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It's not JB weld, it's some sort of rubber plug that looks like it's supposed to be in there.

I've just replaced the water pump in my 05 Liberty 3.7l. I noticed that there is a little hole at the top of the water pump housing. On the old pump, there is some sort of plug in this hole, but there is no plug in the hole in the new pump. Is there supposed to be something in there? I haven't...

True, though this has happened at the worst possible time for me. I just bought my first home, and I am still tied into the lease on my old apartment until they find a new tenant, so I am paying both my mortgage and the rent on the apartment. Even the $50 I paid for the bypass pulley was more...

I just decided to buy the bypass pulley that replaces the A/C compressor. It does mean removing the compressor, which will make it more difficult to replace once I have repaired it, but it's not the end of the world. The main thing is to get back on the road. The bypass pulley was only about...

Thanks, but that is one of the sources that got me confused. That's the only reference I have found to an 83-1/8" belt. There's a video on youtube of a 2005, and the guy said he used either a 79.5" or 82.5" but couldn't remember which. The empty package is for the 79.5" one, so it looks like...

2005 Liberty KJ 3/7l 185k I made a post yesterday about a noise that was happening when I turn on the A/C. It sounded like rushing water, so I thought maybe there was air in my coolant, but that was incorrect - the sound is a bad bearing on the A/C compressor. I know this is quite a common...

EDIT: It turned out to be the bearing on the A/C pulley. It sounded exactly like rushing water, which is why I thought it had something to do with the coolant. 2005 Liberty KJ 3.7l 185,000 miles. While I was driving yesterday, I noticed that my A/C was noisier than usual, like there was an...

Yeah, I'm wondering if it could be tire noise. I did actually notice that it happened just after I inflated my tires, but I can't see any damage to them, and they are only about 18 months old (I also only drive about 5k miles/year) so I thought it was just a coincidence. I have watched a few...

That's the thing - I can't tell where it's coming from. Can a wheel bearing make a 'whumpwhumpwhump' sound and also a low whistle?

That 'chains dragging' description makes sense, since it's the bearings failing. That's not what it sounded like on my previous Liberty, but the driveshaft was already pretty far gone on that one. I wouldn't call the sound a 'swish', it's more like a quiet 'wump wump wump wump' sound. Imagine a...

Sorry, I should have mentioned that the noise still happens and is unchanged during braking. If it was worn brakes, stuck caliper, warped rotor etc, I would expect the nature of the sound to change during braking.

I have a 2005 Liberty 3.7l with about 180k miles. I recently noticed a new sound while driving. It's difficult to describe, but imagine the sound a washing machine makes, but very quiet, like the washing machine is in a different room with the door closed. The sound speeds up and slows down...

I dropped the ball here somewhat. My coolant was below the 'cold fill' line when I bought the Jeep about a year ago, but I had put off topping it up. This was because i previously had a 2003 Liberty, and inadvertently put in the wrong coolant (I added HOAT but the coolant that was already in it...

Yes, I'm keeping a close eye on the coolant level so I can top it up if it burps out some air. I did use the bleed screw after changing the sensor and topping the coolant back up though, so I'm hoping that would have taken care of most of it.

I had a similar problem with a leaking gasket and a bad O2 sensor on my old 2003 Liberty 3.7l. It turned out that the oil was dripping down directly onto the O2 sensor, and that caused it to go bad. However, by the time it went bad, I had already replaced the gasket, so the source of the oil was...

Good idea, thanks. I must be losing coolant from somewhere. I had to top it up with about 8 oz to get it back to the cold fill line, and I'm ashamed to say I don't know whether that happened suddenly, or slowly over the year I have owned the Jeep. I guess I'll just keep an eye on it and see what...

I'll start by saying that I am in Wisconsin, so it gets VERY cold here. I have this same issue with the engine making all sorts of horrible rattling and tapping sounds when first started in cold weather. My theory is just that it is so cold that the oil is too thick to make it around the engine...

I think I may have just spilled coolant on the exhaust manifold, because when I started it up today, there was no vapor coming from the engine bay whatsoever. The tailpipe is still blowing clouds of vapor, but looking around, all the other cars around here are doing the same thing. It's REALLY...

Would that then collect on the exhaust and vaporize?

Making a new thread, because I think my P0177 code was merely a symptom of a much worse problem. I initially thought I wasn't losing coolant, but it appears I was - I was looking at the 'cold fill' line when the engine was warm. I swapped out the temperature sensor and topped up the coolant...