Engineering Idiocy

[slhanks004]

Or Harley-Davidson with a horizontally mounted screw-on canister oil filter (like a car) directly above the rectifier. You can't change the filter without making a mess.

 

[SkipH]

I'm pushing 80 and can afford to pay the dealer. I do everything on all our vehicles to keep active so old age doesn't set in faster. I'm currently installing a larger fuel tank in my Chevy 1500 3.0 Diesel. Crawling around under the truck doesn't seem like fun, but I still enjoy it.

 

[missouriboy]

...unless the owner buys the replacement plugs that are 6 point hex.

And how many points are there on all the other "hex" plugs? (TeeHee)

Sorry, I just couldn't resist. Carry on, friends!

 

[redrazor]

My 1956 Ford V-8's plugs are easy-peezy ..... since it's a small block Chevy motor!! LOL

 

[FrogmanDave]

I disagree with the premise of the thread title 'Engineering Idiocy'.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I disagree with the premise of the thread title 'Engineering Idiocy'.

'Goof ups' would be a better term. Engineers do make goofs at times, but that doesn't make them idiotic.

 

[Mazo EMS2]

I got an Email from Can-Am recently that had a short video about doing an oil change on newer Spyders, so I thought I would watch it. Pretty straightforward about draining the engine oil, and then the transmission oil. THEN, it came to replacing the oil filter, and I was dumbfounded to see that you have to detach the brake fluid reservoir, pull it out, then secure it with a bungee cord to the right floorboard in order to get the old filter out and install a new one. Really? Whoever thought that one up gets the Darwin Award, yet another in a long line of Darwins that BRP has been awarded over the years.

It sure beats taking a friggin mirror off to change the oil.....moving the reservoir to the side is a piece of cake.....seems dumb, and it is, but it's much better than the previous cluster #$%^ on our 2016RT

 

[Joel The Biker]

I changed the filter on my 2021 RT and didnt have to remove the brake reservoir to do it. Im sure it makes it easier, but wasnt necessary.

 

[canamjhb]

I worked in auto manufacturing for over 30 yrs and a lot of things are designed so that you will bring your Auto in to the service dept so you will be charged

I had a DRL burn out on my Buick Enclave. The Owners Manual said to go to a dealership for replacement! Not an owner replaceable part. I looked on line for procedure and did BOTH sides myself in about 15 minutes. YouTube is our friend.....