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Tried the 'fix' for a Chrysler 2.7L sludge problem and it worked for exactly one week

Last Tuesday I flushed the oil system on a 2004 Intrepid that was knocking. It ran smooth for 7 days then the timing chain let go at a red light in Phoenix. Has anyone else had a 'fix' fail way faster than you expected?
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jason752
jason75212d ago
Irishenderson's right that the "fix" just papered over the real problem. It's like when I patched a small hole in my drywall with spackle but didn't bother to check if the stud behind it was rotten. The patch held for a week, then the whole section caved in when I leaned a bookshelf against it. Sometimes we just want the quick fix so bad we ignore the deeper rot underneath.
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irishenderson
That "fix" probably just masked the real damage already done to the bearings.
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