I'm new to the site, hello all.
My wife and I bought a 2000 Intrepid used from a Dodge dealer about 2.5 years ago. It now has 78,000 miles and I'm pretty sure I've got a main bearing going out. I've changed the oil regularly and used 10w40 Castrol GTX. (In the winter I used 5w30 per the owners manual)
I've done some searches on the net and I see that I'm not the only one with this problem. Does anyone know if Dodge is doing anything for their customers relating to this sludge issue?
I've always done my own "out of warranty" repairs on all my vehicles and I guess this will be the same. I see in the Haines manual that you can drop the pan with the motor in the car. Does anyone know if you can replace the main bearings without pulling the crank on this engine. I've done that on a couple V-8's in the past. It is a pain to get that upper bearing half out, but it can be done on some engines. The "ticking" is pretty mild at this point and only occurs at certain engine loading points. I don't think the crank is damaged enough to require replacement.
Thanks for the site! Any advise would be appreciated. :gr_patrio
My wife and I bought a 2000 Intrepid used from a Dodge dealer about 2.5 years ago. It now has 78,000 miles and I'm pretty sure I've got a main bearing going out. I've changed the oil regularly and used 10w40 Castrol GTX. (In the winter I used 5w30 per the owners manual)
I've done some searches on the net and I see that I'm not the only one with this problem. Does anyone know if Dodge is doing anything for their customers relating to this sludge issue?
I've always done my own "out of warranty" repairs on all my vehicles and I guess this will be the same. I see in the Haines manual that you can drop the pan with the motor in the car. Does anyone know if you can replace the main bearings without pulling the crank on this engine. I've done that on a couple V-8's in the past. It is a pain to get that upper bearing half out, but it can be done on some engines. The "ticking" is pretty mild at this point and only occurs at certain engine loading points. I don't think the crank is damaged enough to require replacement.
Thanks for the site! Any advise would be appreciated. :gr_patrio