it was neglected...most of it is just wear and tear stuff. i freaked out on saturday because the #3 sparkplug was covered in oil :nervous: i bought a new valve cover gasket and sparkplug gaskets though, so hopefully that solves the problem. i don't think it's a bad piston ring since there is no smoke from the tailpipe, and the compression test was almost even for each cylinder.

here's a summary of what's been done to the car in the 3 weeks ive had it:

- new front rotors
- new tires
- distributor cap & rotor
- new plugs, wires, coil wire (OEM)
- coolant flush
- tranny drain & fill
- oil change
- detailed and airblasted the engine bay to kill a nasty ass mold smell
- shampooed the interior to get rid of questionable stains

i got the car pretty cheap, so i dont mind doing some of this stuff. however if it ends up being a money pit ill try to flip it for a little $$$.