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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Duane Foster" data-source="post: 1046427" data-attributes="member: 70985">I can relate to the smoke problem! The valve cover gaskets on my '01 are practically non-existent, especially the driver's side. I stopped driving it to work - where I parked in a parking ramp - last year out of concern somebody would freak out. I retired in Nov, so that's not a problem now. I had to drive it for 6-7 weeks while I figured out a brake problem with my '02 ST recently. The last straw was when I took my granddaughter to school last week. I turned to look as the teacher opened the door to let her out, and all the smoke was concentrated right where the teacher was. I doubled down and got the '02 fixed.   Regarding changing spark plugs - the ones you can see, are hard to get a socket on. The ones you can't see are not hard to get to. Take the front tires off and go through the wheelwell for the ones you can't get from the top. And you will need a variety of swivels and extensions.</blockquote>