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Valve Cover

Fluid Leaks

If you are looking at a used car or truck at a new-car dealership or used-car lot, the chances are good that the vehicle’s engine compartment has been professionally steam-cleaned and detailed. This doesn’t mean that the dealer is necessarily hiding anything; he is just making the car as clean and “showable” as he can [...]

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The Walk-around Inspection

You’ll find the oil filler cap somewhere on the valve cover. If the engine is a longitudinally-installed V6 or V8 the cap could be on either valve cover, if the engine is a transverse installation, the oil filler cap will always be on the front valve cover. Some oil filler caps on older vehicles have [...]

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