20 Most Recent 2002 Dodge Stratus - Page 6 Questions & Answers

poss. bad 02 sensor. you need to have it scanned for codes. on this engine the water comes out of the engine on the side of the block. you have to bleed the air out of this system. thats what the bleeder is for. the hose that fits there is where the water goes into the engine.

try under the passenger seat ,

you need to remove the screws and pushpins on the bumper cover on the side where the headlight is to be changed. then there are two small bolts, one long and one short to be removed from the top of the headlight. then just unplug the wires. this is for a sedan

no, if the belt goes out it wont bend the valves

The way to check for an over or under charge is to connect your volt meter to the battery, before starting the vehicle. You should have a reading of 12.5 to 13 volts. If it's 11.8 like you stated or less, it means battery is not fully charged, or it's bad. Now start the car & check voltage again while running the engine, the voltage should exceed 14+ volts, this means your Alternator is charging, the voltage should drop after battery has been charging for awhile. When you turn the engine off after letting it charge the battery, & if the battery is good, you should now have 12.5 volts to 13 volts. Now to answer your question, the Voltage Regulator is inside of the Altenator, I believe you xcan take the alternator apart to replace it, or simpler to just replace the complete alternator.

many times its the cam sensor on the 2.4 engine causing no spark

thats the cam and crank sensors, i usually replace them both when one is bad, usual for the cam sensor to go bad on the 2.4 engine

sounds like thats the anti theft indicator

this is an indication that the blower motor resistor is bad and needs to be replaced. the system is designed to always work on high if the resistors go bad.

Generally in google search type obd2 then po446 or whatever and an obd2 site will come up w specifics for that code. Vehicle specific generally doesnt matter. http://www.obd-codes.com/p0446 typing odb2 before the code is important to find the right site. Refer to link for specifics or search using that format I suggested.

check the fuel pump has pressure.

You mean metric diameter & thread pitch? You will have to mic the diameter & convert to metric or just match up at a store As a guess only--dia may be 1/2 "or 12mm & length say 2" or 50mm .0395 is (1) mm Whatever you measure dia or length wise, you divide by .0395 to go to metric They heat treated bolts,not a Home Depot chinese item

seems like if it was getting fuel it would start. if it starts with fluid it should stay running if its getting fuel. also there are two different cam gears that come on these engines. if the wrong one is installed it wont start unless you unplug the cam sensor. make sure you have the right gear. if it dosnt look the same as the old one, its wrong. also check your engine vacum while cranking. if the vacum is low its a sign the timing chain is off the marks. your plugs would all be wet with fuel if it wont fire, check for this if above checks out

Do you get a code from OBDII? That should clue you to the problem, if you do. Does that one have a fuel return from the fuel rail? If not, you may have to bleed the fuel rail. Otherwise... it sounds like your injectors aren't firing. Has it had old bad gasoline in it?

there is a rod that runs from the handle to the door latch mechanism. there is a nylon clip that holds them in position. if either is broken the rod pops out and the door handle wont work. the door panel must be removed to check and repair

check the power steering pump.it could be something else but alot of them make noise. if it only makes the noise whrn going down the road maybe its not the engine, check the wheel bearings

it should have a heat sensor somewhere in the block that tells it when to turn on, the heat sensor is probably bad.

You should have mini blade fuses, you simply get a hold of the bad fuse with the factory supplied fuse puller, or if this is no longer still with the car a pair of needle nose pliers work great, and pull the fuse straight out. Simply push a new fuse of the same amperage rating back into the hole the bad one came out of.

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