Anyone buy a new vehicle lately?

[IndyJones]

Dude said up to 4 hours labor for whatever gasket(s) he thinks is/are the culprit, but that was for the "best case scenario"......just looked at the report and it said "valve cover gaskets"...wherever those are ...But my husband is the one who noticed some oil on the left side of the engine which is why we asked them to take a look.
But the reason we brought the van in to begin with was because the check engine light had gone on and we needed to change the tires and get an oil change....when he looked into the history there were three codes that came up.
P0519 speed control 2
P0579 speed control 1
P0456 Evap small leak
Dude said that it most likely requires a new speed control switch.
As for the evap small leak...I think it points to the exhaust system or something? But when looked at, the leak could not be found...so we are waiting...for now. There was some corrosion on the gas cap hole thing that he grinded out and that seemed to have fix it...we'll see what happens.
We are waiting to bring it back in until the check engine light comes on again so the guy fixes the right part that is setting off the engine light. At the time when we brought the van in the check engine light was not on so he could only see what the history said.

Valve cover gaskets are exactly what they sound like, a gasket that goes between the valve cover and cylinder heads. Fairly easy repair to do yourself provided you have knowledge of engines. The codes indicate exactly what the mechanic told you, the speed control sensor is malfuntioning or possable the harness that conects to it.

Evap is part of your emmissions system, means there either is a sensor acting up or possably a fuel leak. Evap is specificaly the gas tank or any part of its connection up to the engine. Keep gas fumes from leaking into the atmosphere.

Are you sure it was oil leaking and not gas? Either way not something you want leaking out.

 

[NY cat man]

Dude said up to 4 hours labor for whatever gasket(s) he thinks is/are the culprit, but that was for the "best case scenario"......just looked at the report and it said "valve cover gaskets"...wherever those are ...But my husband is the one who noticed some oil on the left side of the engine which is why we asked them to take a look.
But the reason we brought the van in to begin with was because the check engine light had gone on and we needed to change the tires and get an oil change....when he looked into the history there were three codes that came up.
P0519 speed control 2
P0579 speed control 1
P0456 Evap small leak
Dude said that it most likely requires a new speed control switch.
As for the evap small leak...I think it points to the exhaust system or something? But when looked at, the leak could not be found...so we are waiting...for now. There was some corrosion on the gas cap hole thing that he grinded out and that seemed to have fix it...we'll see what happens.
We are waiting to bring it back in until the check engine light comes on again so the guy fixes the right part that is setting off the engine light. At the time when we brought the van in the check engine light was not on so he could only see what the history said.

An evap leak refers to the emissions control system that takes gasoline vapors and directs them into the engine instead of the open air. A small leak could be nothing more than a faulty gas cap.
As to the valve cover gasket, it depends which engine you have. If it's a 4-cylinder, then no big deal, but if it's a V-6, and it's the rear cover, well that's another story as there are a lot of parts that have to be moved to access it.
Case in point: The heater core on my 2001 Chevy Blazer started leaking. The new core was around $120, but the labor brought the bill up to almost $1200 as it was necessary to remove the entire dash assembly to get at it. Yeah.

 

[IndyJones]

An evap leak refers to the emissions control system that takes gasoline vapors and directs them into the engine instead of the open air. A small leak could be nothing more than a faulty gas cap.
As to the valve cover gasket, it depends which engine you have. If it's a 4-cylinder, then no big deal, but if it's a V-6, and it's the rear cover, well that's another story as there are a lot of parts that have to be moved to access it.
Case in point: The heater core on my 2001 Chevy Blazer started leaking. The new core was around $120, but the labor brought the bill up to almost $1200 as it was necessary to remove the entire dash assembly to get at it. Yeah.

Depends on how the engine is installed

Longitudal engines (typicaly found on rwd and 4wd vehicals) are easier to work on since the v can be acessed on either side of the vehical for example. Just have the intake and harness to deal with but transverse ones can be harder to work with defenatly.