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| Answer to: Toyota and Honda Owners switching to Tesla? | 22Relevance | 3 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| . @daywalkerWhere I live pretty much all gas stations on major roads also have EV charging areas - but the real Beauty is that there are plenty of charging stations just on the street, in malls, at a lot of McDonald's.-This will definitely happen in cali, Cali requires 35% of total new vehicle sales in 2026 to be EVs so there's no reason for gas station owners to not invest a few grand into a charging station on their property.The cali created the demand needed so that the free market can invest in EV infrastructure and make a profit on it.-Cali has 8,161 ga ... | |||||
| Answer to: Is The Ram 1500 TRX worth $70,000? | 22Relevance | 5 years ago | endrit15 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... a ram if anything because they have absolutely no quality put into them. Let's say you date a girl. Let's say there is a dumb really attractive girl that only wants to date you for the money. It is just like the ram trx's; they're attractive girls that end up faking all their Beauty because their Beauty doesn't exist inside of them only the outside. The ram trx's are bad where you can't see it, but nice and shiny where you can. | |||||
| How do I fix stripped cylinder head cover threads | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | joslandtjones | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2014 Chevy Cruze 1.4 LT with a turbo. It had a check engine light on so I got the codes read and figured out the problem. The problem was the air intake from the PCV valve cover. So I ordered one on rock auto and switched it out. Then I noticed a massive oil leak in my car that wasn’t there before. It was coming from the valve cover at certain points. I went to go tighten the bolts, but they were loose. I initially thought the valve cover was broken so I ordered a new one. Once I tried to do the procedure again, the same thing happened. I then looked and saw that 2 out of the 15 screw holes had no thread, and those are the areas that it’s spraying oil from. I tried to rethread them, it didn’t work, I tried putting epoxy on them, it didn’t work. It only sprays oil when I drive and it’s a violent spray all over my car. I am thinking that the oil is pressurized to much and it busted those screw holes. How do I get the oil pressure to come down and how to I seal up my valve cover? | |||||
| Misfires after valve cover and spark plug gasket change | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | kirkmarty | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty, Gotta 2000 Mercedes SLK 230 169,000 miles. I was changing the valve cover gaskets on my SLK. However, when changing the spark plug gasket I did not realize I had incorrectly placed the new spark plug gasket. I did not realize part of the metal from the original gasket was still on the valve cover. I put everything back on my car and started it for a few seconds. It had constant misfires, fuel smell, and running rough. I turned it off. I then immediately took out the valve cover again. Then seated all the gaskets properly this time, but after putting the valve cover back on with all the hoses and wires, I started the car and it’s misfiring again. The car was running perfectly fine before all this happened. So then I decided to try changing all the spark plugs, but that didn’t work. I am getting codes for multiple misfires happening only in Cylinders 2 & 3. My mechanic says to try swapping my coils to see if the misfire moves, but I am worried if I damaged my engine by starting it with spark plugs gaskets improperly place. Need help because my car had no issues before this? Also I think my coils are still the original. A friend of mine says he’s had experiences removing coils to work on an engine and they suddenly go bad out of nowhere, not sure if this is true though. This was my first time attempting to do this job, but now I’m sorta regretting it. | |||||
| RE: Use Loctite on beauty cover bolt? | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thanks 😁 | |||||
| Answer to: Use Loctite on beauty cover bolt? | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Wow that is some truly deep wisdom there Kaizen 😆 | |||||
| Answer to: Use Loctite on beauty cover bolt? | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| IMHO, the guys at hardware stores will try to upsell you stuff. Sometimes it is legit, other times it truly just to sell more product, and sometimes may mine a little of both. It’s not a critical component, so I wouldn’t worry too much about using locktite. | |||||
| Answer to: Use Loctite on beauty cover bolt? | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | Doc | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Just use a lock washer. | |||||
| Answer to: Engine beauty cover and hood liner | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You won't reduce weight significantly. | |||||
| Answer to: The need for a "Beauty cover"? | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| They're useless in the vast majority of cases. I'm not sure where that nonsense started, I've never owned a car where the manufacturer thought the engine was so unsightly that it needed to be kept covered up even when the hood is open. | |||||
| Answer to: The need for a "Beauty cover"? | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | nlord | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| If it really bothered you, you could likely get one at a junk yard for very cheap. | |||||
| RE: Valve cover gasket replacement gone wrong | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | DontKnowler | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| "I can see the gasket is tacked down at a couple of places" Tacking down just the most critical places of the gasket (against the engine head) is prescribed by many dealer-level docs, hence should be considered normal and acceptable, vs. glueing the gasket to the engine head all-around. "oil was just spilled all over the cover" Once-spilled oil attracts small dust and sand particles too fast/soon while driving, and is hardly noticeable after a few days of driving. If dark / oily areas are visible, it is most probably an active leak. "I will see if I can eyeball any warping" One cannon eyeball such small deformations. Just place your detached valve cover against a sheet of glass, or mirror, or smth guaranteed to be flat and smooth, and see if there are any non-conformities. As to the engine head warping, I could think of nothing better than placing a steel ruler against the surfaces I could reach - this helped in my case, at least longitudinally. Well, warping is bad enough, but not cause of the leaks (which you may still fix, and which are mainly cosmetics), but cause it means that your engine head is not even / straight, and this head houses the valves and the mechanics which makes those valves work as they should, and if the head is off this whole mechanics - all those camshafts, rockers, etc. - cannot operate properly inside a deformed engine head, hence will probably die rather sooner than later, without a costy head flatness restoration. Sorry to deliver bad news if this is the case. BTW valve cover (un)flatness is not that critical - as you tighten the screws, a warped cover will usually flatten OK - main thing is that the engine head itself is flat. "I just shouldn't have taken the mechanic at his word." I hate the modern world just because of that. One cannot be expected to become The Profi in all professions. And no matter where you go these days - you are with a too high probability just screwed by dishonest persons. In regard to cars, I made my choice and am repairing them myself now to the farthest extent possible. But there are many professions one cannot master as a hobby - like dentist, for example... | |||||
| Stuck Valve Cover - 2010 Toyota Prius | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | Kingrein5 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty: Make: Toyota; Model: Prius, base model Year: 2010; Current Mileage: 145K; Purchase Date & Location: 11/3/2018 at Toyota of Hollywood (California) Background: I was changing the spark plugs & coil packs ($100) and discovered oil on all 4 of the spark plugs. So I decided to replace the valve cover gasket along with the 4 gaskets for each spark plug tube. I picked up the parts at Toyota's local parts and service department (about $50). Issue: I removed all of the electrical wiring, bolts, etc. around the valve cover and the rear left corner will not budge and I cannot get the cover off. Unfortunately I may have damaged the existing gasket as I tried to pry off the valve cover in the front and around the stuck corner (which I know is not the best approach). I tried the rubber hammer approach but to no avail. I am afraid my $150 DIY service my turn into a $700 service shop fix. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Mark | |||||
| Answer to: The need for a "Beauty cover"? | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | yaser | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You really don't need it unless you want to make the car look better. | |||||
| Answer to: Beauty cover over engine | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | Whatchamacallit | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You can remove it. In general those covers are supposed to reduce engine noise and protect the engine from dust, debris, etc. while adding a cleaner look to the engine bay. Up to you, but I personally like to see the engine when I lift the hood. | |||||