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I had been reading on the XS boards that I need to replace my sump filter. Those in the know say the stock filter gets a rip in it early on in it's life and it lets all the debris it it supposed to filter circulate though your engine. Not a good thing. So I picked up a new filter and gasket from Mike's XS. After the parts arrived I scurried out to the garage to do the swap out. The first thing I noticed was this big old dollop of silicone on the edge of the sump plate. Well after cleaning it up, I found out the ol' XS had a minor oil leak that the previous owner failed to point out. Using my superior skills of deduction, I figured he knew about it, because the silicone did not find it's way there by accident. Not a big deal really, I would either ask Big Toe to tig it or find a new plate on ebay. I chose the latter and scored a used plate in excellent condition for the paltry sum of four dollars and twentyfive cents. The new one did not have the same problem as the original and solved the drip strait away. The original filter did not have the rip everyone on the message boards were talking about. At least the swap out gave me peace of mind and allowed me to find the shoddy patch work the previous owner did. I would have found it sooner or later as I need to pull the engine to paint the frame and do the street tracker transformation this winter. It also let me get a peek at the bottom end, all looks fine. The XT still needs it's side covers, but is running fine despite not having them. I'll find a set sooner or later on ebay, she looks unfinished without them. I have a new chain just haven't put it on yet. Procrastination isn't in the tag line for nothing.

Till Next Time.............

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German sports-car maker Porsche claimed the No. 1 spot in the latest long-term dependability study by J.D. Power and Associates, the ratings firm announced today.

Porsche grabbed the top spot after placing ninth last year. In second place was Lincoln, while Buick and Lexus tied for third. Mercury was fourth, and Toyota took fifth place, despite its recent recall woes. Toyota, which recalled several million cars after the study took place, had been in the No. 3 spot last year.

This year’s study surveyed more than 52,000 original owners of cars 2007-model-year cars. The study itself was conducted between October and December of 2009.

In all, 25 of 36 vehicle brands improved their long-term reliability, J.D. Power said. That marks a continuing trend in quality improvement across the industry.

J.D. Power said it also recognized several brands that, even though they performed well in the study, “are avoided at relatively high rates due to consumer concerns about dependability.”

Among those brands: Cadillac, Ford, Hyundai, Lincoln and Mercury.

“Producing vehicles with world-class quality is just part of the battle for automakers; convincing consumers to believe in their quality is equally as important,” David Sargent, vice president of global vehicle research at J.D. Power, said in a news release outlining the study.

“It takes considerable time to positively change consumer perceptions of quality and dependability-sometimes a decade or more-so it is vital for manufacturers to continually improve quality and also to convince consumers of these gains.”

According the annual study, overall vehicle dependability has improved by 7 percent in 2010 to an average of 155 problems experienced per 100 vehicles, compared with 167 PP100 in 2009. J.D Power says that rate that is consistent with historical industry gains.