[NY Lincoln V8 Jon]

Allright, I own a 2000 lincoln ls V8. Purchased the car a month ago,
So far its been a nightmare.
Between replacing plugs and the damn 65 dollars an hour labor charges

1, misfires were happening and check engine light was coming on...cyl 3 was misfiring ...changed spark plug and it was fine for 2 days...then cyl 2,3,4 was misfiring ...now replaced all 8 plugs. Ran fine for another week or so....then check engine light picked up more misfires...took it to a new guy [friend of family] and told me my gasket is leeking...ended up having a leak. Car is in shop they are replacing the valve cover gaskets and soaked plugs. Hopefully that fixes my problem.
{friend of the family charging me 200 dollars parts and labor...sound good?] [i figure 40 a gasket and like 30 on plugs [plat bosch 2's]
90 in labor bad for that kind of work?

Car Shutters are like 40 miles per hour Alot [will the new gasket and plugs fix this?]

2. Auto track issue
The autotrack system seems to be failing.
When i turn on the car the computer reads "check autotrack"
when you touch the bottons they dont do anything. The yellow lights comes on when u touch it and then turns off when u press it again. Also in the dash the Slip feature stays lit up while i drive.. I know the system isnt currently on because i slide all over in the rain without any automatic breaks coming on. I cannot afford to bring this thing to a dealership. im just trying to troubleshoot whats going on myself. i dont care if the system is off forrever i just want to know if this is going to start more problems?

the diagnostics my friend owns doesnt pick up anything hen he runs the scan. Hmmm?

Please help

347-495-0761 [phone number, can call anytime]