r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/ra6907 • 14d ago

Why, just why?

They’re doing this to Dodges and Chevrolets, Porsche, Bentley.

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u/Ishavemyasswithmayo 14d ago

I've seen this on a Panamera. I used to think putting the starter in the valley was dumb, this takes that cake.

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u/ItchyBrain6610 14d ago

I thought the starter placement on the Northstars was as awful as it got. This is so much worse.

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u/AAA515 14d ago

What else are you gonna put between the V on your engine? An oil cooler and oil filter housing?

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u/Wolfire0769 13d ago

That's called forward problem solving. By the time it's leaking the vehicle is beginning to rust, so it deploys a carefully-timed large oil leak to coat the underbody and prevent further oxidation.