I stopped, checked my oil, and after seeing it was good, carried on to work. At no time did a hot temp lite or oil lite come on. Chrysler told me that i would be responsible to fix it, and that the 2. Magical Minivan Moment Chrysler recently had a contest for mini-van owners to tell them their "magical mini-van moment.
We had a Caravan. It had a Mitsubishi engine in it, just like our Intrepid did. The Caravan engine went too. It cost us several thousand dollars.
Now our Intrepid engine's gone. That's magical. This time, we're not going to sit back and shell out the bucks. This time, we're going to do some public education, starting with this website, and let as many people as possible know about these engines.
This time, we're going to kick some proverbial ass. Dodge Contest E-mailing! One Intrepid owner, very upset about treatment by Chrysler after their 2.
You can go to Chrysler's website and build your dream Dodge. Then, if you send an e-mail about the contest to a friend through Chrysler's online form that pops up after you enter the contest, you get five more chances to win -- and you can add your own personal message to each e-mail.
Plus, you can do it over and over and over again. This upset Chrysler customer sent our blog a "dream dodge" message. Here's what the message says: Look! I'm entering a contest to win a free Dodge truck. If I send you this note, I'll get 5 more free ballots. I figure this is the only way to get a vehicle, now that Chrysler has completely screwed us over with the Intrepid 2.
Anyway, we hope we win the truck! Then we can sell it new and buy a FORD! Why don't we all enter the contest today! Extended Warranty Possibility Ralph, from the anyboard forum check it out here posts this important information about Mercedes-Benz, which could have big implications for what happens with DaimlerChrysler's stance on the 2.
Here's Ralph's post: Q. I recently received a note from Mercedes-Benz saying that the engine warranty on my '99 ML is being extended to 10 years or , miles because the factory did not initially use or recommend synthetic oil as part of its Flexible Servicing schedule, which calls for oil and filter changes about every 10, miles. Apparently, when not using synthetic oil, these engine are susceptible to sludge and greatly reduced engine life.
I regularly follow the MB service schedule, but when I opened the oil filler cap I was shocked to see a large amount of brownish "goo," with the consistency of whipped cream, in the cylinder head and on the cap.
I showed this to the dealer, who said this was normal, and is "froth" from the oil reaching the cylinder head. The oil in my car is now the synthetic variety. I've never seen this before.
The engine is running just fine. Is this normal? What should I do? A What should you do? Be grateful for the extended warranty offered by Mercedes. The engine is now covered for a very large percentage of the vehicle's expected life. Your responsibility from here on out is to use synthetic oil and change oil somewhere between 3, and 5, miles. Does this sound familiar? I've been recommending this "routine service" for years.
Doing so will preempt formation of sludge and varnish from oil oxidation, preempt any viscosity breakdown of the lubricant highly unlikely with synthetic oil anyway , and preempt depletion of the additive package before the oil is changed. The oil sludge you found is more common than you'd think in modern engines. My family just purchased a used Volkswagen Passat in fine shape, but it had some evidence of sludge on the oil filler cap.
Same reason: longer oil change intervals and the use of non-synthetic oil. We asked that the oil pan and valve cover be removed to inspect and clean the engine.
This revealed minor sludge, which was thoroughly cleaned out. The dealer, [dealer name removed], switched the vehicle to synthetic oil, and recommended we change it 2, miles later to finish the internal cleaning process.
Given the vastly improved lubricants available today, why does sludge develop? Because of higher oil operating temperatures and significantly longer oil change intervals. You can't do anything about the higher oil operating temperatures -- which are not in any way harmful in their own right -- but you can do something about the longer oil change intervals. Having identified the issue at roughly 50, miles and switched to synthetic oil, I don't think you'll experience an oil-related engine problem.
Thanks for the info, Ralph! Hey Chrysler. How about extending the warranty like for Mercedes-Benz? A blog about the mechanical and service experiences of people who own Dodge Intrepid automobiles. All views are the personal experiences and opinions of the blog owners and others who post to this site. Check if this part fits your vehicle. Contact the seller. Picture Information. Mouse over to Zoom - Click to enlarge.
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