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Tune UP for a '98 Civic

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tigger03 wrote:what do the distributor cap and rotor do? what does is the PCV valve, and what does it do??

The distributor cap/rotor are part of your ignition system. They are what essentially delivers spark to each spark plug wire (Which then feeds to the plug). The cap is just a piece of plastic, and does wear / develop cracks.

The PCV valve basically allows unburned gases to go back into the intake to be reburned. There is a more complicated explanation - but that's as simple as it gets. It's fairly cheap - under $10 to replace - but doesn't go bad very often.
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tigger03 wrote:I'm a girl ;) ... I can only prolly top up fluids, change the air filter, change the battery and change the spark plugs!
girl? even easier.

get your boy toys to do it.
or post a pic on here and offer to let an RFDer to do it for you.

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