Yep got to agree, oil change is relatively easy. All I do is turn the front wheels all the way to the right and the filter is right there. Have owned mine almost 5 years and change the oil and filter twice a year.
As far as being an Isuzu design, I have a press release from 2000 with Ron Kociba, GM Powertrain chief engineer for the I6 engine. He talks about the R&D, design paramaters, testing, etc that went into it. A couple of quotes from Mr. Kociba:
“If you’re going to make a different engine configuration choice like going from a V to an inline, your only real opportunity is with an all-new vehicle,” said Kociba. “You have to factor in all the various requirements, and if you start with an all-new engine there’s an opportunity to put it right into the design criteria.”
“I’m proud to say that when all was said and done,” said Kociba, “we achieved every one of the technical targets we set. Given our considerable stretch targets, that is a notable success.”
“Part of GM Powertrain’s success is to creating flexible architectures for global applications,” Kociba said. “Once we got started with the Vortec I6, it wasn’t long before we started thinking about a four and a five to add to the family. Incorporating them on largely the same manufacturing
equipment is a real enabler for GM, providing excellent flexibility to respond quickly to market conditions.”
As far as being an Isuzu design, I have a press release from 2000 with Ron Kociba, GM Powertrain chief engineer for the I6 engine. He talks about the R&D, design paramaters, testing, etc that went into it. A couple of quotes from Mr. Kociba:
“If you’re going to make a different engine configuration choice like going from a V to an inline, your only real opportunity is with an all-new vehicle,” said Kociba. “You have to factor in all the various requirements, and if you start with an all-new engine there’s an opportunity to put it right into the design criteria.”
“I’m proud to say that when all was said and done,” said Kociba, “we achieved every one of the technical targets we set. Given our considerable stretch targets, that is a notable success.”
“Part of GM Powertrain’s success is to creating flexible architectures for global applications,” Kociba said. “Once we got started with the Vortec I6, it wasn’t long before we started thinking about a four and a five to add to the family. Incorporating them on largely the same manufacturing
equipment is a real enabler for GM, providing excellent flexibility to respond quickly to market conditions.”
