Engine Air Filter

Yes it is

 

same filter

 

i'm glad you brought this up. at 20,000 miles, 6,700 hv, i'm curious to see what mine looks like. cabin filter as well.

 

Same motor....same filter.

Yes. it's easy to change.

 

I'm thinking a PIP engine filter is gonna last a long time.

 

mine is like brand new. two clips on the front of the housing and hinged in the back. but the duct connection makes it difficult to lift without disconnecting. i was able to pry it up just high enough to lift and slide the filter out toward the front.

 

Yeah, it's best to just jiggle the lid off of those two hinge/hooks at the back (if you didn't), then it's much easier to reach and remove the filter.

 

I don't get excited about changing an air filter unless it's very dirty or I can see holes in it. Not since the days of carburetors, has a dirty air filter caused reduced fuel economy.

Reduced airflow only reduces my fuel consumption -I'll take it.

 

checked the cabin filter, forgot what a pain the glovebox is. it was fairly gray with a few tree bits. i'll pick up a new one and replace it. should have had one at the ready, so i wouldn't have to repeat the surgery. the functioning of the glovebox seems to get a little worse every time you have to remove it. interesting that the o/m doesn't have either filter in the diy maintenance, and the cabin filter said 'bring to toyota dealer'.

 

while i was under the hood, i checked my battery voltage in the fuse box. 12.6v after 29 months and two winters of sitting for 5 weeks uncharged. can't complain.

 

thanks, i should have asked first. typical male.

 

By "much easier" I meant it's then humanly possible. I'm halfway convinced that automotive engineers get together behind closed doors, and specifically plot ways to make access, fastener/clip design etc, as close to impossible as possible.

 

agreed. it's funny, the front clips pop right off. you see the hinges and think, great design! i think the gen II was easier?

 

It must be a well-built battery. But some battery manufacturers don't mind if the battery slowly discharges itself internally. That way, they can sell you a new one, when it won't take a charge, and you can be blamed for it's destruction.

I'm old enough to remember when some places were still not connected to the grid, and they used lead-acid batteries in glass-jar enclosures, charged by a windmill or a donkey engine. Those batteries sometimes went completely dead, but no one was too worried; they gave them a heavy charge to desulfinate the plates, and they were good-as-new. Some of those batteries were still being used after 50 years of service.

 

wow, and i thought i was old! i do remember the drugstore having a television tube tester though.

 

I remember when the used oil disposal was this rock outcrop behind the gas station.

 

Reminds me of the one time Uncle Mike (he was a lot like Uncle Buck) came for a visit and changed his oil in our yard. He said afterwards, "You guys always just dump the oil on the ground, right?"

Nope.

 

And mop up any spills with a handy bald eagle.