Subie_Reid
New Member
Hey everyone,
I'm going to try and make this short and sweet but I know it won't go that way. First, I'll introduce myself then at the end I have a few Jeep KJ questions I can hopefully get answered. I'm Reid, an engineering student from Pittsburgh! Recently, I became the second owner of a beautiful 2002 Woodland Brown Satin Glow Jeep Liberty Sport at 144k-ish miles. So far, I'm very happy!
I was in the market for a second, easy to maintain vehicle. I was mostly worried about low cost to own so I started looking for high mileage Subarus. Everything was beat up.. I never thought to look at Jeeps, but found this Liberty. High miles but super clean. No frame or under body rust. Low rust on the bottom, inside of the doors. I noticed the Carfax had every service record from 72 miles at the dealership. Long story short, I fell in love at first sight. I was not looking for a Jeep but I'm glad I bought one. The Liberty will be used primarily for winter daily driving and some weekend fun. Mods will be mild and otherwise stock looking (at least I plan lol). So far just cleared front turn signals.
My other, less than practical, vehicle is a 2011 Satin White Pearl Subaru WRX Limited. I do a lot of blogging for the WRX on NASIOC, here or Reid's 2011 Satin White Pearl WRX Limited - NASIOC. Full mod list is there along with many pictures, how-tos, and part reviews.
Other interests include, automotive photography. Cars have always been a passion of mine! I've been blessed to work with some very fun cars.
So, now on to the Jeep questions. As with the Subaru, I will be doing all the maintenance and mods myself. I know the Subaru is very picky with oil, and this causes me to send samples in for Black Stone testing. What are some of the proven motor oils around the KJ community? Keep in mind the motor has about 145k miles on it.
What led me to this forum originally was my search for recommended radiators. I'm so used to buying aftermarket parts due to their increased strength and lighter weight but it seems that the consensus around here would be the OEM Mopar unit. Does anyone have experience with any aftermarket rads or would the OEM unit be the best bet?
Lastly, the Liberty has been great so far. But today I experienced my first problem (made me register here lol). I parked the Liberty on the steep part of my driveway, facing forward (headlights up the driveway). After about 45 minutes, I went to start the Liberty and immediately after starting it would stall. I tried again. Same thing. Eventually, I started it, gave it some throttle to keep it from stalling and pulled it up the driveway (now to a flat part). There was at least 1/4 tank and even on the flat spot wouldn't stay running. I called it quits and walked away. 2 hours later I tried again and boom, works beautifully. Drives great. No loss of power accessories. No hesitating. I'm questioning what that might be. I cleaned the battery terminals for the hell of it and tested the voltage. Everything was fine. Is there some quirky design to the KJ fuel cells/pump that causes them to struggle with lower than x amount of fuel in the tank?
Looking forward to learning more about KJs!
-Reid
I'm going to try and make this short and sweet but I know it won't go that way. First, I'll introduce myself then at the end I have a few Jeep KJ questions I can hopefully get answered. I'm Reid, an engineering student from Pittsburgh! Recently, I became the second owner of a beautiful 2002 Woodland Brown Satin Glow Jeep Liberty Sport at 144k-ish miles. So far, I'm very happy!
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I was in the market for a second, easy to maintain vehicle. I was mostly worried about low cost to own so I started looking for high mileage Subarus. Everything was beat up.. I never thought to look at Jeeps, but found this Liberty. High miles but super clean. No frame or under body rust. Low rust on the bottom, inside of the doors. I noticed the Carfax had every service record from 72 miles at the dealership. Long story short, I fell in love at first sight. I was not looking for a Jeep but I'm glad I bought one. The Liberty will be used primarily for winter daily driving and some weekend fun. Mods will be mild and otherwise stock looking (at least I plan lol). So far just cleared front turn signals.
My other, less than practical, vehicle is a 2011 Satin White Pearl Subaru WRX Limited. I do a lot of blogging for the WRX on NASIOC, here or Reid's 2011 Satin White Pearl WRX Limited - NASIOC. Full mod list is there along with many pictures, how-tos, and part reviews.
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Other interests include, automotive photography. Cars have always been a passion of mine! I've been blessed to work with some very fun cars.
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So, now on to the Jeep questions. As with the Subaru, I will be doing all the maintenance and mods myself. I know the Subaru is very picky with oil, and this causes me to send samples in for Black Stone testing. What are some of the proven motor oils around the KJ community? Keep in mind the motor has about 145k miles on it.
What led me to this forum originally was my search for recommended radiators. I'm so used to buying aftermarket parts due to their increased strength and lighter weight but it seems that the consensus around here would be the OEM Mopar unit. Does anyone have experience with any aftermarket rads or would the OEM unit be the best bet?
Lastly, the Liberty has been great so far. But today I experienced my first problem (made me register here lol). I parked the Liberty on the steep part of my driveway, facing forward (headlights up the driveway). After about 45 minutes, I went to start the Liberty and immediately after starting it would stall. I tried again. Same thing. Eventually, I started it, gave it some throttle to keep it from stalling and pulled it up the driveway (now to a flat part). There was at least 1/4 tank and even on the flat spot wouldn't stay running. I called it quits and walked away. 2 hours later I tried again and boom, works beautifully. Drives great. No loss of power accessories. No hesitating. I'm questioning what that might be. I cleaned the battery terminals for the hell of it and tested the voltage. Everything was fine. Is there some quirky design to the KJ fuel cells/pump that causes them to struggle with lower than x amount of fuel in the tank?
Looking forward to learning more about KJs!
-Reid