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#1986 of 4956 rocker arms chrysler 300m by sel Sep 05, 2005 (8:40 pm)
I am the owner of a 1999 chyrsler 300m purchased new in dec of 99. I have 112000mi on it. When you start the car there is a lot of clatering noise it quiets down a little after a few seconds but is still noisey. I metioned this to the dealer when the car was still in warranty. They said this was normal for this engine. Having owned many cars over the years and never having this problem I thought it was odd. But i never owned a Chyrsler product before so i thought maybe so. I don't know that much about cars but to me I thought that when first started not enough oil was getting up to the top of the engine liffters? I have the oil changed every 3000mi. The chyrsler dealer has done all service work. The noise has gotten louder so when I went in for my last oil change I ask them to look at it. They tell me its the Rocker arms and it will cost $1150 to fix.I am disapointed. The car is in very good condition and I had hoped to get another 5 years out of it. My last car a Mazda 626 I drove 226000mi. Could this really be Rocker arms and if I have them fixed could there be a good chance of other serious engine problems to follow soon? Sorry for the long post but I really Love this car and want to keep driving it. Thanks SEL Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 06, 2005 6:08 am)
#1987 of 4956 Re: rocker arms chrysler 300m [sel] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 06, 2005 (6:08 am)
Replying to: sel (Sep 05, 2005 8:40 pm) Well that's a lot of miles and engines do wear out, but it would be good to know if the rockers arm bushing failed from their own natural wear (cheap materials maybe or not a great design or not frequent enough maintenance?) or if they failed from some type of oil starvation. I suppose the best you could do is repair the damage but not until you assess how good the oil pressure is for the engine in general. It is possible that the rockers failed due to you not being on a severe maintenance schedule, or maybe the engine is full of sludge, and these things have affected oil pressure. It's all hard to say why these things happen, but by all means have the engine's oil pressure checked with a numerical read-out before you repair anything and also have the engine carefully examined for sludge. My point is you don't want to end up just repairing the symptoms and not the disease.
#1988 of 4956 re rocker arms by sel Sep 06, 2005 (6:30 am)
Thanks Mr shiftright. I will ask the dealer to check the oil presure. The oil presure gauge still reads the same as it always has. As for as oil changes the car is driven mostly highway miles 70miles to and from work 6 days a week. I have had the oil changed every 3000mi and few times less than 3000. My chrysler dealer has done every oil change and all maintinence. It has been a good car other than this. Thanks again for you help. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 06, 2005 6:33 am)
#1989 of 4956 Re: re rocker arms [sel] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 06, 2005 (6:33 am)
Replying to: sel (Sep 06, 2005 6:30 am) Well sounds like you did all the right things. It's too bad the dealer deflected the original complaint, You were probably right that something was wrong. Next time trust your intuition more and maybe get second opinions. You might even get a second opinion on this problem and the cost of repairs. You could also have a couple of bad valve lifters. Rocker arm failure is a bit odd.
#1990 of 4956 94 GMC Van Power Control Module by rembrandtstl Sep 06, 2005 (12:55 pm)
Having a no start problem. Replaced fuel pump & its wire harness, relay injectors & their wire harness. Engine cranks. But No power detected coming from OBD to injectors. Dealer suggested it was the power control module instead of the OBD and gave us a drawing showing the PCM on the pass. side of the engine inside the van. The Haynes book is of no help either. BUT, we can't identify it! Any help? Or other suggestions as to problem.
#1992 of 4956 Re: Bad rear shocks= vibration [bsmoodha] by 2001astrolt Sep 08, 2005 (10:36 am)
Replying to: bsmoodha (Jul 17, 2004 1:30 pm) Did you ever get a disgnosis of this problem? I may have the same thing in my Astro.... feels like going over rumble strips almost.
#1993 of 4956 Is my fuel pump bad??? by 2me Sep 09, 2005 (6:48 am)
it's a 95 neon 5 speed. A week ago it ran great. it will start and idle perfectly but as soon as you press the gas it "blub, blub, blubs" like a motorcycle with the choke left on. If you let off the gas it goes back to idle. I replaced the fuel pump and it was no better. If you pump the peddle quickly you can achieve the higher RPM's. There is no smoke coming out and the oil is clear and clean. There is the oft mentioned oil in the spark plug tube in one of the cylinders but it looks like it has been there for a while. The head was redone a year ago. Replies to this message: qbrozen (Sep 09, 2005 7:38 am) 2me (Sep 09, 2005 8:36 am) qbrozen (Sep 09, 2005 8:52 am) and 6 more...
#1994 of 4956 Re: Is my fuel pump bad??? [2me] by qbrozen Sep 09, 2005 (7:38 am)
Replying to: 2me (Sep 09, 2005 6:48 am) you replaced the pump? What about the fuel filter? Replies to this message: 2me (Sep 09, 2005 8:36 am) qbrozen (Sep 09, 2005 8:52 am) 2me (Sep 09, 2005 9:42 am) and 5 more...
#1995 of 4956 Re: Is my fuel pump bad??? [qbrozen] by 2me Sep 09, 2005 (8:36 am)
Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 09, 2005 7:38 am) Sorry, I replaced the filter not the pump. Replies to this message: qbrozen (Sep 09, 2005 8:52 am) 2me (Sep 09, 2005 9:42 am) qbrozen (Sep 09, 2005 9:43 am) and 4 more...