So take a look at these pics and tell me what could have caused this. Anyone ever seen anything like this before?
Veh was on dry pavement, going about 60mph, step on gas pedal to accelerate, engine noise, puff of smoke seen in rear-view. Engine dies and Jeep is pulled over to side of road. Big puddle of oil. Towed to dealer.
Typical Chrysler garbage. I wish Chrysler went of out business and we lost Jeep so we would have these piles of Chrysler garbage with the jeep name on them.
I'm surprised you weren't told that it was normal and that they all do it and that it was an isolated incident and they have never heard of it happening.
I hope that Chrysler honors their warranty when ours finally blows up. The knocking and excessive oil consumption we have is completely normal
Typical Chrysler garbage. I wish Chrysler went of out business and we lost Jeep so we would have these piles of Chrysler garbage with the jeep name on them.
I'm surprised you weren't told that it was normal and that they all do it and that it was an isolated incident and they have never heard of it happening.
I hope that Chrysler honors their warranty when ours finally blows up. The knocking and excessive oil consumption we have is completely normal
Sgt Jeep, I'm feeling your pain. I was in a cluster of BMW owners back in 2002 who's motors had to be rebuilt to prevent the crank bearings from failing.
Wow sorry to hear about it. Several interesting theories. I've got to think catastrophic engine failure from something like the wrist pin sliding out and hitting the cylinder wall is the culprit.
I think hydro lock is less likely. If the fluid came in through a blown head gasket then wouldn't compression be pretty much gone from that cylinder chamber and much of the fluid would be pushed back through the blown gasket? so that would leave us with fluid entering the chamber through the intake potentially through an internal head failure that would allow water into the intake port.
OP.. thanks for serving our country. Hope things work out.
I ran a 66cj5 with the Buick v6 235 for 40 miles to get back to town with a blown head gasket. I must have went through 15 gallons of water to get her back, looked like a steam train out of the right bank , lots of water steam. drove it to a Napa bought a head gasket replaced it there in a parking lot. drove it for years after. The piston with the leak was so clean it looked like a new piston. Never hydrolocked. Most head gaskets that go do not lead to a major malfuntion unless you run with no water and crack a head or wall, over heat. Does this year Jeep have a rev limiter? I know the 012's do. fuel cut off point.
I ran a 66cj5 with the Buick v6 235 for 40 miles to get back to town with a blown head gasket. I must have went through 15 gallons of water to get her back, looked like a steam train out of the right bank , lots of water steam.
drove it to a Napa bought a head gasket replaced it there in a parking lot. drove it for years after.
The piston with the leak was so clean it looked like a new piston. Never hydrolocked. Most head gaskets that go do not lead to a major malfuntion unless you run with no water and crack a head or wall, over heat. Does this year Jeep have a rev limiter? I know the 012's do. fuel cut off point.
I was told there was still fluid in the radiator. Right now the jeep was moved from one dealer to the other. Waiting on the new dealership to give me an update. Should hear something today.
A forum member PM'd me advising he has a new engine/tranny for sale. I may have to go that route. Anyone know a good shop in middle Ten that can do an engine swap?
How about the cost of a hemi/trans and labor?
•Total parts list price: $3500.00
•We can also get a 5.7L HEMI and a trans for about $3700.00
•The labor to do the job is $4000.00
That's from Jeep Speed Shop in Cali. About $11k! Or I can hope Chrysler does the rigth thing and covers it under warranty.
I was told there was still fluid in the radiator. Right now the jeep was moved from one dealer to the other. Waiting on the new dealership to give me an update. Should hear something today.
A forum member PM'd me advising he has a new engine/tranny for sale. I may have to go that route. Anyone know a good shop in middle Ten that can do an engine swap?
sgt jeep, Im the one with the new motor and tranny. I can help advise you on the hemi swap, since thats the reason we have the new 3.8 motor and tranny available.
You can get the Hemi swap done as cheap as $9k, possibly slightly less if your doing all the work, you get a used motor and tranny cheap and all the stars align. The cheapest I have ever heard myself is between 10-11k and thats with a used motor and tranny.
To get everything brand new, It cost us $19,500 complete from Trailjeeps in Boulder Colorado. You can get it done anywhere in between those prices, depending on the cost of parts.
I am here to help you if you need my new motor and tranny, but if you have the cash, I would advise you to do the hemi swap. It's worth the money if you have it.
sgt jeep, Im the one with the new motor and tranny. I can help advise you on the hemi swap, since thats the reason we have the new 3.8 motor and tranny available.
You can get the Hemi swap done as cheap as $9k, possibly slightly less if your doing all the work, you get a used motor and tranny cheap and all the stars align. The cheapest I have ever heard myself is between 10-11k and thats with a used motor and tranny.
To get everything brand new, It cost us $19,500 complete from Trailjeeps in Boulder Colorado. You can get it done anywhere in between those prices, depending on the cost of parts.
I am here to help you if you need my new motor and tranny, but if you have the cash, I would advise you to do the hemi swap. It's worth the money if you have it.
.. Is why nobody touches my jeep on deployment. My significant other goes through a screening process before ever stepping foot in the drivers seat of my jeep.
Sorry to here about all your bad luck,i went thru 9 days of hell fighting chrysler over my opd failure they refused to do anything.
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