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Re: 2005 Grand Caravan 3.8L Oil Consumption [frogger123]
by genetuck
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Feb 03, 2006 (12:56 am)
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Replying to: frogger123 (Jan 31, 2006 7:50 pm)
The specifications are what is important when it comes to engine oil......in other words, the letters on the can that tell what service it is rated for. The brand is not important. For years I have used the Walmart house brand, "Super Tech", with very good results. Before the Walmarts arrived I used various brands, mostly Sears. I generally run cars about 160,000 miles or so before buying a new one. Just make sure you use an oil that has an American Petroleum Institute seal on the label or top, and it should have a rating of SM. That is the API's top rating for gasoline engine oils. If it says "SM" and has the API mark it meets the DaimlerChrysler MS6395 specification. The can may also have some lesser ratings, like SL or SJ, but as long as it has the SM you are safe. By the way, if you see a service rating starting with c, like CI, CH or CJ, that is for diesel engines.
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- #1095 of 1422
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Re: 2005 Grand Caravan 3.8L Oil Consumption [genetuck]
by genetuck
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Feb 03, 2006 (9:43 pm)
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Replying to: genetuck (Feb 03, 2006 12:56 am)
By the way, at 141,000 miles, my 98 Astro Van is now getting the best fuel mileage ever......19 to 20 mpg with mostly highway driving. Nothing to brag about, and I'm hoping to beat that by three or four miles with my new SXT. My first two tanks averaged 22 mpg, but I'm expecting improvement as the engine loosens up.
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- #1096 of 1422
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Re: 2005 Grand Caravan 3.8L Oil Consumption [frogger123]
by marine2
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Feb 03, 2006 (11:33 pm)
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Replying to: frogger123 (Jan 31, 2006 10:07 am)
I have a 2005 DGC and it isn't using any oil. Doesn't the cap on your oil dipstick tell you to use 5W20?
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- #1097 of 1422
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Re: 2005 Grand Caravan 3.8L Oil Consumption [genetuck]
by shipo
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Feb 04, 2006 (8:59 am)
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Replying to: genetuck (Feb 03, 2006 9:43 pm)
"My first two tanks averaged 22 mpg, but I'm expecting improvement as the engine loosens up."
Both of our DGCs showed noticable power and mileage improvements through 20,000 miles where things pretty much leveled off. That having been said, with 106K on one van and 58K on the other, both seem to have marginally improved since then. I say "seem to" simply because a half of a mile per gallon is hard to prove given all of the other factors that could be in play here. At this point, our 1998 3.8 is able to do about 24 mpg on the highway and our 2003 3.8 is more like 26. Of course a few weeks ago we had some "Hurricane force winds" one evening, and on that drive home I got 11 mpg at a steady 65 from the 1998 (I knew it would be bad so I reset the OBC so I could see just how bad). The good news is that the next morning, even though the winds had died down to a nice 20-30 knot breeze, I managed to get 28 mpg for that same 40 mile commute back to work. 
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #1098 of 1422
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06 SXT 3.8L mileage
by gctony
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Feb 04, 2006 (9:45 pm)
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Currently doing about 17.5 MPG, 06 SXT 3.8L ....
2200 miles though on her...I do hope it edges up to 19+ as it brakes in
Tony
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- #1099 of 1422
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Re: 06 SXT 3.8L mileage [gctony]
by shipo
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Feb 04, 2006 (10:04 pm)
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Replying to: gctony (Feb 04, 2006 9:45 pm)
We picked up our brand spankin' new 1998 3.8 liter DGC one evening in early summer of that year and promptly left for a 600 mile trip the next morning. During that trip it averaged a little less than 18 mpg, I was dissappointed to say the least. That having been said, as you know from my previous post(s), that same van is now getting more like 24 mpg on the highway. I have no doubt that your van will loosen up over the next several thousand miles and your mileage will substantially improve.
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #1100 of 1422
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Could this be the 2007-8 Chrysler minivan?
by marine2
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Feb 05, 2006 (2:04 pm)
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http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/01/6060116.001.mini3L.jpg
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- #1101 of 1422
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Re: Could this be the 2007-8 Chrysler minivan? [marine2]
by shipo
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Feb 05, 2006 (2:14 pm)
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Replying to: marine2 (Feb 05, 2006 2:04 pm)
Hmmm, I like it, so does Mrs. Shipo... She'll take hers with a Hemi and a 6-Speed manual. Please.
Gee, wouldn't that be fun to have a Hemi 6-Speed Caravan and a Hemi 6-Speed Challenger.
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #1102 of 1422
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Re: Could this be the 2007-8 Chrysler minivan? [marine2]
by dennisctc
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Feb 05, 2006 (2:17 pm)
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Replying to: marine2 (Feb 05, 2006 2:04 pm)
WOW!!! if that the 2008!!! WOW!!!
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- #1103 of 1422
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Re: Could this be the 2007-8 Chrysler minivan? [dennisctc]
by marine2
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Feb 05, 2006 (4:20 pm)
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Replying to: dennisctc (Feb 05, 2006 2:17 pm)
Not really sure, but it very well could be. Notice the European or Australian plates?
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