I just bought an 01 dodge stratus r/t. 3.0L auto. from a private dealer 2 weeks ago. I test drove the car everything seemed fine nothing seemed wrong on the 2 hour drive home. The next day after I went to work let the car sit for an 8 hour work shift I started the car up and it sounds like the engine is running really hard. The car starts fine with no problem. The noise does go away after I start to drive. Then I started to smell oil burning. There is oil leaking from the oil fill cap, so I replaced the cap. Checked it the next day its still leaking oil. I checked the oil level and its reading full. The oil does not smell burnt and it is not cloudy. It still has 500 miles or so to go before I have to change the oil again. (The girl had it changed before I got the car). I have never had either of these issues with my truck or any other car until this one. Any suggestions please help. Thank you.

 

eh..i wouldnt trust someone who said that they had changed the oil recently. my 02 RT also had the oil cap go bad, but if i were you, id change the oil and get a good look around for leaks.

 

Alright sounds good thanks a lot! =) According to the oil change sticker in the window it was done not to long ago. But ya never know.

 

and a new oil cap is very cheap...if you think that it might be leaking, look into a new one. like i said, mine went bad sometime in 2007...so it lasted around 5 years and 60,000 miles.