Hello Everyone,

Thought I'd join in!

We picked this one up last month. It had just under 30k miles at purchase.
They did the ball-joint and transmission service bulletins (F37?), BTW.

Here is a picture of Mom in the Liberty:



Love it so far!

Mark
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2005 Liberty CRD
2004.5 Cummins 5.9L TD, NV5600 6-speed in a '93 GMC Suburban
Powered by WVO blends

Could you tell more about the WVO blends you use on the CRD? How fine do you filter? Have you modded the Libby with in-line heaters or heated fuel filters?

How cold is it there in WA?

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2005 Liberty Sport CRD w/all the fixings
Elephant Hose, MAF (ORM), Amsoil Airfilter, nice when I get to drive it
1 EGRreplacement, but never again.
99.5 FrankenJetta TDI (R.I.P.): being turned into diesel hybrid!
99.5 Replacement Jetta TDI: deal of a lifetime, EHM, some other stuff

Washington is a temperate rainforest(at least the western half) so we just don't get that cold. A couple of weeks in the 20's and 30's is typical during the winter, but beyond that it really isn't very cold, I never had any problem starting mine since I bought it, and I have yet to even test the engine block heater.

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2006 Jeep Liberty Sport CRD

Reflex is right - it's fairly temperate here in what is basically "Portland Oregon". The cold spell (15-19F) was pretty unusual, mid-30s & up is more normal. One the the folks I correspond with (cj, on the TDR Forum) has two dodge diesel pickups (04, 05) and lives in much colder climes (Montana). He's running a similar blend, and did Ok for the most part but finally put heated systems in. I think the source was coolant, to keep the oil warm in-tank and up to the engine.

For filtering, after letting it settle a few weeks, I pour the still-liquid oil into a drum and blend. When I'm ready, I've a portable fuel pump (local farm hardware store item) with a 5-micron whole house water filter (string spun element) followed by a cannister diesel filter. Things get filtered on the way into the tank. cj has a much more elaborate setup; I think he circulates it for quite a while to get a much cleaner product. I talked to a fellow today who owns a burger joint - he has a mercedes diesel, and filters his through an oil filter that looks like an oversized coffee filter (for brewing). Gets them at a local wholesale supply store. Says he pours it through while hot and that's it. Seems a bit *underdone* to me, but he says the car's filter lasts quite a while.

No mods on the truck or the jeep. Stock filters, etc. The filtering I'm doing seems sufficient that I'm getting about the same mileage out of them as normal change intervals. I've been running the Cummins on it for a year (in June), but only one tank so far on the Libby. I'm watching closely, but it seems happy enough on 50% blend (balance #2).

Mark
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2005 Liberty CRD
2004.5 Cummins 5.9L TD, F1s, NV5600 6-speed in a '93 GMC Suburban

I'm interested to see how it works out. I'm the King of cheapy fuels, but I also am the queen of don't-hurt-my-precious-baby!

By the way, tell your friend who filters his oil while hot that he is kinda making life harder on himself. The "thicker" or "lardy-like" oil tends fto have water integrated into the long-chain molecules that makes a gel. Cold filtering tends to catch a lot of that. Heating it "melts" the lardy stuff and lets it through. By cold- filtering out that gel, you help keep out water, raise the "cloud point", and keep out the bugabo oils (harder-to-burn). Cold filtering takes longer, but saves you a lot later in final filtering.

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2005 Liberty Sport CRD w/all the fixings
Elephant Hose, MAF (ORM), Amsoil Airfilter, nice when I get to drive it
1 EGRreplacement, but never again.
99.5 FrankenJetta TDI (R.I.P.): being turned into diesel hybrid!
99.5 Replacement Jetta TDI: deal of a lifetime, EHM, some other stuff

I think he's discovered that you are right, but he does have the advantage of it being his shop - so he controls the quality of the oil pretty well. Also, he keeps spare filters and has gotten pretty good at swapping them out from what I can gather!

Me - I don't like the cold-weather swaps on the way to work, etc, etc...

