Hi guys, hope all is well!
1. When changing the spark plugs on my car (in sig) I noticed oil on the coils. On this car it suggests that the valve cover gasket is failing. I found a popular one made by fel-pro on rockauto (FEL-PRO VS50530R {#1121328021} PermaDry®). Are these good quality gaskets? I don't want to change this and have a leak a few months later.
2. When taking the valve cover off, what can I clean it with? Do I have to clean it? I will be working outside, and I don't want any debris going in the engine. I also want to get it done in a reasonable amount of time since I don't have much with work and school. I will do my best to take the pieces of the old gasket off and clean the mating surface.
3. My transmission fluid is looking orange-ish. I don't if its ever been changed or not, but it isn't black. When I use cruise control and speed up using the cruise control lever, the car kind of jerks forward while accelerating. I don't know if this is called slipping which is a term usually used with failing transmissions. The jerking never really happens when I use the regular accelerator. It doesn't happen with spirited driving either. Should I change the fluid, based on this info? Should I do a full flush or just drop the pan, change the filter, clean the magnet and fill with new fluid equaling the amount the left? I don't want to end up doing all this work and end up having the tranny fail cuz it was used to the old fluid and was going to die eventually (but this is all speculation).
4. I know that there is a delay in fuel delivery because when I press the accelerator, it takes a second sometimes to actually take effect. Other times everything is smooth. This may be where the jerking effect is coming from when I use the cruise control. I know the fuel pump/filter will have to be changed eventually. It's just a lot more hassle than I have the time for.
The car drives fine and doesn't bother me too much. But since it's all I got, I wanna make sure it stays in good shape for as long I have it.
Thanks in advance
1. When changing the spark plugs on my car (in sig) I noticed oil on the coils. On this car it suggests that the valve cover gasket is failing. I found a popular one made by fel-pro on rockauto (FEL-PRO VS50530R {#1121328021} PermaDry®). Are these good quality gaskets? I don't want to change this and have a leak a few months later.
2. When taking the valve cover off, what can I clean it with? Do I have to clean it? I will be working outside, and I don't want any debris going in the engine. I also want to get it done in a reasonable amount of time since I don't have much with work and school. I will do my best to take the pieces of the old gasket off and clean the mating surface.
3. My transmission fluid is looking orange-ish. I don't if its ever been changed or not, but it isn't black. When I use cruise control and speed up using the cruise control lever, the car kind of jerks forward while accelerating. I don't know if this is called slipping which is a term usually used with failing transmissions. The jerking never really happens when I use the regular accelerator. It doesn't happen with spirited driving either. Should I change the fluid, based on this info? Should I do a full flush or just drop the pan, change the filter, clean the magnet and fill with new fluid equaling the amount the left? I don't want to end up doing all this work and end up having the tranny fail cuz it was used to the old fluid and was going to die eventually (but this is all speculation).
4. I know that there is a delay in fuel delivery because when I press the accelerator, it takes a second sometimes to actually take effect. Other times everything is smooth. This may be where the jerking effect is coming from when I use the cruise control. I know the fuel pump/filter will have to be changed eventually. It's just a lot more hassle than I have the time for.
The car drives fine and doesn't bother me too much. But since it's all I got, I wanna make sure it stays in good shape for as long I have it.
Thanks in advance