On Apr 7, 2005 11:52 AM, Gene Poon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jenn wrote: > > > > > It sounds like a winding top that's never going to release. The best > > I can describe it (because I'm not automotively inclined lol) is that > > it's the sound your car makes when you desperately need to change the > > oil, such as when you're 3000 miles OVER getting it changed. > > > ==================================== > > It's a 2.7, right? > > Have the engine checked out. NOW. If you weren't aware, this engine has > had problems with oil starvation to bearings and timing chain due to > sludge buildup. Also the water pump on that motor, if it leaks, does so > into the crankcase, which contaminates the oil.
I second that. You don't want to know what happens if the upper end of this thing lets go. Replacement engines will easily exceed the probable value of the car. You're pushing this car too hard, by the way. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/5iY7fA/6WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/46t0lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
