Sir Sam wrote:
geordi wrote:
Sam, with all your experience with sad CRD engines, what do you think might be going on with this one besides a possible air issue? Is there something else that would cause that #3 code in your knowledgebase?
Geordi I really hesitate to speculate on this one. (With no offense to ckhenshaw4) We haven't gotten a full background info......we don't even know the code numbers that were pulled.
Massive air leak....ok maybe, timing off, probably not, bad injector, possible, bad glow plug possible. Basically without knowing more I think its a pretty big crapshoot, so you need to talk into it thinking its the worst(engine) and be happy if its less. Since you cannot count on it being fixable the cost of replacing an engine needs to factor into the equation.
No offense taken at all Sir Sam. I am VERY new to the Jeep Diesels. I have always run Volkswagen Diesels, and know them inside and out. I do all my own repairs on them, and could tell you just about anything with them. My only experience so far with Jeep Diesels is my wifes GC with the 3.0L Mercedes Diesel. A friend of mine from Wayland, Chrysler, Jeep is the one that went with me to look at it, and he said that without looking into it further, he could really not tell me a whole lot. He is an
EXCELLENT diesel machanic, and said that it could be something very easy, and then again, maybe not.
I am very excited about getting a Liberty Diesel, but don't want to do anything stupid either. Thanks for all the advice, and keep it coming.