I haven't noticed any gas smells while running the car, nor any black smoke. It has 110,000 miles on it, Ive got an estimated 17+ miles over 2 tanks so far. Haven't had it long enough to check much more--though I'll keep an eye on it. I did check the for fault codes and found the follopwing: 12 Direct battery input to PCM was disconnected within the last 50 key-on cycles. (this may have been when work was done one of the windows to determine why it wasn't working and its subsequent repair..._ 51 A lean air/fuel mixture has been indicated by an abnormally rich correction factor. Without hooking it up at the dealership, I can't tell exactly which side. Though my book does say that the check engine light will illuminate during engine operation if the this diagnostic trouble code was recorded. So maybe it's an old code??
I have continued to notice the sporadic wobble/vibration in the front end. It was all supposed to have been checked and in good working order. Though it was sold AS IS with no warranty... On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Geoff <[email protected]> wrote: > First things first. > Do you smell gasoline around the car when it's idling? > > Is there any black smoke coming from the exhaust, especially under > acceleration? > > Does the engine oil dipstick smell of gasoline at all? > > How many miles does it have? > > What is your measured MPG? (Should be calculated for several tanks, and > then averaged.) > [...] ------------------------------------ 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/
