I ended up buying a new one. None of the shops around here wanted to grind it let alone weld it, except for one but they wanted almost as much as a new crank was going to cost.

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2006 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited - Rebuilt at 145K
GDE Eco Tune
Weeks 1+2
ARP Studs
New rockers + Valves
New #1 pistion and all connecting rods
New Crankshaft
Carter In-Tank Pump

Hi Jason,

Glad you're nearly up and running. Could you determine where all the oil went?

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Ludi Neethling
South Africa
2005 Jeep KJ CRD 2.8 (6 M/T)
Susp:Ironman Coils, Shocks new bushes and ball joints
Therm: Replaced
EGR: Cleaned, re-installed
CCV Catch Can
MAP sensor: Cleaned
Injectors: Repl
Alt pulley: Repl
Serp Belt: Repl
Crank Pos Sens: Replaced
T/B & W/P: Repl @ 200k Km
Repl Cer GP with Etechno 7V GP 212k Km
Repl CCV

Not sure really, i mean there was some oil in the intercooler but not an entire engines worth. There was some oil coating the oil pan and transmission but there was never any spots on the pavement where i park at work and at home. The down pipe was dry but very sooty. So looking at everything there is nothing that seems to stick out saying where all the oil went unfortunately. If would put me more at ease if it did.

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2006 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited - Rebuilt at 145K
GDE Eco Tune
Weeks 1+2
ARP Studs
New rockers + Valves
New #1 pistion and all connecting rods
New Crankshaft
Carter In-Tank Pump

Finally got it running. Never did find out where the oil went.

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2006 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited - Rebuilt at 145K
GDE Eco Tune
Weeks 1+2
ARP Studs
New rockers + Valves
New #1 pistion and all connecting rods
New Crankshaft
Carter In-Tank Pump