[nuke21]

I was going to do my valve cover gasket on my BMW because I believe oil is dripping onto the exhaust which I can smell in the car when driving. I was going to get a valve cover gasket kit and I noticed one I was looking at comes with metal spark plug guides. I didn't know if this was actually needed or if this was a waste of money?

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...hoCYs0QAvD_BwE

That is the kit if I didn't explain well what I'm talking about. I think I should do my spark plugs at the same time. Are NGK single prong the best ones for our cars?

[feuer]

You can reuse the existing “guides”. Proper term is heat shield for those I think.

[juld0zer]

Use two picks and you can gently squeeze the shields together and pop them out. Drive them back in with a large socket, extension and fist