Mark
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2005 Liberty CRD
2004.5 Cummins 5.9L TD, F1s, NV5600 6-speed in a '93 GMC Suburban

Can we some picks of that killer burb you've descibed in your signature?

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2005 CRD , Moab Rims, 245/75/16 Goodyear M/T
RL rear bumper, TMJ Front bumper, Frankenlinft,
*TOTALED*

1985 Mitsubishi Pickup SP 2.3 Turbo Diesel Watercooled turbo,4D56 ported head,
12" Suspension Lift with JK Rubicon axles, Elockers, 5.13's, Fox coilovers, Atlas 5.0, Rock Lizard supersliders

1996 Lexus LX450 -locked and lifted-

Welcome aboard!

I believe that member & CRD owner Spoonplugger is located in Camas, WA (pretty much your neck of the woods).

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The folks: 2006 Liberty CRD Limited, Lt. Khaki (picked up 7/21/06 w/ 300 miles). Rotella 5W-40.

And: 1995 Grand Cherokee 4.0 Laredo, Silver, Selec-Trac, custom free-flow exhaust by local shop.

Me: 1998 Subaru Outback AWD, 2.5 DOHC, 5-speed manual. Nearly 170k miles & runs awesome.

I've uploaded some from TDR, you can find them on our webshots album here:



Mark
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2005 Liberty CRD
2004.5 Cummins 5.9L TD, F1s, NV5600 6-speed in a '93 GMC Suburban

Mind telling us what you paid?

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http://www.Colorado4Wheel.com
"Its not about what you can DO with your Jeep, its about where you can GO with your Jeep."
Knowledgeable - But Caustic

We traded a 2005 Subaru Legacy (turbo, paid for) with 57k/miles, for the 2005 CRD with 29.8k/miles. Because of the trade, it's not as easy to tell... you know the back and forth games they do. The difference we settled on was $6k licensed and out the door. When we got there they were asking for just under $24k for the Liberty.

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2005 Liberty CRD
2004.5 Cummins 5.9L TD, F1s, NV5600 6-speed in a '93 GMC Suburban

That sounds expensive!! Hope the crd treats you well.

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2005 sport crd-SOLD No regrets

I don't think it's in bargain territory - I'd missed a 2005 with 53k the day before, at a dealer, asking $14. It got sold between my call and Sat AM when I drove to check it out. What I did pay was decent for the 3-4 other dealers I checked out in the area, so while I was a little bummed about missing the first one I don't feel too bad about what I ended up with.

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2005 Liberty CRD
2004.5 Cummins 5.9L TD, F1s, NV5600 6-speed in a '93 GMC Suburban

Anything diesel around here gets sucked up in a hurry. I was shopping for any VW TDI about a year ago and even 2002 model Jettas with 80k+ miles on them were selling for $16,000 or more. I found an '04 5 speed Jetta TDI with 19k miles for $19,300 and was going to pull the trigger on it. I test drove it and liked it. Came back the next day to buy and it was sold.

The CRD I bought is a 2005 with 9600 miles on it. I paid $19,100. Seems expensive, but like I said, diesels go fast around here. Even though it's nearly $3.00 a gallon. Cheapest I've found was B20 for $2.79. A station down the road has #2 diesel for $2.99!

All the CRDs within 50 miles of me were listed for over $20,000 except a few higher mileage ones.

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Chad Hargis
Nashville, TN
2008 Grand Cherokee CRD
2005 Liberty CRD *SOLD*

It is good to see other TDR members on the site. I have been a member of TDR for about a year. They have a great site.

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2005 CRD , Moab Rims, 245/75/16 Goodyear M/T
RL rear bumper, TMJ Front bumper, Frankenlinft,
*TOTALED*

1985 Mitsubishi Pickup SP 2.3 Turbo Diesel Watercooled turbo,4D56 ported head,
12" Suspension Lift with JK Rubicon axles, Elockers, 5.13's, Fox coilovers, Atlas 5.0, Rock Lizard supersliders

1996 Lexus LX450 -locked and lifted-