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Oil leak on '94 Voyager

I have had a '94 Plymouth Voyager 3.0 V6 since it was new, with about 55,000 miles on it. It is used mostly for short trips such as a daily 6-mile commute to and from work and it gets less than 6000 miles/year. I've pretty much babied it other than the frequent short trips.

It has started leaking oil pretty badly. As best I can see, the oil is beginning in a broad band just below the exhaust manifold, on the back side of the engine.

I've done some searching on the internet and I've noted quite a bit of material on leaky rear main seals, and problems with stuck PCV valves causing overpressures in the crankcase, and I suspect that trying to fix the problem would be more expensive than the minivan is worth. It may be cheaper to fix it than to get a new car, but every couple of years or so the engine of the minivan has died while driving (usually on a busy urban interstate highway) so I am reluctant to put too much money into it.

Do any of you experts out there have an opinion on what could be wrong, and what the cost range (best case - worst case) would be to get it fixed? Or is it time to get another vehicle?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I am not the famous director.

Reply to
David Lynch
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Reply to
jdoe

Below the exhaust manifold? Head gasket. Above it? Valve cover gasket. Believe it or not, there's a world of difference in the cost of the repair between these two, so it will pay to have somebody diagnose it for you.

--Geoff

Reply to
Geoff

I was suspecting the head gasket, but I wanted to get unbiased opinions without voicing my opinion first. According to my 'net research the head gasket is also likely to allow water to leak into the oil, but I have not seen any evidence of that. I replaced the rings on a motorcycle engine a long time ago, so I can imagine what is involved in replacing a head gasket.

I forgot to ask another question in my original post but forgot ... if it is a head gasket and the repair cost would probably better than the trade-in value of a healthy van, would anyone advise using a stopleak oil additive to try to reduce the problem, or is that likely to cause problems?

Thanks in advance...

Reply to
David Lynch

Cam seals. They all do that (burn-out 'cuz heat is trapped against the firewall). Just have the Cam seals and valve cover gaskets Replaced. Not a big deal, or DYS. LS

Reply to
Larry Starr

I own a 98 Voyager. I am also tired of saying how nice it runs, because it has cost me a lot of money in stupid common Chrysler problems. The problem you are having is the Cam seals are leaking. I changed mine last year and here I go changing them again.

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lemon sucker

I own a 98 Voyager. I am also tired of saying how nice it runs, because it has cost me a lot of money in stupid common Chrysler problems. The problem you are having is the Cam seals are leaking. I changed mine last year and here I go changing them again.

Reply to
lemon sucker

has cost me a lot of money in stupid common Chrysler problems. The problem you are having is the Cam seals are leaking. I changed mine last year and here I go changing them again.

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jdoe

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