99 Intrtepid To Much Oil Damage
 

I own a 99 Intrepid 2.7 with about 82K on it. The timing chain was making
noise so I had it towed to Elmwood Dodge in East Providence RI. A new timing
chain, water pump, belts were installed for 1300 dollars. I picked up the
car and after about 300 miles started to get a noise in the motor, the oil
light would come on at an idle and the car started running rough at an idle.
I checked the oil and it appears to have been "Double filled" being 5 quarts
over. I had it towed back to the dealer and was told the noise is a piston
noise. They assumed responsibility for the overfill of oil and are stating
that would not lead to piston damage. Is this true?

No it's not! The 2.7 engine is crap. It can not cycle oil properly instead
it cooks it, plugging up the pick up tube. We have 2000 w/58000 and the
engine is toast. We have an extended warranty for 60000 k/ 7yr. They may
just replace the bad parts and that's all. Once it's fixed we will dump it
and move on. It does sound though that there is a class action building for
this. Do a search for " Dodge 2.7 " and you will find out.

http://www.anyboard.net/autos/cars/cars/gindex.html

"Ed Varin" > wrote in message
news:ILJsc.43425$Lm3.18918@lakeread04...
> I own a 99 Intrepid 2.7 with about 82K on it. The timing chain was making
> noise so I had it towed to Elmwood Dodge in East Providence RI. A new
timing
> chain, water pump, belts were installed for 1300 dollars. I picked up the
> car and after about 300 miles started to get a noise in the motor, the oil
> light would come on at an idle and the car started running rough at an
idle.
> I checked the oil and it appears to have been "Double filled" being 5
quarts
> over. I had it towed back to the dealer and was told the noise is a piston
> noise. They assumed responsibility for the overfill of oil and are stating
> that would not lead to piston damage. Is this true?
>
>

No it's not! The 2.7 engine is crap. It can not cycle oil properly instead
it cooks it, plugging up the pick up tube. We have 2000 w/58000 and the
engine is toast. We have an extended warranty for 60000 k/ 7yr. They may
just replace the bad parts and that's all. Once it's fixed we will dump it
and move on. It does sound though that there is a class action building for
this. Do a search for " Dodge 2.7 " and you will find out.

http://www.anyboard.net/autos/cars/cars/gindex.html

"Ed Varin" > wrote in message
news:ILJsc.43425$Lm3.18918@lakeread04...
> I own a 99 Intrepid 2.7 with about 82K on it. The timing chain was making
> noise so I had it towed to Elmwood Dodge in East Providence RI. A new
timing
> chain, water pump, belts were installed for 1300 dollars. I picked up the
> car and after about 300 miles started to get a noise in the motor, the oil
> light would come on at an idle and the car started running rough at an
idle.
> I checked the oil and it appears to have been "Double filled" being 5
quarts
> over. I had it towed back to the dealer and was told the noise is a piston
> noise. They assumed responsibility for the overfill of oil and are stating
> that would not lead to piston damage. Is this true?
>
>