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Old 01-01-2004, 04:16 PM
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Well I guess it depends on where you see it when they leak around the top it should be obvious a return line leak can be triggered by the slightest imperfection in the barb that the hose goes on. Replace the bypass hoses on principle, 1yd ought to suffice.

Only two suggestions for the camshaft cover leak and valve adjustment clean off any oil on the head surface for the new seal to seal on. This is the way a lot of the rubber things work if they aren't cleaned they won't seal. Run the car fairly hard before doing the actual adjustment, cleans out any carbon. Let car set a while to get back to room temperature and go off of those values.

There was recently a thread about the oil cooler hose, the links in it should help with that.

It probably is oil burning if your valve cover leaks, fix that first then worry about the burning later.

It is a pretty easy swap on the shocks, the springs don't have to be removed or anything.

Always bleed the whole brake system as who knows how old the fluid is, the older it gets the more contaminated with brake line components it gets. It sounds to me like warped rotors and perhaps time for new pads (remember to get sensors & antisqueal paste to).

Windows and sunroof aren't vacuum related both have individual motors. The sunroof's is in the trunk and can be manually opened after removing the black panel on the driver's side, perhaps a good cleaning is in order here. As for the window I'd start by cleaning all the contacts off at the switches and using die-electric grease, then look into a broken wire.
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