backinit Walterjn It's really not that bad. Think about it for a second. 150.000 miles is a lot of driving. A competent shop should be able to pull this off in 3 to 4 hours max. By contrast (IIRC) most auto manufacturers recommend timing belt changes at 60,000 and often the coolant pump is changed at the same time. I don't see the GM's belt change interval a huge deal, but that's me.
Walterjn backinit that would be 15 oil changes for the current truck I drive. Or valve adjustment... I do most of the work on the current truck, I'm not looking for more difficult procedures to complete as a regular maintenance item. Current truck has almost 500,000 miles on it, gets between 13-18 mpg and isn't required for yearly smog inspection. Gotta say I love diesel...
Sparky PXG driver #8 arrived today. This one is an Gen 4 0811 XT 9*. BUT....it had the wrong shaft. Came with the Tensei CK Blue 50R, and the ebay auction (seller PXGexpress) said it had the Tensei CK Pro 60R. Sent PXG a message, let's see how they do.
Mattyv Par4QC Seriously. Who the F decided putting the fuel pump inside the fuel tank and then not provide easy access to it. Asshats. I will give props to the Subaru engineers, the engine bay of my Outback has lots of room and the oil filter could not be any easier to get to.
Par4QC Mattyv iirc, on some vehicles, when the fuel pump goes bad, you replace the gas tank completely. THAT...is genius!! 🤪
Mattyv Par4QC Had to change the fuel pump on my sons S10 last year. We pulled the bed off instead of dropping the tank. Saved me $500 over having the "shop" do it.
Walterjn I didn't pick this up today, more like last week sometime. I finally had to pick up a divot tool from my little home course. I love the design of the tool itself, fairly simple and elegant.
darpar Walterjn the damn things labelled as divot tools This is very true, but just try to fix/repair a divot with one of those tools.