Tiver43809 Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 2013 Dodge Journey Se with 2.14 engine. I was having overheating issues. I replaced both thermostats, but it was still overheating. Yes, I burped it. I noticed the radiator cap was torn up. I replaced it, and the car had a hard time starting, and once it did, it was blowing white smoke/steam. I have called around for a head gasket replacement, and two places said I need to replace the engine. I asked for mechanic suggestions on a town page, and some guy PM'd me and said I must replace the engine. I have fixed several head gaskets without replacing the whole engine, and they worked fine. Is this something with Dodge Journeys, or are they selling me a pig in a poke? How time-consuming is replacing the head gasket in a 2013 2.4 engine? Thank You Terry in McMinnville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiver43809 Posted November 4 Author Report Share Posted November 4 Has no one else had to do a head gasket in here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 Instead of asking again about a task that PROBABLY has been posted of being done by a member here, did YOU spend any time looking for postings of this task being done and what they found? There are many variables with a bad head gasket job that can only be determined as to outcome once that particular motor in question has been "opened up", AND it is a BIG job that most normal owners would NOT tackle. AND a lot of shops do not want responsibility for if held to just put in a new head gasket and it does not work. Example being bad rings/piston from antifreeze being burned/cracked or warped head/block. Good luck to you in how you proceed. larryl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiver43809 Posted December 6 Author Report Share Posted December 6 I must be bad at searching I have looked for the last 45 minutes. OK replaced head gasket and put in new timing chain. Old chain looked and felt fine but I figured I was there. Car is running GREAT, no overheating starts and drives just fine. But it is showing P0016 and P0017. I found the post about resetting the PCM. That did not work any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Good to hear that you decided to "tackle" the job and seems to have worked out well for you! BUT for your 2 posted error codes {1} go back in and recheck crank and cam timing marks {2} may have to do cam sensor and crank sensor "relearn", which requires a high end scanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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