quick tune-up help

[Bub]

my car is about to hit the 100,000 mark, and i would like to know what, if anything if i should change. such as a tune up, i did the plugs and wires, changed up some vacume hoses, degreased, changed the oil, i put some of that oil addative(don't know if that does anything).. i found my car to waste a lil more gas than usual, iunno if it might be a leak, cause my spool sounds a lot louder, iunno why, the bov is tight, alost there is a hint of oil smell, not bad and visable smoke, what i think, but i don't know if im right, is some of my intercoolin couplings are gettin woren, and kinda crackin, (its the whole greddy i/c pipe all around) so anyone know any place to buy new silicone couplings i think if i replace those i might have a better seal. and whats a good amount of torque for the metal seals that you put over the couplings? last time i over did one and broke the metal thread,

quick tech question too... about to change my vavlve cover gasket, and i found one screw than can come out too easy, i tried puttin it back, but i think the treds came out, what to do? should i just rethread? or put some of that ultra coper sealant in there?

And if anyone can help with this question, i have an apexi intake, the power funnel one, i was wonder if those can be cleaned by that k&n cleanrs, or by like alchoal, caues mines gettin pretty filthy,

Also.. if i were to switch intakes, would hte HKS be a prefered one? and since i have the apexi filter adapter, could i use that for the hks one? since i don't want to get rid of my MAS sensors..

THANKS :laugh:
P.S. any helpd is appreciated

 

[Spln_Hrd]

i would consider flushing the radiator, if it hasn't been done since you got the car and have had it for a while.

sounds like its stripped, i know there was a thing on www.vfaq.com about fixing stripped valve cover bolts.

if it is a cotton filter like the k&n i have heard of people cleaning them like a k&n and would say there is no problem with using that method.

with the intake, is your adapter a plate that changes the ovel to a circle, if so how many inches is it across the circle side. just check out the hks they usually say what the length is on the filter opening, and if its the same i would assume it would work.

why do you want to change intakes? sounds like your throwing money in the trash

and i don't know where to get the silicone couplings. do you have a boost gauge? if you do you shouldn't be boosting very good if its leaking.

 

[Bub]

alright, yah i'll keep mine, and just clean my intake, and i'l check out the valve cover faq, thanks, for the tips