I hate that. My old F150, I could disconnect and take out the battery in seconds. Two nuts, easy peasy.
By comparison my new (to me) F150, you have to know a guy, join a cult, learn the secret handshake, and sacrifice a virgin to take four pieces off to change the thing. Why?!?
I hate that. My old F150, I could disconnect and take out the battery in seconds. Two nuts, easy peasy.
By comparison my new (to me) F150, you have to know a guy, join a cult, learn the secret handshake, and sacrifice a virgin to take four pieces off to change the thing. Why?!?
Honestly it's a motivator for me to stay away from those upper trims and models where everything is integrated and/or fancy. it's nuts.
My in-laws hit a deer a while back with his, they quoted him about $1,100 to replace the because it was a highest trim... The highest trim on a F150 from 2013 - that's his beater truck. I think $900 of that was the cost of limited trim grill. He ordered up the grill from one of the lower trims for $300 and installed it himself. Car dealers are greasy AF.
I hate that. My old F150, I could disconnect and take out the battery in seconds. Two nuts, easy peasy.
By comparison my new (to me) F150, you have to know a guy, join a cult, learn the secret handshake, and sacrifice a virgin to take four pieces off to change the thing. Why?!?
I haven't looked under the hood of an F150 in a while but the battery is heavy and infrequently replaced. When you look at it that way, locating it low and requiring a bit of effort to access isn't the worst idea and has some advantages over old school placement high in the engine bay. Many euro-cars have had trunk mounted batteries for decades to improve weight balance. Some vehicles now (and not just HD pickups) are running multiple batteries in various locations to spread weight and power throughout the platform.
I haven't looked under the hood of an F150 in a while but the battery is heavy and infrequently replaced. When you look at it that way, locating it low and requiring a bit of effort to access isn't the worst idea and has some advantages over old school placement high in the engine bay. Many euro-cars have had trunk mounted batteries for decades to improve weight balance. Some vehicles now (and not just HD pickups) are running multiple batteries in various locations to spread weight and power throughout the platform.
Wife's car died again...time to replace the Odyssey battery. How I wish I didn't have a garage full of junk and could actually park in there to do the work without freezing my nut off.
A little late, but I would have boosted it to start and let the engine warm up to keep you warm while working on it.
I was getting an EGR error on the MDX this week, and removing the intake cover and EGR valve to clean the passages while the engine was still warm made it a much less miserable job. Then I did the same thing tonight to inspect the PCV valve, but the damn thing snapped off! And looking at the forums, it's a common problem with Honda /Acura plastic valves. It's amazing how this thing keeps finding new ways for me to hate Acuras.
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