Boost-n-Juice Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Seriously, I swear they do stupid shit to fuck with you. It just took me almost 1 hour to change a headlight on my Exploder! I had to disconnect the battery, remove the battery, remove the battery tray and it was still a pain the ass to get to the bulb. I can't even see how you would get to the high beam. Another situation. My neighbor comes over and says he needs a new belt put on his 3800 series Olds. I said sure, no problem. That turned into a 3hr job. I had to take the freakin engine mount off to get the belt on! WTF! Tell me your experiences with stupid shit that makes you say WTF??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimmel1647545512 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Same experience with a headlight in an explorer haha it sucks balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 How about having to take the entire intake off of the engine to change the 3 rear plugs on a Eclipse with the v6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 what year explorer? There are two clips on the outside of the headlamp. unclip them. the bulb can be removed from the front. although I don't know if this is the same on the brand new body style ones. 06 07 I think. did you check for a general maintenance section in the owners manual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost-n-Juice Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 '02. I'm not smart enough to consult the manual. I figured there had to be an easier way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Try to change a Serp belt on a fucking Audi A4 Quattro.. stupidest fucking shit, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 '02. I'm not smart enough to consult the manual. I figured there had to be an easier way. RTFM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Try to change a Serp belt on a fucking Audi A4 Quattro.. stupidest fucking shit, ever. Yeah , nearly everything that needs to be done they say should be done in "service mode" with the entire front clip basically off. TGFW.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Try doing an oil change in an enzo... Just kidding bro 1/4th of the engine in f-bodies are out of reach. They do it so that people will take them to mechanics and not try to do it themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 you don't have to remove the whole mount on the 3800 either just the bottom bolt and the spacer do a starter on an older caddy its under the intake manifold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Yeah , nearly everything that needs to be done they say should be done in "service mode" with the entire front clip basically off. TGFW.. +2...ask me how many times I've had to have my A4 in this mode in it's 160K miles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 To defend the engineers out there.... Many times designers will go to the engineers and say put this in there or make this look like this. The engineers will warn about possible problems with service but they are mainly overruled so they make it work as they were told no matter what the sacrifices are for service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 2.4L DOHC. /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 When I had the MX-5, the damn oil filter is mounted vertically and it can only be accessed from under the car and it's mounted so far inward that no wrench or strap can be used. You HAVE to use your hand to twist it off and there's no way to stop it from spilling and getting it everywhere due to it's verticalness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 2.4L DOHC. /thread Yup. LD9 is pretty much the most god aweful thing ever invented... untill you take it apart a half a dozen times and understand exatly what bolts you have to remove and in what order... and you have to take off the engine mounts for pretty much anything. Removing the oil pan is a pain... someone thought it would be fun to hid a 7mm bolt on the side where you cant see it. Oh and you have remove the entire time housing to swap cams... and to do a gasket... better just to just buy a new one... serisously. I pretty much memorized every size of every bolt on te whole thing, and could do cam swaps in about 4hrs with a lunch break. It was easy after i memorized everyhitng, but very few people will even touch them because they are so fajaggeled together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 When I had the MX-5, the damn oil filter is mounted vertically and it can only be accessed from under the car and it's mounted so far inward that no wrench or strap can be used. You HAVE to use your hand to twist it off and there's no way to stop it from spilling and getting it everywhere due to it's verticalness. Mines a vertical canaster, and i dont spill it. You just suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 jones the front bumper on an audi is so easy to take off, its actually easier to do it that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 How about having to take the entire intake off of the engine to change the 3 rear plugs on a Eclipse with the v6. haha yeah my buddy has one and says its a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Yeah , nearly everything that needs to be done they say should be done in "service mode" with the entire front clip basically off. TGFW.. did one on a TT and its a PIA.. no damn room at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost-n-Juice Posted December 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 you don't have to remove the whole mount on the 3800 either just the bottom bolt and the spacer Yeah, that is what I did, but that is still retarded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 jones the front bumper on an audi is so easy to take off, its actually easier to do it that way LOL I know adam thats the point of my post. Most people don't want to put the car in service mode. But once they do, it is much easier. Everyone is used to just reaching in and doing a timing belt/ ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Crank Position Sensor on a 1988 Pontiac Grand Am. (Thats broken in half) Do it with out breaking the mount lose or dropping the exhaust. Oh yeah and the coil pack are mounted in front of it on the back of the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 knock it through into the oil pan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Rear valve cover gasket on a 3800 Series II In the Grand Prix GT, the alternator bracket hangs over the valve cover, so you can pull the bracket (wich is one with the timing cover and the entire front of the motor requiring the removal of the water pump, crank hub, P/S pump, several gaskets, ect) or take a sawzall and remove the 1" overhang and proceed without issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Sign Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 EGR system.... Nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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