Was there ever a memo sent out about valve cover replacement for the Dodge Caravan (1999)?? I was talking with someone about the minor oil smoke (From tail pipe) that the 3.3L V6 seems to develope over time....He said that he had received some memo that said the valve covers were to close to the valves and because of this, the PCV valve would suck oil and cause the smoke problem.....Replacing them with a new modified valve cover set would solve the problem....It doesn't sound right.......I always thought it was a Valve/Ring issue. Not a PCV.......Did anyone out there ever hear about this???
2007-10-17 08:17:48 · 7 answers · asked by ORDER 66 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
Texasm might be on to something there...He may be thinking of the Mitusbishi 3.0L...Anyone hear of this problem with that motor recently??
2007-10-18 05:20:15 · update #1
I checked and there are no technical service bullitens pertaining to this on your vehicle. Also the part# for the valve covers has never been superseeded form the origional#'s.
2007-10-17 12:23:18 · answer #1 · answered by brek69amx 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What you are describing is the EXACT Technical Service Bulletin on the 1999-2001 Ford Windstar with the 3.8 engines. I have never seen a service bulletin like this on a Dodge product. The problem you are describing with the Dodge was corrected in 1991 for the 1989-1991 Dodges with the Mitusbishi 3.0 engines... the valve seals were failing prematurely and causing smoke to come from the tailpipe.
2007-10-17 15:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
neat, we are all here. i've never heard of that either, no tsb, and if the valve cover never superceded, its been the same since the 80's. the normal places to lose oil are valve seals and rings, but you could pull oil through the pcv valve too. make sure the valve isn't stuck open. not too many problems with these, i've got 207,000 on my intrepid and it hardly uses a drop. as far as i am concerned the 3.3/3.8 are some of the best gasoline burning engines american cars have ever had. don't be worried about a little smoke, jsut keep an eye on your level. if you are using alot, you might have it checked out.
2007-10-17 12:56:22 · answer #3 · answered by sprinkles 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chrysler had an issue with the 2.2/2.5 way back when. But I can't remember exactly why. We did change a truck load of valve covers,though. But that was around 1985 and only on the 4 bangers. 3.3/3.8 never had that problem. These engines are the most trouble free motor ever put in production. They will out last the Cummins diesel under normal circumstances! I had a Caravan with 230,000 miles when I sold it and it used less oil then it did when I first bought it at 48,000 miles! Hope you find you're problem.
2007-10-17 12:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by Jackolantern 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
an entire remanufactured axle ( it is composed of the CV joint ) runs around $a hundred and perhaps a million and a a million/2 hours to alter so at $a hundred an hour you're observing $250 for the axle. Yeah, my son and that i could do it inquisitive approximately approximately $4 hundred. observe dealerships cost greater in line with hour than self reliant shops.
2016-10-12 23:34:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have never heard of that either ,unless one slipped by me,and i don't think it did,all you can do is keep an eye on the oil level in it,if its starting to use oil don't let it get too low,i have never heard of any of this before,and i get updated bulletins on this kind of thing,good luck with it.
2007-10-17 16:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have never heard of that and i looked it up in my system and it was not a tech service bulletin for that model i think your right and they all leak at some point. if he seen that i don't think it was from chrysler.
2007-10-17 09:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by chrysti's midlife crisis 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