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Replying to: josorto (Aug 04, 2006 10:30 am) http://www.chrysler.com/owners/index.html |
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Replying to: josorto (Aug 02, 2006 11:11 am)  the Chrysler dealership about this and he said that it is because the computer is only caliberated for 87 octane as anything with a Higher Octane Burns Hotter.
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| I recently bought a 99 Neon with 75,000mi. It idles rough when started but smooths out after running few minutes. It has new plugs and wires. No codes. Oh its a 2L DOHC | |
I have a 1998 Plymouth Neon, automatic, DOHC engine with 86,000miles currently on it. I got it used about 3 years ago with about 60,000miles on it. I know the car was beat up a little by the previous owner, since the previous owner was my sister. The maintance on the other hand was kept up to date, my dad changing everything when it was needed, oil every 3,000miles, etc. Well have three years of owning the car and taking car of it like it was my baby, things started to go wrong. First started with slight problems with my transmission slipping and over reving. Then in June 2006, i was driving on the highway when my service engine soon light flashed and then the whole car just stut down. I got it to the side of the road where i shut the car off, waited ten minutes, then tried it again. The car wouldnt do anything. I got out of the car to call my dad when i noticed antifreeze all over the road. My dad then came and had my car towed. We later learned that my water pump had busted causing a chain reaction problem. Basically, my timing belt had been shredded to pieces causing me to have 3 out of 4 cylinders bend. After alot of searching and with not alot of money to work with, i decided to have them replace the heads. My car seemed fine after it was fixed. Then about 3 or 4 months later, my service engine soon light turned on again. I got worried, by my friend told me that its probably just my O2 sensor. Then about a month or 2 later, my transmission starts to slip real bad and i started to get unexplainable squeeks from my front end and noises like a belt was wet but only on cold mornings when i used the heater. Then about a couple days ago, my car's battery light turned on and it became hard to steer. I immediately went home, where my dad told me to check to see if all my belts were on. When i did i noticed that my powersteering belt was off. Im a little upset because this is my first car ever and all these problems seem to be happening at the worst times. I planned on taking my car with me when me and my husband move to CO but it seems like my car will never make it. Can anyone tell me what might have made all these problems happen and are they connected to one another? I know that neons are prone to problems, but is this an isolated problem or what? Can anyone tell me the real reason my service engine soon light is on? Can it be because of the heads being redone? Is it worth fixing it everytime it breaks or should i consider getting a new one? Please help!
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Replying to: dmartinez (Mar 20, 2007 11:45 am) If you look for transmission fluid at your local automotive store they usually have some substances their that will greatly improve the slippage. of your transmission. Mine sounded awful one day and I was severely short on funds to pay for a rebuild of the transmission. Here I am and it's been just over a year and no notice of it as a problem. But if it even starts to seem like it's slipping I get this stuff for it. It only costs about $5.00 and I get it usally about every two months. I do drive my car alot to work and back too. Maybe you can check into it and save some major bucks. It seems to me it just has more to do with fluids in the transmission than actual wearing down of the parts. Hope this helps.P.S. I do all the minor work on my Neon and my hhusband doesn't touch it. Get yourself a Haines book for your car too it will help you learn better. I have to read it three times before I start the work to make double sure I know what I need to do before doing it. You will feel better about doing it yourself too. RedPath |
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I just had the fuel service done, and an overall inspection of our 96 Neon highline, and when I got it back, it almost felt like I had 4-wheel drive on it when I hit the brakes (brakes shuddered when held down.) Started being noisy, but didn't/don't squeel, it's more like a "rough road" kinda sound. (front brakes got hot, but weren't smelling) Today, it started to make the godawfullest noise, first only when I hit the brakes, later just when the wheels were turning, like it was rubbing metal to metal, and it didn't feel like I had ANY breaks when I got it home.............. Any suggestions I can take to the dealership tomorrow (other than some I can't print, and probably shouldn't tell them about)? Thanks! |
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