Suzuki Forenza RANT

[Tavery1]

Okay my parents(soon to be mine in the spring) 98 XLT is the easiest vehicle I've ever done an oil change on, plugs and other things well are a biotch because of the little room in the engine bay.

I get asked by my father to do the oil in his crapmobile Forenza, spend a half a friggen hour trying to find the drain plug(3/4in plug) staring me in the face but so big you wouldn't think it would be the drain plug, it may be the biggest fastener on the entire car, and wouldn't you know my 3/4in socket disappears and my combo wrench decided to slip off and punch me in the jaw(I swear it felt like someone put locktite on it, I had to marry it with another wrench to get it to move).

Ok fast forward get the oil drained out clean the plug and put it back in. Apparently the jerk designers in Japan are still mad at us from WW2(joke) and decided the proper spot for the filter would be under a splash guard above the control arm, I have scrawny arms and I couldn't get a grip on it and turn it by hand, so now I have to re-do the change tomorrow when I can go get a slip oil over filter wrench. F*U Suzuki and your go carts with fenders.

 

[Joe Dirt]

Why changing the oil so soon? I thought oil changes weren't even needed on Japanese cars until they hit 100,000 miles?

...no wait, that's Toyota...




...or at least some think anyways

Hey- I feel your strife- I did the same job on the same car for a lady at work- and you're right- they're horrid to change. :thumbsdown:

 

[Blee1099]

Should be metric..

 

[Tavery1]

Should be metric..

IDK the 3/4 one fit like a glove. I don't keep track I just did it cause he asked, the oil was pitch black and he does alot of short drives(lives a mile from work)