Right, and the GM 3.1/3.4 engines don't blow their intake gaskets and
fill the crankcase with Dex-Cool, either.

Much as I like Chrysler, I have to say that you can get a decent feel
for when a problem is real and when it isn't by watching the number of
failures among people you know with the vehicles. I remember seeing a
2.7 engine ripped open in a local dealer within a year of the engine's
introduction, and I thought at the time "oooh, that aint RIGHT!" And now
enough complaints are showing up in discussion forums that I think its
pretty clear that its a weakling of an engine design.

Does that mean the numbers warrant a full-out recall? Maybe not. GM
still hasn't recalled their 3100/3400 family, and those things fail a
LOT more than the 2.7 does. But then that's GM, I expect nothing else.



Robert Meyer wrote:

> The 2.7 L sludge issue may be a non-issue. FWIW, the reported failure rate
> is something like 650 complaints out of a possible 750,000 engines. See the
> ongoing discussion on allpar.com:
>
> http://www.allpar.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59368
>
> I'm going to change my oil and not worry about it!
>
> SpongeBob
>
> "Bob Shuman" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Could you provide a bit more info? Specifically: What year? Were you the
>>original owner? How many miles when it died? What was the maintenance
>>history, especially regarding oil changes? What type & supplier of oil
>>and
>>filter was used? Were there any early symptoms of pending failure and if
>>so, what were they?
>>
>>Thanks in advance since there are lots of us out here with the 2.7 and we
>>would like to learn what works (and more importantly what doesn't which is
>>where you come in). Sorry to hear of your problems. I also own an older
>>3.5L Intrepid and it is a nice engine if you decide to go that route.
>>Good
>>luck with the swap.
>>
>> Bob
>>
> wrote in message
roups.com...
>>
>>>Just had my 2.7 Intrepid die to the good sludge which seems to ails
>>>these engines. My body and Interior are in great shape so a rebuild or
>>>swap might be worth it. Finding a 2.7 is a quest however I see alot of
>>>3.2 and 3.5 from 300M available @ lower price tags. Does anyone know
>>>how difficult the swap from the 2.7 to the 3.2 or 3.5 is, and if any
>>>other mods are needed for this swap? Not to thrilled about swaping
>>>another 2.7 only to have same problem down the line again...can anyone
>>>adivse?
>>>
>>
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