Dodge Nitro

From : reh

Q: when running and no lower than 20 at idle from which we deduce that i need main bearings. so my question is should i take this as an indicator that this engine as gone around more than once it seems to have lots of power doesnt burn any oil that i can detect -- i use the van infrequently so its difficult to say for certain but it definitely doesnt smoke or do anythying thats in any way problematic. is it worth putting in bearings or would i be better advised to just get a low-mileage engine -- maybe even a 5.9 magnum ;^ id be inclined to just sell it but its really nicely equipped -- 360/727 torqueflite limited slip rear electric windows & door locks factory interior cruise control tilt wheel trailer towing package heavy suspension. . . and everything even works! what do you think ive had many 100k+ vehicles and have never seen bearings go in so short a time which leads me to surmise that maybe it has a lot more than 120k on it. thanks. joe before you get too excited about it try a mechanical oil pressure guage on it. i have a 89 pickup that i replaced both the sender and the guage and it still showed low oil pressure. i installed a mechanical guage and the pressure is fine. i still have both guages in it. a lot of the time the electrical will show 20 pounds and the mechanical shows 60 right where it should be. i was told that those years had problems in that electrical circuit. grizz440 im sorry its not going to be that easy for you. i guess you probably have the right idea. run heavy oil until it starts hammering. i agree the cummins would be sweet in there with the fuel prices the way they are. i like to use lucas oil stabilizer in about everything i own. that may help you pressure problems too. its hard telling about the miles on your van. its easier to tell from the door hinges and interior then from the engine. the previous owner may not have kept the oil changed or used poor quality oil. i bought a pickup once that only had 30k on it. the lifters were collapsed from using poor oil. grizz440 . 222 332433 w8mh.17101$jl.4641@read3..pas.earthlink.net my girlfriend just purchased a 2007 nitro complete with the chrome package upgraded wheels 3.7 and she loves it. yep here it comes the only complaint is that the brakes make like a rubbing noise and she feels that the brakes pulstate at times. she traded in her 01 frontier with about 106k miles and she was really comfortable with it. we did take it into the dealer and the service manager thought it might be the brake pads need to be broken in a bit. question - anybody out there have any pros or cons on the nitro appreciate any input. .

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From : miles

reh wrote question - anybody out there have any pros or cons on the nitro appreciate any input. people who own them seem to all love them and have few troubles. i just think they are way over priced. .

From : scott hendryx

my girlfriend just purchased a 2007 nitro complete with the chrome package upgraded wheels 3.7 and she loves it. yep here it comes the only complaint is that the brakes make like a rubbing noise and she feels that the brakes pulstate at times. she traded in her 01 frontier with about 106k miles and she was really comfortable with it. we did take it into the dealer and the service manager thought it might be the brake pads need to be broken in a bit. question - anybody out there have any pros or cons on the nitro appreciate any input. one of the guys that owrks for me has one he loves it and reports no problems yet. -- ------moparman------ ---signature pending yet another assine comment by mianderson--- .