Plus ya get that 20-30 minutes of walking around the GTR in the show room.txstarla said:Went to the dealer today for my first oil change and check. All is well. I don't use Jiffy/spiffy whatever lube or do it myself, so I encounter none of those problems. It sounds like a lot of trouble to go through for a $30 oil change. And my dealer is great so I enjoy going there...
I imagine the belly plate is a turbulence/drag reducer but what a drag to remove every 2 months. My S-10 has a basin and tube to claim the oil spillage from the filter and drains it right to the oil pan drain location, very thought out.AGCube said:Hey Christine,
Like you, also I have Titan ;D. I know what you mean about locations for routine maintenance items such as the air filter, spark plugs and especially the oil filter.
My Titan has a thin metal plate, which must be removed to access the oil filter. Sounds like the Cube uses the similar small screws that hole it's plate on. If you are not unreasonably very careful they will strip. I'm only guessing the plate is there to keep areas clean and minimize air turbulence for better fuel mileage on the Cube. It sure does make you wonder what are the design engineers thinking when they come up with these locations :no:. I guess they are not changing these item themselves.
Amen brother!Nigal said:Plus ya get that 20-30 minutes of walking around the GTR in the show room.txstarla said:Went to the dealer today for my first oil change and check. All is well. I don't use Jiffy/spiffy whatever lube or do it myself, so I encounter none of those problems. It sounds like a lot of trouble to go through for a $30 oil change. And my dealer is great so I enjoy going there...
That is any modern car, though. Serpentine belts & the associated tensioner are a blessing.Boxcar said:Just wait until you have to change a belt on the Cube. That's a ton of fun too. :roll: The joys of fishing a belt while only being able to use one hand. The other is busy with the auto tensioner.
Agreed, Fram oil filters are the worst. I definately recommend against them. I've heard of a shockingly large number of them failing while in use and destroying engines.Boxcar said:Christine I'm not a fan of Fram filters. Have you ever considered the K&N HP-1008? They're cheap for the peace of mind they give me. Plus they have a nice wrench head on them for breaking them loose when you want it out. Just don't get crazy tightening it. I was always told to go hand tight.