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    2002 KJ tale of woe

    With the main cat for sure, but it's not clear to me whether there are other cats in the section that comes off the manifolds (of V6). Can't find a clearly labelled diagram of a complete system for 02 lib on the internet ...
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    2002 KJ tale of woe

    Just picked up KJ from garage. Differential needle bearing had disintegrated and trashed the diff (Oil was not missing via any leaks!). $1600 to rebuild with new gears bearings seals etc, and refit. Also had a bad tie rod with too much play that got replaced ... The jeep is driving fine so...
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    2002 KJ tale of woe

    About two years since the diffs & Tcase were oil changed ... I am thinking now that maybe an oil leak developed that I didn't notice beneath the car, if the drips were caught by a skid plate. Wife is sure about 2WD for whole trip ... I will add more details when I get news from the trans...
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    2002 KJ tale of woe

    My wife had been driving our KJ on the highway (in 2WD) until she noticed a pull to one side on the steering. The Jeep limped off the highway to where she could park, and there was much grinding noise and burning oil smell in the cabin. When I reached the KJ I was only able to try it briefly...
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    Jeep Liberty 02 serpentine belt *ALERT*

    There are two serpentine belt sizes specified suitable for the 2002 model year 3.7L engine (86' 7/8 & 87" 7/8). Be sure the correct size is fitted because they will both work! However, if the longer belt is fitted on certain engines that require the shorter version (with no data available to...
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