My wife was driving oil light came on and engine shut down won't start

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Asked by scooter1975 Jan 08, 2014 at 11:55 PM about the 2003 Chrysler Town & Country Limited LWB AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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of course you put the oil filter on correctly...removed the double gasket that caused the leakage....something caused the leak....I suspect a junior-level spee-dee left the old o-ring gasket on there and made a leak...else substituted an incorrect filter on that....as a mechanic have seen both of these conditions....it's not the fault of your wife, but the fault of the last oil change service.....air, fuel, spark....check these...ask me how, if needed~

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as I recall these oil pumps are driven off of the timing belt...there is a slight chance the belt had a couple of teeth scraped off or jumped a tooth...leading to incorrect valve timing....could you please let us know which engine this car has?~

Ever had the timing chain or belt as dictated by the owner's manual...in other words proper maintenance on the critical systems?~

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Just bought the van last year regular oil changes no problems its a 3.8L

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engine rebuild kit....at the very worst~ https://www.google.com/search? q=3.8+chrysler+engine+timing+belt&tbm=shop&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=nj TOUpj_O8S7rgGcs4DIDA&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAw&biw=1152&bih=592&d pr=1.25#q=replacement+chain+3.8L+chrysler+engine+&tbm=shop&spd=1 4670079198637128264

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