Hi there,

Long time off-roader and Land Rover owner. I'm sick and tired of filling up my Discovery for $90 at the pump 2-3 times a week... As it stands now the only light duty diesel powered SUV available is the CRD. Love it! Killer little machine! I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on buying this one tomorrow.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-Lim ... 0215752609

Can you guys give me some advice on things I should have them do/check before I pull the trigger? My plan is to tell them I'll buy it at the list price but this needs checked, replaced, Etc....and beat them in getting some freebies. I have no experience with these hands-on so I'm not sure what kind of things to bring up with them that may be common knowledge to you all.

I'll have lots to contribute once I get her and begin building! Gonna build a Eco-friendly Vegi-Diesel powered destination vehicle out of it! D44 up front, coil overs, 3-4" of lift, camping kit, roof rack..... It's gonna be a blast!

Many thanks and kind regards.

I bought a 2006 limited with 25k on it for just under 17k. No real options other than a limited. Bought a hitch for 125, and a wiring harness for 100 to make the tow package. Now it has everything I want. I think they want a little much for it. The long warranty would be nice, but its only good if they actually know how to work on a CRD which is unlikely. Just food for thought.

Pete

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2004.5 Dodge 2500 CTD 4x4
1982 CX500TC x2
1983 CX650TC x2
1974 W200 Repower with 4BT 4x4 (The Rattler)
2006 Jeep Liberty CRD (The White Whiz)

i would be cautious, i got my CRD one owner 33K miles for 17K... and
the person selling mine knew that it was diesel... this one is listed as a
gasoline fuel type in the ad

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Trevor

'05 Limited CRD Inferno Red Pearl Coat
Home made provent installed @ 35443, SEGR installed @ 35466, Fumoto valve @ 37500, trans and transfer case skid, In tank pump installed @ 43500, Suncoast TC & Transgo Shift Kit @ 44730, EGT, Boost, Trans temp gauges, Samco hoses, Rebuilt Trans w/ HD454RFE kit @ 56K, Inmotion Stage 2 @ 56K

Our crd is a 2005 with 22k. It's a sport, sunroof , tow package, Balance Of total 7/70 vehicle and powertrain No dents scratches or repaints real clean picked it up for
$16,500. The fuel head was leaking, so I made them replace it . Also got the dealer to throw 3 fuel and 3 mopar oil filters in the deal, And a FULL Tank of fuel, of course.

I'd pull the trigger , There are a couple little quirks with this little monster. But none that can't be fixed with a little elbow grease and help from this forum.

I'd allmost guarantee that when the quirks and mods are fixed , This is the best Darn
little Suv out there. Hands Down, And I'm a GM guy Well Sorta I own One of the best Diesel truck on the road, Cummins.
I wouldn't buy it at list price, seems pricey.

Set your Crosshairs Carefully , And Squeeze the trigger My Friend.

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2002 Ram Cummins H.O. 6 Sp (275 Injectors, Edge Chip, Dynomax 4in. Exh)
2005 Liberty CRD ( SEGR, Pro Vent, Dynomax Catback, )
70 Buick GS350
72 Buick GS455 Stroked And Bored To 500 Ci. TH400 Switch Pitch
69 Buick Electra 455 TH400 Switch Pitch
65 Chevy K-10 4X4 292 Six In A Row
70 Kaiser/Jeep M35A2 (Deuce And A Half)

Looks like a nice Jeep, but you're paying extra for the warranty. Which you will invalidate with your lift/veg oil plans. Please don't have any illusions about getting your CRD to run on SVO/WVO. The fuel system does not tolerate fuel at the temperature you need it to run veg oil.

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05CRD: GDE Hot ECU & TCM tunes, Provent, Cat filter, Facet lift pump, TransGo kit, Florida TC, Samcos, stainless brake lines, HDS thermostat, Renegade light bar,
Bilstein adjustables, Al's Gen 4.5 Arms, 235/85-16 Duratracs, DTT rear, Elocker front, EVIC+TPMS, Turbo timer, McNally pillar gauges, Weeks Stage II kit.

See if it is listed on Autotrader as well. That is where I found mine last year.

Steve

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2006 Pearl Green CRD
Magnaflow 2 1/2" Cat Back
KJ Extra Leg Room Brackets, Carter Lift Pump, V6 Airbox, ORM
Fuel cooler, Oil Separator, Progard 7
Gauges EGT Boost Trans Temp Oil Pres, Michelin LXT AT2 245 70 R16
7,000# Draw Tight hitch, PML EX Deep Trans Pan
Centrifuge, SunCoast, Transgo, RAM TCM, InMotion Stage 2
Wife's 99 TDI VW Beetle

Highly suggest you read the fine print on that warranty. It is not a Chrysler warranty. Many hoops to jump through and changing your own oil is a no-no.

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2005 sport crd-SOLD No regrets

Was going to ask about that, I was also under the impression as well that these were very bad engines for SVO/WVO applications...

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2006 Jeep Liberty Sport CRD

FYI - the 2 major issues

1st - air in the fuel - causes hard starting & so other problems - it's a vacuum system so no real good checks - although if you pull the fuel heater plug and it's leaking out - then you know it's pulling air in. (stock replacement is ~$150 and 2 bolts and bleeding the system - better fix is Racor - but requires some wiring).
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=24616

2nd - oil from the CCV blows into the air intake - not a short term issue - figure 1oz/ thousand miles - but add that over 100,000 miles and you have a gallon and a half of oil spread through your intake. - search EHM or Provent.
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=22703

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2005 CRD
stuff
Skeptic quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur

You need to read this post first:

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... 944#300944

Most of us don't do the EGR or the torque converter and are quite happy with our little jeeps. It's a long list, but don't be scared. Take a mod at a time and you'll be running fine in no time

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L.O.S.T forever!
Silver 2002 Skoda Fabia TDI, 235,000km
Former car: Jeep KJ 2003 CRD

DIESEL - saving millions of liters of petrol every day!