helloooo d forum... i'm new here... tryin to get an idea of whats goin on with and what to watch out for on her 99 dohc 5sp 2dr dodge neon w/72,000 miles... it has been babied at the dealer it's whole life, but over the last 9 months it has slowly been deteriorating... taken it to the the dealer and they say theres nothin wrong? why does it run so crappy then? sputtering when ya start it in the morning, stops after it warms fer a minute or 2... oh and it just hints at smoking just a tinkle of blue when ya rev it... there is also some ominous valve train tinking... aluminum ohc heads scare me when they make metalic sounds, specially when the exaust starts to get that hint of blue... its totally up to date with maintenance, so if any of you have any idears runnin through ya heads lemme know k... preciate it...

 

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