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Hello everyone, I recently Purchased a 1996 contour GL, 2.0. I got a good deal on it because the timing belt was broken and the guy didn't want to fix it. I noticed a couple of things about it when I was putting the timing belt on that I thought maybe someone on here could provide some insight on.
The first thing is, when I took the valve cover off the Cams seemed to be built up with alot of "gunk". Is there a way to clean them without taking them out?
The second thing is, there was alot of oil around the spark plugs when I took them out. I am assuming that this is do to the valve cover gasket which seemed like it was to big for the valve cover when I took it off. It didn't take and work what so ever to get the valve cover off so I am assuming that it was probably leaking.
Any insight you guys can provide on these issues would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
You all have been great and I appreciate the help, I have a few more questions as I get into this car more.
1. In the relay fuse box under the hood there are three fuses that seem like they are connected together. is there any way to change them. The black one in my car is missing the plastic on top.
2. For some reason the steering wheel cover that is in front of the airbag is loose, you can move it but it doesn't come off, is it held on by screws in the back of the steering wheel?
Thanks for the help!!
The first thing is, when I took the valve cover off the Cams seemed to be built up with alot of "gunk". Is there a way to clean them without taking them out?
The second thing is, there was alot of oil around the spark plugs when I took them out. I am assuming that this is do to the valve cover gasket which seemed like it was to big for the valve cover when I took it off. It didn't take and work what so ever to get the valve cover off so I am assuming that it was probably leaking.
Any insight you guys can provide on these issues would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
You all have been great and I appreciate the help, I have a few more questions as I get into this car more.
1. In the relay fuse box under the hood there are three fuses that seem like they are connected together. is there any way to change them. The black one in my car is missing the plastic on top.
2. For some reason the steering wheel cover that is in front of the airbag is loose, you can move it but it doesn't come off, is it held on by screws in the back of the steering wheel?
Thanks for the help!!
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