstroke (with a 6" lift on 37s).

 

[austinaubinoe]

^^^^^ Are those 37" goodyear Military takeoffs?? I have had a full cart at Trail Worthy Fab for about 6 months now for a set of tires+ bead-locks. Tread looks bigger then I though!


I just changed the oil on my moms 2008 Toyota Sequoia and it took me like 2 fing hours! I had actually had to read a write up to find the drain plug and oil filter! You also need to remove the damn skid to get to the filter.

After I changed the oil in my Wagoneer and it took me 10 minutes flat.

 

[UNCC_99XJ]

Let's talk modern steering systems....

Step sisters 2004 Chevy Malibu. Couple of summers ago before she left for school I was doing basic tune up work on it, and looking things over before she moved 4 hours away. Gave the serp belt a good look over and noticed...there's no power steering pump. Well that's strange I thought, bet it's some stupid electronic set up...always wondered how it was done but never really did the research.

Fast forward to today...got a call last week that her steering suddenly stopped working and a message on the info center appeared saying "power steering"...well no sh*t GM...good one! Started doing a little research on it, and it's a common problem on this generation of the Malibu and GM won't own up to it (big surprise huh?). Everything I read says the whole column has to be replaced because this "electronic module" is integrated into it. Can't get a column anywhere but the dealer, and if you have them do the work, you're looking at a minimum price tag of $1,000. Fortunately i've got a contact w/in GM that is looking into some options for me.

And people wonder why I'll never own a GM product in my life. Our 2004 Silverado 5.3 fell apart beginning at 70K (drove it all the way until 124K with what I suspect was a cracked head...then the transmission gave up). The Malibu has been a pretty decent car and withstood a surprising amount of neglect (she loves to go 13-15K on conventional oil :banghead: ), but still not the best engineered car i've ever messed with.

Ha.

Oil filter in the wife's Mini is in the back of the engine against the firewall. It's a cartridge style design with a cap that's a bitch to get to, you need a low-profile 36mm socket to get to it (at first I thought "36mm? Score!). Then you find out that you can only pull that cap out by saying a few magic words and making your hand hurt a little.

Funny you mention that, the 2.2L Malibu has a similar set up. Cheap ass cartridge filter with an obnoxiously big plastic hex cap. Only this one is standard...and is the biggest socket I own in my tool collection (1-1/4 IIRC). Thankfully it's tucked under the intake manifold and not the exhaust, so because of the fact you can only break it loose with the socket and have to turn it out the rest of the way by hand, at least you're not burning your hand in the process.

 

[mcantar18c]

^^^^^ Are those 37" goodyear Military takeoffs?? I have had a full cart at Trail Worthy Fab for about 6 months now for a set of tires+ bead-locks. Tread looks bigger then I though!

Yup, good eye. Actually, those are around half tread in that pic, and have some uneven wear from BJs going out (why I took the pic in the first place). They have a pretty decent amount of tread on em and they wear like steel. Honestly, for a budget tire, I like em a lot and will probably end up running em again in the future... careful though, lots of haters here What do you plan on running em on? Your XJ or something else?

 

[UNCC_99XJ]

I just changed the oil on my moms 2008 Toyota Sequoia and it took me like 2 fing hours! I had actually had to read a write up to find the drain plug and oil filter! You also need to remove the damn skid to get to the filter.

Haven't done our 08 Tundra yet, but from what i've read there's a couple of gaskets (o-rings i'm assuming) as well that should be changed along with the filter and I read that they only came with Toyota filters. Not sure if that's true anymore or not. Also if I remember correctly the 5.7 takes something like 7 quarts, and i'm assuming synthetic too because in the winter they recommend a 0W-20.