I did my 30K today with my mechanic. Started around 11 AM and ended at 5 PM with both of us working together. Interesting findings included the discovery that the dirver's side Ft. wheel bearings were not sealed (seems that the Isuzu folks were in a hurry that day and didn't use any gasket paste resulting in much rust since water had seeped inside the housing. Passenger side was absolutely pristine as compared to driver's side. Then the discovery that Isuzu had a better idea when it came to transmissions. No dipstick. No way to check transmission fluid level. WTH??? Thanks to Dave S. in Carver, MA we were able to complete the job...thanks Dave... Still trying to figure out the thinking behind that plan not to mention dropping the cross member, dealing with the wire harness, holding pans full of ATF and attempting to get screws in the right place while ATH is running down your arm. This just doesn't make sense. Appreciated Spazz's post on the transmission pan drop. Wished we had his mother's telephone number! Anyway it's done and synthetics are installed. Can't imagine that the good people at Isuzu service would spend this amount of effort to do the 30K.


Scott