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Originally Posted by BGM
I was the at dealer yesterday getting a new rear window regulator and when they did the normal check of the car the mechanic said my drive belt is starting to show cracks and I have a slow oil leak (need to replace a valve cover gasket). I have an '01 3.0 with 83K miles---I did the belts 2 years ago at an independant shop and only have 18K miles on them. Do they get replaced that quickly ? And how major is a slow leak in the valve cover gasket ? I plan on going to an independent shop when it's time to do them but not sure if I have to do them right now, etc.
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You can do those yourself very easily. I believe we have two belts, one for the alt, water pump, power steering and another for the a/c compressor. Depends which one they are referring to.
Your valve cover gasket is very easy and you can find the DIY in the articles section here. Check this out and scroll down to find DIY on Valve covers:
http://www.bavauto.com/newsletter/20...newsletter.pdf