20 Most Recent 2006 Dodge Stratus - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Hi Cadallic897, I'm glad to help. There is a trim panel tool you can pick up at autozone that will make the JOB a lot easier and you will need to buy new fasteners to put it back because they break when trying to remove them and if they don't break they do not hold as well when going back on. Hope this helps and have an awesome day Cadallic897.

1. Set the crankshaft sprocket at TDC by aligning the sprocket with the arrow on the oil pump housing.
2. Set the camshafts timing marks so that the exhaust camshaft sprocket is a 1 / 2 notch below the intake camshaft sprocket.
3. Use an Allen wrench on the tensioner. Rotate the tensioner counterclockwise while pushing on the wrench until it slides into the locking hole.
4. This will allow you to slide your belt on. Hope this helps.

It is located in the under hood fuse box. The diagram of the box is in the owners manual, if you need one you can download one here. It is free.

You change the Front or Upstream Oxygen Sensors every 100,000 miles or sooner, if they fail or slow down, on ALL Vehicles The Rear Sensors can stay until they fail Doubt the Cylinder Misfires are from the O2 Sensors You have to look at the reason for & correct the misfires You should have a steady or flashing dash light on If so, stop using it before you ruin the converter & get it diagnosed & ALL Vehicle problems resolved at one time

fixing the leaking gasket and checking the crankcase ventilation system.

Low compression does not require head removal. Do a compression test on a cylinder, then squirt some oil in the spark plug hole. Do the compression test on that cylinder again. If the compression goes up then the rings are worn. P0303 is a misfire in cylinder 3. This lets unburnt gas into the catalytic convertor. The cat can overheat, melt and be ruined. If the check engine light is blinking don't drive the car. A misfire is either no gas, no spark or low compression. The quivering light can be from idle or failing alternator. Put the probs of a multimeter on the battery posts. Set the meter to volts dc. Start the car the voltage should be between 13 and 14.6 volts. Anything more or less points to an alternator problem.

If you have low compression on that cylinder you could need new rings on pistions but I am thinking maybe your problem lies in the valves. I would have the valves checked first.

Best talk to dealership. He only has codes.

do the preliminary checks first ---oil /water levels and engine temperature . Run fault codes to find what sensor put the engine /transmission in limp mode to protect the units.