1997 Dodge Neon Maybe injectors.. you tell me

1997 DODGE NEON
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HAOLE04
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1997 Dodge Neon Front Wheel Drive Automatic 140K+ miles

Buring 4 quarts of oil a week... Had someone glance at it... Checked the oil and it looked full BUT~~~ you could see the dipstick through the oil.. thinking maybe the injector seals are bad... You oponion would be? I am also seeing the service enging idoit light( goes out when new oil is poured in for about 10 min.)
Feb 5, 2009 at 3:07 AM
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MMPRINCE4000
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A bad injector seal will usually cause a gas leak and/or a vacuum leak.

The idiot light is probably a low oil warning light. You can have the error codes read at most autoparts stores for free.

The biggest problem is oil consumption, is a lot of blue smoke coming out the exhaust? Do you have any LARGE oil leaks?

Have a compression/leakdown test performed, it may be bad rings. If you drain oil into a pan and it is thin/watery and you should be able to smell gasoline.
Feb 5, 2009 at 11:58 PM
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