> Recently I had my oil check lamp flickering at stop. Very common problem. Its almost always a bad oil pressure sending unit causing that, especially if its leaking. Of all the 2nd gen LH cars I've owned over the years, ALL of them had this problem. I just replace the sending unit although Chrysler has a tsb to "fix" it. The labor is more to perform the TSB rather than to just replace the darn thing. My cost at the dealer, after a 20% discount, was something like $22.
Speaking of which, which engine is it? If it is a 2.7L engine, their oil pan gaskets love to leak at the corners. Although it doesn't do the environment much good, and if you check your oil level on a regular basis, that is no big deal if you don't mind the stain on the driveway. Getting these oil pans off isn't the easiest thing in the world, and isn't for the faint of heart. The sway bar has to be shoved out of the way a bit and there are two bolts holding the pan on from the front of the engine by the crankshaft pulley that can be a real pain to remove unless you've done it before. Once the bolts are out, you get the joy of trying to put them back in. Far from impossible, but plenty to tick a person off. And, a few tips in doing this job... You definitely are going to want a new gasket for a couple reasons. 1.)the thickness of the pan gasket acts as a spacer to keep the pan away from the oil pickup tube. With no gasket there, you WILL damage something when bolting the pan back on. Guaranteed. 2.) since the oil filter is mounted on the oil pan, this pan gasket has to seal up pressurized oil, and these engines make over 100 PSI of oil pressure. This is possibly another reason for 2.7L engine failures after an oil pan gasket job is performed, although I cannot yet confirm it. The only place that goop should be used is in the corners where the original gaskets love to leak. $400 at a repair shop to do this doesn't sound too far out. Including parts and labor, I do it for $175 plus $20 for the oil change that will have to be done in the process. I basically tell customers to get an estimate at a shop of their choice, chop their price in half, and thats what I do it for. 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
