Hello everybody. Here is the problem. Yesterday morning I cranked my 2.8L Diesel Jeep Liberty 2007 and the ETC lightning light popped up. I called the dealer and a mechanic told me to let it warm up, shut it off and crank it back and see what happens... That's what I did and the ETC didn't come back up. In the afternoon I had it checked with the OBDII and the computer reported a faulty GLOW PLUG at cylinder 4. The dealer told me that it is out of warranty (go figure) and that the cost of the glow plug is around 100$ + VAT (133 euros) + work, so around 200$ in total + VAT (220 euros). What? I checked over the web and I found out that the cost of a glow plug is about 20 euros, and that would be for the best glow plug that I can find. Now the question is... What if I buy a glow plug and I replace it myself or ask another mechanic (not a Jeep Dealer) to do it? I read somewhere that there could be voltage issues, would this happen with a glow plug of an higher voltage as well? (for example I put a 11V glow plug in substitution of a 5 or 7V). Thank you all!

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JEEP LIBERTY 2007 - 2.8 CRD - 120 KW

You will get more responses if you ask this question over in the CRD forums instead of this general forum.

The easist way to go is to order the part from the dealer using your VIN number. That way they will get the correct GP for your year. Another way to verify which glowplug you need is to find the GP relay, the voltage required should be stamped on the relay. There is label under the hood on the black metal timing belt cover that lists the GP voltage for your model.

The # 4 glow plug is a bear to get at so paying for a couple hours of labor is probably reasonable. There are lots of HOW TO's on this forum that can help if you want to try it yourself.

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If you can order on line, IDParts has both 7v and 5v glow plugs for $24 US and some change.
Go to: http://www.idparts.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=123_94

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Thanks a lot! I'll get into it right away and I'll let you know how it goes. Tnx for the suggestion about the CRD section, I didn't notice it at first.

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JEEP LIBERTY 2007 - 2.8 CRD - 120 KW