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Weird Noise From Engine That Goes Away After A Few Seconds
Yes, I believe it is during cold starts that it happens. However, it's not really loud enough to make out when I'm inside and the hood is closed. I have to be outside the Jeep to hear it, and I can hear it much better with the hood open, so it's possible that it's happening all the time and I...- jamesbeat
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Weird Noise From Engine That Goes Away After A Few Seconds
NOW WITH VIDEO - PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO POST #9 I recently had a problem where my Jeep Liberty (2003, 3.7l, 130,000 miles) stalled and then made a loud rattling sound. I traced the problem to a bad belt tensioner and PS pump, which I have now replaced. It stalled again, so I took it to...- jamesbeat
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Power Steering Pump Advice Needed
That's the problem - I have read that 2003 was the year they switched over, so some KJ's had ATF+4 but the manual wasn't updated and still says PS fluid. The only way to know is to check the color, but the color is unreliable with old fluid. I'm going to buy a quart of each. If it's ATF+4...- jamesbeat
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Power Steering Pump Advice Needed
Ok, I'm at work right now, and I have to take the bus home :( I'm stopping off at Autozone to pick up a pump and some fluid. I got my wife to check the color of the fluid on a paper towel, and she said it's 'brownish red'. I asked her to smell it, and she said it doesn't smell like...- jamesbeat
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Power Steering Pump Advice Needed
I can do better than that - I have a Topsider fluid extractor :) I've been using it for partial drain and fills for my transmission - it should drain the PS reservoir no problem.- jamesbeat
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Power Steering Pump Advice Needed
The fluid that is currently in there is black :( I don't think the PO ever changed it. Would it make sense to completely flush the system to be safe, or is that going to makthis a lot more difficult? I have to work outside in the cold, so I don't want to do anything uneccessary... Why does the...- jamesbeat
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Power Steering Pump Advice Needed
I have a 2003 Jeep Liberty KJ, and it looks as though my power steering pump may need to be replaced due to bad bearings. (see my other thread here for details: http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f196/please-help-engine-cut-out-grinding-noise-61597/) I'm going to replace the pump this weekend. I...- jamesbeat
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Please Help! Engine Cut Out & Grinding Noise!
That's the thing - I tried what you described and the bearings don't seem to have any grittiness or play. The pulley turns freely in both directions, I can't pull it in and out or up and down or anything like that. Having said that, I've never done this before, so I have no experience of...- jamesbeat
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Please Help! Engine Cut Out & Grinding Noise!
I bought a new tensioner and a mechanic's stethoscope yesterday. I replaced the tensioner last night, and I have both good news and bad: The good news is that the grinding sound has completely disappeared. I got my wife to start it up and everything seemed ok, so I motioned to her to put it in...- jamesbeat
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Servicing pulleys and serpentine belt
Do you know what length belt is needed for each type? I'm having problems with my tensioner, and I'm wondering if the belt I recently put on has something to do with it.- jamesbeat
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Please Help! Engine Cut Out & Grinding Noise!
Yes, that's the first thing I'm going to do. Unfortunately this has come at a really bad time, and I have no money until I get paid on Friday. Could a bad tensioner really be the cause of everything, even the engine cutting out?- jamesbeat
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Please Help! Engine Cut Out & Grinding Noise!
Ok, I'm guessing I'm not getting responses because my post was too vague. Here's a list of everything that happened and everything I tried: Jeep appeared to be running normally. Just completed a 10 minute ride and pulled over to curb to pick up a passenger. Went to pull away from curb and...- jamesbeat
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Please Help! Engine Cut Out & Grinding Noise!
Hi guys, I'm having trouble with my KJ, and it's my only car Its a 2003 Jeep Liberty KJ with the 42RLE transmission. I reversed out of my driveway this morning, and shifted into Drive, and I lost all power - engine just cut out. It may sound dumb, but I can't remember at exactly what point the...- jamesbeat
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