Winter Prep Questions

[Spykce]

Alright with winter coming up I am getting my car ready I have a couple of questions however. For Spark plugs I was wondering if I should use the 7 or 6 range. I'm stock but I have heard a lot of discussion about using 6's in the winter.

Also for tires, I am planning on getting a set of Dunlop Grasspic 2's. I had these on my 4KQ and loved them but I was curious if anyone had any other suggestions. I had blizzak's before and they were nice but the dunlop's were just as good I felt if not better and are cheaper.

Any other suggestions?
I have cleaned my air filter, checked my brakes, changed oil, flsuhed my coolant, changed my dif fluid. Should I do the tranny as well?

Also does anyone know if you can buy a valve cover anywhere? I want to dress up my bay a little and would prefer to have a spare to paint and then switch them while I change the gasket.

[Seerlah]

What's wrong with your valve cover? Unless it is cracked or dented (for some odd reason), there is absolutely no reason to get a new one. I painted my current one gloss black when I changed the gasket due to a leak. Simple spray it with degreaser, clean it and paint it with high temp paint (Autozone has paint for valve covers).

But the BKR6E plugs are the ones to go with for the wintertime. And you may want to change your oil to 5w30. I just bought some Amsoil 0w30 and will be using that. And if you want tires, I have some Dunlop Wintersports MS from last season if you are interested for 16" swings. PM me if interested. I can send you pics.

[Spykce]

Nothing is wrong with the cover, I guess I just need to dedicate a day to it. In the past I have found a spare cover at the junkyard and cleaned it all up and switched them when I had time rather than having my car down while I am preping and painting.

Thanks for the info on the plugs, also I hit you up with a PM. 5w-40 is too thick for the winter? I can get some 0w-30 Syntec or 5w-30 at work otherwise I'd need to order some oil, lol.

[Seerlah]

Yeah, I was told that 5w40 is too thick for the winter. I was going to start running 5w30 in the winter and 5w40 in the summer, but have since decided to go with 0w30 for the winter and 5w40 for the summer. And on another thread, it was told that 0w40 is also perfect for the winter. But his elevation was up there (Colorado).

[generik777]

And on another thread, it was told that 0w40 is also perfect for the winter. But his elevation was up there (Colorado).

I run Mobil 1 0W40 all year round in MN. Works great. Starts real easy in the freezing temperature being it's so light when cold.

[Spykce]

Well, I just happen to have about 5 quarts of mobil 1 0w-40 for my girlfriends car that is down for a while. Perhaps that will be going in the audi then.