Fuel Filter

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

Please, what evidence do I have. If my car has paint chipping off
because of acid rain, every car in my area should have the same
problem. Why is my car the only one that is affected by acid rain.
Look I am not trying to get everyones panties in a bunch, I just want
Subaru to be straight with me and I want a car that is easy to work on.
And yes I am trading!
And really Acid Rain.

Some folks are just not Subaru material. I think you'd like a GM product
better.

Carl

 

[Ragnar]

Some folks are just not Subaru material. I think you'd like a GM product
better.

Carl

Yes, I suspect something with a pacifier would do as well.

 

[Edward Hayes]

I think a future FORD driver.

 

[Dmitriy]

Good luck with whatever car you're trading in for...

Between a 1989 Escort, 1996 Corolla, 1997 Accord, 1999 Corolla, 1999
Oldsmobile Intrigue, 2001 Pontiac Sunfire, and a 2001 Nissan Sentra...
my 2000 Impreza is BY FAR the easiest car to work on... including the
fuel filter.

But hey... it may be just me... or is it? Read this -
http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40383

 

[Rick Courtright]

Some folks are just not Subaru material. I think you'd like a GM product
better.

Hi,

Good idea, then NO maintenance is required! Just drive it 50k miles and
trade it in. You should beat all the stuff that starts dying around 60k
that way! (He says, laughing at the new 100k mile warranties GM's
pushing as a sales tool! Wonder what those will cost the company? Maybe,
just maybe, they'll encourage GM to follow the Hyundai model and
actually improve their quality?)

Rick

 

[B A R R Y]

Thanks Barry! Again I feel that I am not asking to much to be able to
change my fuel filter without having to download a repair manual from
Subaru! Every other car that I have ever had, and those have been
"modern" had a clear shot of the fuel filter.

You can lead a horse to water...

Let us know when you find the car that satisfies you.

 

[nrs2001]

Whoa! Tought crowd. Again I like the car, just wish that I could work
on it and find something for it. I am a very responsible car owner,
Rick, and if you would like to let me borrow the money to trade every
50k I would apprecite it. Thanks!
I am going to join the horse board

 

[Rick Courtright]

I am a very responsible car owner, Rick, and if you would like to let > me borrow the money to trade every 50k I would apprecite it. Thanks!
I am going to join the horse board

Hi,

Well, there's not much extra "car money" around here to loan... but
there are three bicycles for each car I drive, if that tells you
anything about MY priorities! They don't eat like horses, and are MUCH
easier to clean up after...

Back to your original "problem"--yes, it's true cars are getting harder
and harder to work on yourself. So you've gotta look at the tradeoff
between better reliability and longer service intervals vs having to
have a dealer/mechanic do more of your work. But, as others have said,
you can STILL handle a lot of the work, if you're willing to "do your
homework" and learn what's new and different!

Just as an example, an acquaintance was a tune-up mechanic at one of our
big local Ford dealers. He said when everybody first started moving
heavily into "computerized" cars and diagnostics, he worked 6 weeks,
then went back to Ford for two weeks of training on what had changed
since the last class, then came back to work and repeated that cycle!
And this was a guy who was right in the middle of it, with a big
"education budget" behind him, so imagine us shade tree guys trying to
keep up!

OTOH, a client is a brake mechanic at a huge Chevy agency. He's getting
ready to retire: he says there's so little brake work on the newer cars
and trucks compared to years past they're looking to downsize that part
of the service department.

So, there's good and bad in all of this... or we can stick to our horses
and bicycles!

Rick

 

[Jim Stewart]

:




Hi,

Well, there's not much extra "car money" around here to loan... but
there are three bicycles for each car I drive, if that tells you
anything about MY priorities! They don't eat like horses, and are MUCH
easier to clean up after...

Back to your original "problem"--yes, it's true cars are getting harder
and harder to work on yourself. So you've gotta look at the tradeoff
between better reliability and longer service intervals vs having to
have a dealer/mechanic do more of your work. But, as others have said,
you can STILL handle a lot of the work, if you're willing to "do your
homework" and learn what's new and different!

Just as an example, an acquaintance was a tune-up mechanic at one of our
big local Ford dealers. He said when everybody first started moving
heavily into "computerized" cars and diagnostics, he worked 6 weeks,
then went back to Ford for two weeks of training on what had changed
since the last class, then came back to work and repeated that cycle!
And this was a guy who was right in the middle of it, with a big
"education budget" behind him, so imagine us shade tree guys trying to
keep up!

OTOH, a client is a brake mechanic at a huge Chevy agency. He's getting
ready to retire: he says there's so little brake work on the newer cars
and trucks compared to years past they're looking to downsize that part
of the service department.

So, there's good and bad in all of this... or we can stick to our horses
and bicycles!

I've owned and maintained my own vehicles
since the late 60's and I've *not* seen
technology limit what I can do. The things
that limit me now are the same that limited
me 30 years ago, front end alignment, A/C
and auto transmissions.

If anything, I'm more comfortable with plugging
in my OBDI II cable and looking at how my
engine is running than trying to figure out
how to rebuild and adjust a carburetor
Of course, it probably helps that I'm an
electrical engineer.

Disk brakes are far easier to service than
drums, engines are more reliable and suspension
components are generally more better and easier
to service.