Changing a clutch on an late 2000's subaru legacy, had it done in a couple of hours. Nissan Maxima starters, right on top, under the air intake. Spark plugs on a 5.7 liter GMC Savana/ Chevy express, lift up the splash guard behind the tire and they are right there.
In reply to ProDarwin :
Whoever designed that is a saint.
Heater core on a 1970-ish LTD.
Open the hood, remove the hoses, take the small cover off the top of the heater box under the hood, R&R the core, (the cover is the only thing holding the core in) reverse procedure and top off the radiator. 15 minutes.
Appleseed said:I can change the oil on my FR-S without jacking up the car.
Now that I think about it, I can do that on the Focus wagon as well.
You can get under the car and remove the oil pan drain plug without jacking up the car? I know that the filter is easy to access, but you still have to drain the old oil.
Plugs on a Mazda5. Takes longer to buy the plugs.
Cap/rotor/wires on an AMC V8. The canted distributor mages access ready and all the wires a diffident length, so no guessing.
Changing to the spare tire on a Subaru Loyale.
Clutch on my brothers '12 Imprezza. I'm no subaru fan but that engine bay is very well laid out and I couldn't believe how simple it was to work on.
Javelin said:Plugs on a Mazda5. Takes longer to buy the plugs.
Is that a job that is normally horrible? They are stupid simple on every FWD 4 cylinder, no?
Heck, a Mazda 5 has an engine cover in the way, where a lot of other cars don't.
mainlandboy said:Appleseed said:I can change the oil on my FR-S without jacking up the car.
Now that I think about it, I can do that on the Focus wagon as well.
You can get under the car and remove the oil pan drain plug without jacking up the car? I know that the filter is easy to access, but you still have to drain the old oil.
Fluid evacuator through the dipstick tube.
That is how you're supposed to do a lot of newer German cars instead of pulling the undertray.
Removing the stock stereo in a 90s volvo 850. There are two indents on the side of the stereo face... if you poke them, they're handles that spring out. Pull, unclip the harness, done.
'12-18' Hyundai Accent front window regulator. When the wife's DS unit failed I couldn't find a walkthrough or anything online detailing the process with tips. Having done a half dozen on Mk3 VWs and E30s, I blocked off a good bit of that Saturday to dig into the job. Start to finish it took 22 minutes... guess that's why there aren't any writeups!
Alternator on a Superduty with a 7.3 Powertroke - 4 bolts, a plug, a ring terminal, and the belt. Takes 10 minutes being bad with tools.
Same with an oil change. Other than taking a lot of oil, its a piece of cake. Same with brakes. Just simple and laid out well.
Door panel removal is really grand too. Three screws and a little lens cover and the panel lifts up. No Christmas trees or odd clips to deal with.
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