With help from Juan I got around to ordering spark plugs, PCV valves, and gaskets. He recommended that I change the valve cover gaskets as well in the process. The driver side has been leaking for quite some time.
I managed to get the passenger side intake pipe and throttle body out. What a pain! Everything is so clean, and then I finally peeked at the other side of the throttle body. The drive side wasn't too bad, but I had to remove the headlight in the process. The intake plenum definitely needs some cleaning. The inside has this oily residue and smells like raw fuel.
Afterwards I need to try to remember the location of everything before removing the intake plenum and other parts to get to the valve covers. Man I'm such a noob. Although it's nice to get to know my car and digging into the engine, I sorta rather pay someone to do this for me out of sheer laziness so I can get back on the road again. The weather this year is so cool our average temps this month barely hit 70s when we're normally seeing 80s and 90s.
