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Originally Posted by Toadman  Amazing how non user-friendly auto technology has become, isn't it? Everything is shoe-horned with an engine cover with tamper-proof connections to detect warranty violations. It's nothing like changing out a small-block water pump bought from Pep Boys or Autozone, is it? Or even an earlier DSM or Honda.
Air filter? Can't just spin off a wing-nut and swap it out with a fram. | And CHEAP, also. The first time I changed the oil filter on my wife's 2008 Maxima, I had to tap out the holes where those cheapo retainers are for the access panel to get to the filter. Yeah, sealed trany too  But I got the seven year wrap. They can fool with , as well as, give her a ride when it's being repaired.
My main complaint is the chrome exhaust pipe extension. Just falls off, not even a tack weld. Had to drill out he pipe and use sheet metal screws to keep it from falling off.
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