Originally Posted By: andyd
Let me get my brain around this. The intake manifold has to come out to change plugs and at 60k, the intake valves are gunked up? This is one of those V6s with the 8' timing belt with all sorts of plastic guides and tensioners? This gimcrack is lubed with 0w20 oil and hitched to a 8 spd automatic trans. No thank you.
I talked to The Critic, he took the intake manifold out to clean the throttle body, not to change plugs. Instruction online I saw you only need to take out the engine cover.
It is a chain engine with 1 belt route over all sorts of things, the label on mine said API SM 5w20 every 5k miles. 8 spd auto with "life time fill" however, and it was not the best Aisin has made.
Let me get my brain around this. The intake manifold has to come out to change plugs and at 60k, the intake valves are gunked up? This is one of those V6s with the 8' timing belt with all sorts of plastic guides and tensioners? This gimcrack is lubed with 0w20 oil and hitched to a 8 spd automatic trans. No thank you.
I talked to The Critic, he took the intake manifold out to clean the throttle body, not to change plugs. Instruction online I saw you only need to take out the engine cover.
It is a chain engine with 1 belt route over all sorts of things, the label on mine said API SM 5w20 every 5k miles. 8 spd auto with "life time fill" however, and it was not the best Aisin has made.
