We take the FX to the dealer to have the plugs changed. Dealer tells us (this is wife's car not mine and was not present) that the valve covers are leaking and can seep up due to pressure and cause a short ignition wires or coil packs and cause engine failure or misfile. It get's better. The service technician\salesperson states that in order to repair the valve cover gasket, she has to order new set steel covers because the gasket is embeded in the cover. I know for a fact covers are always re-used. Also on mult-valve engines the covers are usually cast aluminuim. Has anyone changed the valve cover gaskets on this car??? I will call the parts department and see what the parts costs. Just doesn't make sense. Valve covers are always re-used.

I changed the brake pads and rotors on a 2002 Chevy venture about 2 months ago. The passenger side I removed the caliper and rotor and installed everything. On the driver side after pulling everything off and installing the rotor and caliper I noticed that the two bolts that hold the caliper on are slightly different. One actually has an indented taper about 1/4" long on the end with a hard rubber sleeve that goes over this taper. I made sure this bolt was in the same position as when I took it off ( can't rmember if it was on top or bottom) Anyways, when I did the passenger side I did not notice this therefore, I am not sure which location I put this bolt in. The brakes seem to work fine though. Just wondering what the difference here is and if this bolt needs to go in a certain location. Thanks