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2002 Dodge Intrepid

Tiny
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  • 2002 DODGE INTREPID
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 123,000 MILES
Last year in 08 my car caught on fire on the bottom but wasn't really badly damaged a few months ago in jan-feb we finally got enough money to get it fixed so we got it fixed but when we finally got to take it home weeks later the oil started leaking out of the resorvare and now there saying we need a new motor do I? My uncle said since it hadn't been ran in such a while for me to get treatment for the oil and take it slow in a long road so it can get all the gunk out but what do I have to do?
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 AT 4:34 PM

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Tiny
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Is the engine running well? Also, can you better explain where the oil leaks is coming from and how much oil is leaking?
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 AT 9:04 AM
Tiny
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The people we took it to sayed it has a lot of blow by? What is that? And the oil leaks out of the realease valve and a lot the day we took it home it was leaking a lot but yesterday we went to go see it and none leaked out when we started it but it was knocking! No that bad but yeah you could tell
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 AT 11:53 AM
Tiny
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Hi:
Blow by is caused when the piston rings wear out and allow compressed air from the combustion chamber to enter the crankcase (engine block). Here is a way you can check it yourself. With the engine running, open the oil cap and see if there is smoke or a lot of air pressure blowing out.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 AT 8:13 PM

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