Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days?

Posted by kopeck on February 01, 2009 at 09:37:07 from (216.227.9.191):

This is a bit off topic since it relates to a car but I'm sure there's tractors that have the same problem.

I just got done changing the oil on my Wife's '07 Pathfinder. I like the vehicle a lot but chainging the oil is nothing but one big mess. They put the filter in a place that's almost impossible to get to. The filter it's self is horizontal so at least half of it's contents are going to spill out everywhere no matter what you do. Of course the folks at Nissan thought of the spilling so the made a little troff under the filter to redirect the oil through a hole in the belly pan but the hole isn't quite big enough so once the flow slows down it all runs right back into the belly pan. The end result is no matter how much wiping I do I end up with oil spots on the garage floor for a few days.

My VW has a canister for a paper element style filter right on top. I can change it mess free in seconds, if the Germans can do it why not the folk in the US and Japan?

The sad thing is that the Pathfinder is an upgrade over the Focus she used to have, that thing you almost had to take a wheel off to get to the filter!

K

Replies:

• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Nancy Howell 11:23:12 02/02/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Mike M 05:51:18 02/02/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? old iron man 04:44:59 02/02/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Oliver in SC 04:34:20 02/02/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? B-maniac 19:46:11 02/01/09 (1)
  • Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Cargocult 03:33:21 02/03/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? 1936 15:56:58 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? dave2 14:02:19 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? kopeck 13:15:37 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? M Moline fan 13:05:16 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? johndeereman 13:00:34 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? MUST BE FUN 12:59:36 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Kelly C 12:47:51 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Brian Jasper co. Ia 12:11:34 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change oil these days? tlak 11:34:25 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? 71ford100 10:39:03 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? KCTractors 10:34:21 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Dave_Id 10:20:50 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Bob - MI 10:01:25 02/01/09 (0)
• Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? jayinny 09:52:37 02/01/09 (1)
  • Re: Why do they make it so hard to change olil these days? Gerald J. 11:46:36 02/01/09 (0)

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