Hey guys, I have a B14 Sentra and today I was going home from work and it felt like the car had a bad plug or wire. I keep spare ones in the trunk so I grabbed my tools and began pulling wires out.
I found one of my cylinders filled about a third of the way with oil and there was oil all along the top part of the valve cover. I checked my oil and it was still black, not milky. I'm assuming it's time to change the valve cover gasket but are there other gaskets I need? I have read that the spark plug tube seals are not replaceable within these years because the valve cover is plastic. I have also read that you can use the aluminum valve covers from the 91-94 Sentras on 95-99 Sentras and the spark plug tube seals are replaceable. Is this true?
Another question is I've recently have had problems with the car getting hot and have changed all hoses and even the water pump and have repeatedly pressure tested it for leaks and have found none whatsoever. Could this be caused by the oil leak problem?
I found one of my cylinders filled about a third of the way with oil and there was oil all along the top part of the valve cover. I checked my oil and it was still black, not milky. I'm assuming it's time to change the valve cover gasket but are there other gaskets I need? I have read that the spark plug tube seals are not replaceable within these years because the valve cover is plastic. I have also read that you can use the aluminum valve covers from the 91-94 Sentras on 95-99 Sentras and the spark plug tube seals are replaceable. Is this true?
Another question is I've recently have had problems with the car getting hot and have changed all hoses and even the water pump and have repeatedly pressure tested it for leaks and have found none whatsoever. Could this be caused by the oil leak problem?