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I'm Brazilian and I have a 2006 Kj 3.7. This vehicle is rare here in Brazil, so there isn't much information about it.The thing is that the oil pressure light is coming on at idle. This happened after engine maintenance. The cylinder head was reworked, the pistons and rings were...
Get Jeep well warmed up first.
The KJ OEM spec uses RED ATF+4 automatic transmission fluid in the power steering pump.
Suction out the pump reservoir & start over. Front of pump has a full line indicator.
If pump is very noisy, jack up the front of the Jeep, and move wheels back & forth to...
How many miles on this KJ transmission ? Does the ATF + 4 transmission fluid smell burnt ?
Is the fluid level on dipstick correct? Have you tried adding an extra half quart of ATF +4 fluid ?
Could it be a leak at the top of windshield? My cure was laying some clear silicone around the top of windshield.
Also I removed the windshield plastic cowling and used silicone at cracked welded seams.
My 42RLE has experienced sloppy down shifts & I wonder if on level ground it could be a tad low on ATF+4 ??
Take it for a 20 min drive at hwy speed, & then check the dipstick fluid level. Just adding a bit more fluid may help.
Is the fluid clean? Have you ever had the transmission filter serviced?
Is the electric fan running at high speed? Fan should be noticeably noisy if its really warm outside. What are the outside air temps where you live?
Here is the correct thermostat part#..
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