2002 Intrepid problems.. need help
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2002 Intrepid problems.. need help
NOTE: This all happened in the same day.
Purchased this vehicle with a dead battery and engine oil light on, I checked the dipstick and the oil was clear, all engine fluids were good and topped off. car ran smooth as a kitten. upon pickup We jump started the car and drove it away.
2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L with 65k miles, Runs smooth although the engine oil light has come on and the vehicle now overheats. I had to get home and didn't want to tow so I released the pressure from the radiator cap and kept driving with the heater on. well finally the car shut down on the highway and coasted to a stop. Battery is dead as a door nail but vehicle will start and run smooth again with a jump.
My problem now is the engine oil is creamy (pointing to a head gasket or the dodge vent problem), the engine oil light is on and vehicle still overheats (pointing to a bad oil pump) and now the check engine light is on? (sensor maybe).
My question is can I do a engine flush and a coolant system block seal to fix this problem? Would a block seal hurt the system at all? (Is it sensitive?) I would like to fix it or is the engine trashed by now? I would hate to spend a few hundred bucks more for nothing, and I don't have compression testers or tools in that nature.
I started the car today with another battery I had laying around, starts right up and idles perfect. so I immediately shut it off so that I don't hurt the car anymore then it is. (I was just testing for a frozen block).
Any input will be great I need help real bad, I am at my whits end.
Purchased this vehicle with a dead battery and engine oil light on, I checked the dipstick and the oil was clear, all engine fluids were good and topped off. car ran smooth as a kitten. upon pickup We jump started the car and drove it away.
2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L with 65k miles, Runs smooth although the engine oil light has come on and the vehicle now overheats. I had to get home and didn't want to tow so I released the pressure from the radiator cap and kept driving with the heater on. well finally the car shut down on the highway and coasted to a stop. Battery is dead as a door nail but vehicle will start and run smooth again with a jump.
My problem now is the engine oil is creamy (pointing to a head gasket or the dodge vent problem), the engine oil light is on and vehicle still overheats (pointing to a bad oil pump) and now the check engine light is on? (sensor maybe).
My question is can I do a engine flush and a coolant system block seal to fix this problem? Would a block seal hurt the system at all? (Is it sensitive?) I would like to fix it or is the engine trashed by now? I would hate to spend a few hundred bucks more for nothing, and I don't have compression testers or tools in that nature.
I started the car today with another battery I had laying around, starts right up and idles perfect. so I immediately shut it off so that I don't hurt the car anymore then it is. (I was just testing for a frozen block).
Any input will be great I need help real bad, I am at my whits end.
Last edited by vedlinyrim; Jul 25, 2011 at 04:32 PM. Reason: added engine size
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NOTE: This all happened in the same day.
Purchased this vehicle with a dead battery and engine oil light on, I checked the dipstick and the oil was clear, all engine fluids were good and topped off. car ran smooth as a kitten. upon pickup We jump started the car and drove it away.
2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L with 65k miles, Runs smooth although the engine oil light has come on and the vehicle now overheats. I had to get home and didn't want to tow so I released the pressure from the radiator cap and kept driving with the heater on. well finally the car shut down on the highway and coasted to a stop. Battery is dead as a door nail but vehicle will start and run smooth again with a jump.
My problem now is the engine oil is creamy (pointing to a head gasket or the dodge vent problem), the engine oil light is on and vehicle still overheats (pointing to a bad oil pump) and now the check engine light is on? (sensor maybe).
My question is can I do a engine flush and a coolant system block seal to fix this problem? Would a block seal hurt the system at all? (Is it sensitive?) I would like to fix it or is the engine trashed by now? I would hate to spend a few hundred bucks more for nothing, and I don't have compression testers or tools in that nature.
I started the car today with another battery I had laying around, starts right up and idles perfect. so I immediately shut it off so that I don't hurt the car anymore then it is. (I was just testing for a frozen block).
Any input will be great I need help real bad, I am at my whits end.
Purchased this vehicle with a dead battery and engine oil light on, I checked the dipstick and the oil was clear, all engine fluids were good and topped off. car ran smooth as a kitten. upon pickup We jump started the car and drove it away.
2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L with 65k miles, Runs smooth although the engine oil light has come on and the vehicle now overheats. I had to get home and didn't want to tow so I released the pressure from the radiator cap and kept driving with the heater on. well finally the car shut down on the highway and coasted to a stop. Battery is dead as a door nail but vehicle will start and run smooth again with a jump.
My problem now is the engine oil is creamy (pointing to a head gasket or the dodge vent problem), the engine oil light is on and vehicle still overheats (pointing to a bad oil pump) and now the check engine light is on? (sensor maybe).
My question is can I do a engine flush and a coolant system block seal to fix this problem? Would a block seal hurt the system at all? (Is it sensitive?) I would like to fix it or is the engine trashed by now? I would hate to spend a few hundred bucks more for nothing, and I don't have compression testers or tools in that nature.
I started the car today with another battery I had laying around, starts right up and idles perfect. so I immediately shut it off so that I don't hurt the car anymore then it is. (I was just testing for a frozen block).
Any input will be great I need help real bad, I am at my whits end.