Re: Re: missing oil?? maybe belly pan

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 17:36:43 EDT


Have you checked your coolant? I know coolant usually mixes into the oil,
but there may have been some sort of fluke that has caused the reverse to
happen... might at least be worth a look.

nothing oozing out of any of the other gaskets though huh? weird. it can't
just dissappear unless it's dripping into the bell housing from the rear
main. even then you'd eventually get a puddle...

--
-Josh
Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L

""Ken Allgood"" <kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message news:001d01c30393$264fddb0$6501a8c0@ken... > > I'm stuck in the same position as you :( > > I don't see any oil being smoked from the exhaust, no smoke from engine or > underbody, no drip marks on ground (and I've watched it for 10 min while > running to check for dripping). Intake is a sligh filmy layer on the > bottom, but no puddling, etc. I'm losing at least 1/2 qt, maybe more, per > fillup. Going through close to a quart a week of oil, been that way since I > put in the 1.7 Crower rockers :( > > Ken Allgood > 97 CC SLT 5.2L > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mike kulczycki" <dakota1994@hotmail.com> > To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 4:56 PM > Subject: DML: missing oil?? maybe belly pan > > > > > > well another problem has occurred with my 94 dakota. yesterday i had to > add > > about 3/4 quart of oil, then today again... i don't see any smoke out the > > tailpipe or any oily residue in there. no visible leaks on the ground > > either. i looked in the intake yesterday. it looked a little grimy, but > > not to bad. not sure how much oil i would see in there for this > problem... > > i know this is a common problem. i have 127k miles and never took > anything > > from the engine off... i heard the pcv valved can cause problems also. > > mine rattle freely, that's good, right?? i may pick a new one anyway.. > how > > difficult to change it then?? how much do i have to take off?? it's a V6 > > with ac... > > thanks... > > > > > > > > Mike K > > 94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto > > 95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed > > http://www.hornok.com/zig > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > >



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