99 chrysler Concorde problem?

Question

I have a 99 chrysler concorde and it overheated and shut off. Radiator had a leak. I changed the radiator everything was fine. Now there is this grinding noise in the engine. After a week. What is the problem. What part might be messed up in the engine. P.S its a 2.7 engine.

Answer 1

your water pump is probably bad it is driven by timing chains and is inside the engine what usually happens is the bearings in the pump come out and go all through out the engine if this happend your best off replacing the engine unless you pull out the engine and thoroughly clean it and rebuild it which you probably will need a crankshaft and heads if you replace it with a reman you should get some kind of warranty if you have your local dealer replace it you will should get a warranty for parts and labor

Answer 2

You have two choices, A: shell out $5,000 for a new engine or B: take it to the salvage yard. The timing chain guides have probably let loose. Once they do that, and if you don't fix it right away, the engine goes POOF. The 2.7 engine is around $5,000. Bottom line, your engine is probably toast.

Answer 3

Sounds like a water pump problem. Release tension on the fan belt and rock the w/p pulley side to side, then spin it by hand. If the shaft rocks or there is noise when turning, replace the pump.

Answer 4

The first time you checked it was the engine warm? How much is it over filled? Was the engine warm or cold the second time? Is the oil clean looking or milky? What does it smell like? If the oil was first checked with the engine cold and warm the second time it could be expansion. If the oil is milky looking it could be coolant in the oil.