Thread: BADLY DESIGNED

Not even those halfwits that design these could have thought that one up
WHAT bad design, at least jap stuff can be taken apart, REALLY bad design with no thought gone into it

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Oh sigh.

I'm taking my seat in the gods. Anyone wish to start the Opera?

More a case of bad maintenance I suspect.

If the correct grade/strength of corrosion inhibitor had been used I doubt the problem would have occurred in the first place.

Just had a PM explaining that the correct coolant had been used; I apologise for assuming that it was a case of second-hand neglect.

Mitsubishi Triton - the only vehicle I have ever seen where the starter motor mounting bolts are withdrawn towards the firewall side, rather than the front of the car; except that they can't be withdrawn (no room) and only with great difficulty can an open-end spanner be made to fit.

Originally Posted by INDABA

at least jap stuff can be taken apart, REALLY bad design with no thought gone into it

I feel your pain - but clearly you have never had to work on jap stuff - they ain't any different.

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

I feel your pain - but clearly you have never had to work on jap stuff - they ain't any different.

Garry

Timing gears on Isuzu 4/6HE1 at the back and under the head face, some Mitsi truck is like this too.
4/6HE1 you cant face the head as the gears are meshed, I could be here all day!!!!

Originally Posted by garrycol

I feel your pain - but clearly you have never had to work on jap stuff - they ain't any different.

Garry

Like my cousin's cruiser which needed the sump and head removed to replace the timing case.

That set him back a few Yen

Not to mention the oft-encountered welch plug in the back of the cylinder block behind the flywheel or converter. Or certain Jaguars which require the engine and gearbox to be lifted and moved forward to remove the starter motor or to replace a small rubber hose, or the engine to be lifted and moved forward to drop the gearbox to replace a clutch.

Or changing the rear spark plugs on the V6 Camary

i agree with the bloke! i just put muddymech's 200tdi head back on after a shave and re co... i knew this had to be bolted on first so i bolted it on all sealed up and sat the head on the block started to do the bolts up only to find the thermo housing HITTING on the block. i had to undo the bolts on the housing, do the headbolts and then re tighten the housing bolts!!! theres .040thou clearance between the to!!!!
oh and he had a new housing in the shed, one he brought over from the UK...

cheers phil

PS. dont ever tyr and do mechanical work on a hilux surf!!!! f in jap poooo.