a chrysler engine that dies around 40k miles?

[Jpx87]

http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/7592454/detail.html

it was on the news last night here. anyones else herd of this before?

[StrtRacer98]

Yeah i have a 2.4L dodge motor and it blew at 62k miles
and then i replaced it, with the turbo 2.4l and i blew that also.
Replaced that with a 2.4L out of a sebring with the same turbo and still have it, but i dont drive it.

[terminaldegree]

The problems w/ the Chrysler 2.7 are well known and documented. There are entire sites dedicated to warning people not to buy that piece of junk.

The problem w/ the 2.7 is not shared with the 3.2 or the 3.5 motors though, AFAIK.

[camaro_speedemon]

"It upset me because I don't have $5,000 to put out for a new motor"

[img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] What are they doing, putting in an LS1 instead [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] What a fuggen ripoff!

[cam98aro]

i thought sebrings has DOHC 2.5L engines

[kala]

my friend just bought a car with this engine.....damn...wish i knew before....btw "StrtRacer98",dude did you break all the record for "postwhoring"??? WTF...in 2 months 900+ posts....... [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] ...it might be a guiness record.. :D

[StrtRacer98]

^ it's a possibility.
nov. 22nd i think.

[camaro_speedemon]

Originally posted by kala:
my friend just bought a car with this engine.....damn...wish i knew before....btw "StrtRacer98",dude did you break all the record for "postwhoring"??? WTF...in 2 months 900+ posts....... [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] ...it might be a guiness record.. :D

Nah, I've done that before. I used to average 100 posts a week :D

[95fbirdkid]

you're all whores

[TucsonBird]

You mean we're supposed to change the oil?


:D

[98DC]

I just watched the video, They are suggesting that the oil gets changed every 6K??? Every car I have owned has gotten it every 3k I always thought that was the norm??

[Loochy88]

Originally posted by 98DC:
I just watched the video, They are suggesting that the oil gets changed every 6K??? Every car I have owned has gotten it every 3k I always thought that was the norm??

not all cars have the same intervals, but 3000 is usually a good rule of thumb. depends on what sort of oil youre using as well.

i doubt those people were changing their oil at the regular intervals, but i also dont think the engines are made to last.

[98DC]

Very ture, I try to stick to the 3k or once a month rule.

[4thgenowner]

My grandma has a 2.7L V6 in her 04 Sebring. 40K on it and still running strong. The dealer said that she has to have an oil filter with a anti-drain back valve or it would cause premature engine failure. I found that weird, but hey if it works.

[terminaldegree]

Every oil filter has an anti drainback valve.

Short oil changes are a must with this engine, even still there is a manufacturing defect that causes these things to grenade prematurely.