Okay guys, here's the deal...
- I'm finding oil on the top of my valve cover after periods of "spirited" driving. I've replaced the oil cap, thinking this was the problem, but I'm still getting oil pooling in the front part of the valve cover.
- My valve cover gasket is leaking oil. I've heard this is a common problem with the 4g63, and I've even heard that even if you get a new valve cover gasket, it'll end up leaking shortly after. Would anyone recommend a specific valve cover gasket to replace my leaky one? Also, if it's true that they leak in no time, are there any suggestions as to how to prevent this?
- After having swapped the small 16g turbo from my other Eclipse, I might be leaking oil from the return line (I think...this is the line that runs from the turbo to the bottom of the engine, right?).
- I only get about 150 miles per tank of gas. I run on 89 octane pump gas, and from "F" to "E" is about 150 miles. Then my gas light turns on (which I would expect to mean my car is saying, "Hey, fuel up within the next 5-10 miles or I'm going to die"), but I can keep driving for quite some time after that. After about 10 miles with the FUEL LOW light on, the light turns off, and I can continue for another 20-30 miles (that I know of...I haven't actually TESTED how far it'll drive until it becomes completely empty). Anyway, I'm just not sure if it's my gas gauge or if I'm really using that much gas! Would it have to do with a smaller gas tank due to the AWD-ness of my Eclipse? I know it's using too much gas, because I can smell it when I'm out of the car, so is there anything I can do to fix this temporarily until I get my A/F controller?
- Once I start pushing more than 17psi of boost, the car bucks, backfires, and almost feels like it stalls for a quick moment. I've been told I'm probably hitting fuel cut. Any thoughts?
- My clutch pedal won't make up its mind as to whether it wants to engage/disengage when the clutch is fully depressed or when it's barely pushed. I had the clutch adjusted, but it's still indecisive. At times, I only need to press the clutch down half-way (though I always push it to the floor), and at other times, I need to push it all the way to the floor.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!