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Posted on May 24, 2017

Engine makes grinding noise when starting

Not sure what is going on with my van ... but here is what is happening. I pulled in driveway and went to turn around and the engine just shut off. I went to restart the van and low oil pressure light came on and when i restarted it made a weird grinding noise. I shut it off and tried again and the same noise. I got out to check oil and it was only about a 1/2 quart low. But, was leaking water out from under serpentine belt. Not sure if bad water pump would make the grinding noises i heard or not ?

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SOURCE: car won't start wants to turn over but nothing.

sounds like you have a blown head gasket this would explain loss of coolant and running poorly excessive smoke.

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SOURCE: brake pedal pressure "whistling" whether totally stopped or braki

There is a seal where the rod from the booster connects to the foot pedal that is probably leaking

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  • Posted on Sep 08, 2009

SOURCE: serpentine belt broke and the v belt broke. i

Remove both belts again and start the engine--is it now quiet? If not, then there is something mechanically wrong within the engine. If it is quiet, shut the engine off and try to turn each of the pulleys in the normal direction (except the crankshaft at the bottom) while checking for noise, looseness, or hard-to-turn condition. If nothing is obvious, put the serpentine belt back on and run the engine again--any noise? Try the v-belt, does the noise come back? What does the v-belt turn and what drives it? The serpentine belt usually drives everything the car needs. It is strange that both belts would break at the same time.

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  • Posted on Jan 31, 2010

SOURCE: 2002 chrysler sebring 2.4l leaking water is it water pump

Those engines are noted for having bad head gaskets so I would look into having your head gasket cheked for leaks.If you look you should see the seem where the head(which is where the manifolds bolt to and the spark plugs screw into and the cams are on top)meets the block and check for any wet spots on this seem front and back.If it is leaking bad enough you should be able to run the car and let it get to operating temp.and have water presure in the engine then it will be easier to locate the leak.I would also check the oil for any creamy looking substance on the oil fill cap or the oil dip stick which would also indicate a head gasket problem.

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  • Posted on Sep 09, 2010

SOURCE: 2001 Chrysler Town & Country

P0700 Internal TCM
P0732 Gear Ratio Error in 2nd
P0733 Gear Ratio Error in 3rd
P1782 2-4 Pressure Switch Sense Circuit
P1784 L-R Pressure Switch Sense Circuit
P1787 OD Hydraulic Pressure Switch Circuit

http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177119

But I am afraid I can't tell you want all these codes mean for your car. It was probably not related to the change in fluid that was performed. However, it is serious and should not be driven until fixed. Risk of total destruction of the transmission is too great. I would assume the symptoms are so diverse that it may be a bad transmission control module. Which is about $200, and fairly easy to replace:
http://www.autocomputerexchange.com/Product/731
But there are other possibilities, such as a bad relief valve could be letting main pressure drop too low.
This is the type of thing which does require an expert and can't easily be done remotely.

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