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I'd rather have a bad heater core then say, a failed manifold sending coolant into my engine'* oil. :?
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3.5 is a far cry better then the 2.7. The Intrepid R/T has the high output 3.5 which was then put into the 300M.
All engines have their problems. Ever try working on a Northstar?
btw I love my Northstar even when/if it breaks. heh.
All engines have their problems. Ever try working on a Northstar?
btw I love my Northstar even when/if it breaks. heh.
And yeah - I've done a heater core on a Caravan. It was such an unbelievable PITA, I videotaped it with the dash torn out. Just unbelievable. But I've got to say - I drove that '88 Caravan with the 3.0 V6 for seven years and found it to be a very versatile vehicle. It ate half-shafts like candy, needed valve stem seals at 120K, a new tranny every 70K mi, and finally a head gasket when the body was too far gone for me to want to fix it. But it would haul a 13' long piece pipe or lumber, easily do 4 x 8 sheets of plywood, would haul 6 adults in comfort, had good A/C, went great in the snow, and got 22 mpg 'til it died.
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Originally Posted by bonnie94sse
Yes thay all have their good and bad cars.... I am in no way a Dodge/Chrysler fan at all... I'll drive a ford before a Chrysler... But the 3.5 In the intrepid ( early on ) was a good motor... Had to go through H*** for the timming belts tho... It was an ok car, some even had the old 3.3, and they did hold up...
And the Aztec....OMG... I knew pontiac was FUBAR'ed at that point...
And the Aztec....OMG... I knew pontiac was FUBAR'ed at that point...
The 3.5 is far better than any 2.7 they have... The 2.7'* are pure junk... I know of a lady who went through 2 of the 2.7'* in brand new cars in no time.... Both of them blew up... she kept it maintained too...
I have yet to see a 3.5 go boom...
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Originally Posted by bonnie94sse
So is the evap problem just with the minivans or what? Chrysler driver here....
Full warranty too, covers basically everything.
Full warranty too, covers basically everything.
I have seen issues with these engines, but mainly due to the Head gasket, there is a place where the oil runs from the head back down to the block and then crankcase... The one small place is proned to leaking... When and if that happens the only way to repair it is to remove the head...
Your car is pretty new, and the problem may have been corrected already... So you may never have this issue....
On another note a coworker has a Dodge Stratus with that 4 cylinder... 2001 I think... She has 150,000 miles on it if memory serves... They drive a lot...lol
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what about replacing timing chains on a LHS with the 2.7 yeah total PITA
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
Don't you have the 2.4L 4 Cyl?
I have seen issues with these engines, but mainly due to the Head gasket, there is a place where the oil runs from the head back down to the block and then crankcase... The one small place is proned to leaking... When and if that happens the only way to repair it is to remove the head...
Your car is pretty new, and the problem may have been corrected already... So you may never have this issue....
On another note a coworker has a Dodge Stratus with that 4 cylinder... 2001 I think... She has 150,000 miles on it if memory serves... They drive a lot...lol
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Whoa I was taken more seriously than I intended. I like our van, its just plain unserviceable. Little things like changing the alternator are next to impossible.
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Originally Posted by bonnie94sse
Originally Posted by jr's3800
Don't you have the 2.4L 4 Cyl?
I have seen issues with these engines, but mainly due to the Head gasket, there is a place where the oil runs from the head back down to the block and then crankcase... The one small place is proned to leaking... When and if that happens the only way to repair it is to remove the head...
Your car is pretty new, and the problem may have been corrected already... So you may never have this issue....
On another note a coworker has a Dodge Stratus with that 4 cylinder... 2001 I think... She has 150,000 miles on it if memory serves... They drive a lot...lol
Later the Cam sensor went out... Not too bad...
Car has been very good to her for the milage she has slapped on it... She had a simmilar car before 98 or 99 and it was stolen and totalled... It too was a good car, and had a sensor like the above go out as well... I think it was at 120,000 when it was ripped off and totalled... So she has had 2 good ones...
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