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Ilona - 02 Feb 2006 23:07 GMT

Hello everyone!

I've changed the oil in my '88 Dodge Caravan on Sunday.
Monday morning I drove about 15 miles and I had left only a cup of oil in
the car. I would appreciate if someone would give me any idea what could
happen?
The car runs good, the thermometer didn't show any high water temperature,
it wasn't hot.
Thank you.

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pchotspot - 03 Feb 2006 10:37 GMT

did you check the oilpan drain plug for proper tight fit. check the
oilpan gasket. Basically you would have to go under the car and check
for leaks. A good engine wash is recommended before checking for an
engine leak if at all possible. The three areas I would check is the
oilpan drain plug, oilpan gasket, and valve cover gasket. These are
the areas the seems to be the main source of engine leaks. Let me know
if my posting helped you.

> Hello everyone!
>
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> it wasn't hot.
> Thank you.

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Gene Poon - 01 Feb 2006 08:34 GMT

>>Hello everyone!
>>
>>I've changed the oil in my '88 Dodge Caravan on Sunday.
>>Monday morning I drove about 15 miles and I had left only a cup of oil in
>>the car. I would appreciate if someone would give me any idea what could
>>happen?

Wow. If you lost that much oil, from five quarts or so down to 'a cup,'
you have one H*** of an oil leak. Go crawl underneath and look for a
leak; if you can't see anything, refill the crankcase and run the
engine. You'll see it pretty fast, if that much leaked out over 15 miles.

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maxpower - 03 Feb 2006 21:19 GMT

> Hello everyone!
>
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> it wasn't hot.
> Thank you.

Well if you changed the oil and now there is no oil in the engine why not
start from the beginning? Oil filter? oil drain plug and then maybe even
bend over and have a look see under the vehicle??

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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