[MilzyZ34]

Originally posted by MaxTorque@Jan 21 2005, 10:48 PM
OK, so I discovered today that I've got the "dreaded lower-intake" leakage. Underside of the oil fill cap looked like crap. I'm pretty familiar w/ bolt-on type stuff, I've done a fair bit of the work on my "performance car", but I haven't done anything under the Alero's hood. I guess I have three questions (at least to start with...):

How bad is it to do the work yourself?;

Are there any "gotchas" I need to watch out for?;

What kinds of tools will I need (beyond the std torque wrench, etc.)?

Thanks in advance,

T.

i've done a few of them, they're not too bad, but can be tricky the first time. the biggest suggestion i have is to be very anal to keep the valvetrain matched with the exact valve they came off of.

tools you'll probably need ...
jackstands
jack
ratchet, metric sockets, extensions, etc
low-torque torque wrench
9/16", and i think 1/2" line-wrenches
razorblades

pretty standard stuff really