manthas
New Member
Hey all,
The saga continues with my '04 Liberty. Got things patched up after replacing the valve cover gaskets, and sure enough the oil leak appears to be gone, but there is a newer and bigger problem now.
I can start the car, and I can run it for a while, but it will stall out on me. When I've got it just sitting still and in park, if I apply some gas and then let it return to idle, more often than not the car will stall. If I take it out on to the road, I can usually drive for a quarter mile or so and then it will just die on me. At which point I can usually start it back up again, but eventually it will stop even that. (Super slow crank, and then nothing)
While I was under the hood, I took out the IAC valve and cleaned out the gunk (it wasn't too bad, just a little gummy). I have also replaced the PCV valve when I was rebuilding the crankcase ventilation system, as the old one was pretty nasty. I picked up an OBD2 reader, and I do not see any codes being thrown at all which I do not completely trust right now, though the CEL is not on. I will be disconnecting a non-vital but code generating item later to verify that I see the code to verify the reader/scanner.
I came across a thread about someone experiencing strange stalling issues and having it be battery related, so I took the battery in to the shop and they confirmed that it was pretty severely drained and exchanged it for me as it was still fully warranteed from when I replaced it earlier this year. They suggested checking the alternator, and I did the naive check of starting the car up and unplugging the battery - car continued to run, but when I applied some gas, the electrical systems flickered. The alternator is only a couple of years old at this point.
With no codes to go off of, I'm not sure where to start poking at things to try and troubleshoot at this point. When I do get the car out on the road, it seems to me that there is more engine noise than normal when applying gas, but it is difficult for me to gauge. One thing I know I need to do, but haven't had the time to do is check the spark plug wells and plugs themselves for oil pooling from the old leaky gaskets. (Just picked up my set of spark plug sockets.)
If anybody has any ideas here, I'd be super appreciative, even if it is a way to try and narrow down what could very easily be multiple issues contributing to the overall picture.
The saga continues with my '04 Liberty. Got things patched up after replacing the valve cover gaskets, and sure enough the oil leak appears to be gone, but there is a newer and bigger problem now.
I can start the car, and I can run it for a while, but it will stall out on me. When I've got it just sitting still and in park, if I apply some gas and then let it return to idle, more often than not the car will stall. If I take it out on to the road, I can usually drive for a quarter mile or so and then it will just die on me. At which point I can usually start it back up again, but eventually it will stop even that. (Super slow crank, and then nothing)
While I was under the hood, I took out the IAC valve and cleaned out the gunk (it wasn't too bad, just a little gummy). I have also replaced the PCV valve when I was rebuilding the crankcase ventilation system, as the old one was pretty nasty. I picked up an OBD2 reader, and I do not see any codes being thrown at all which I do not completely trust right now, though the CEL is not on. I will be disconnecting a non-vital but code generating item later to verify that I see the code to verify the reader/scanner.
I came across a thread about someone experiencing strange stalling issues and having it be battery related, so I took the battery in to the shop and they confirmed that it was pretty severely drained and exchanged it for me as it was still fully warranteed from when I replaced it earlier this year. They suggested checking the alternator, and I did the naive check of starting the car up and unplugging the battery - car continued to run, but when I applied some gas, the electrical systems flickered. The alternator is only a couple of years old at this point.
With no codes to go off of, I'm not sure where to start poking at things to try and troubleshoot at this point. When I do get the car out on the road, it seems to me that there is more engine noise than normal when applying gas, but it is difficult for me to gauge. One thing I know I need to do, but haven't had the time to do is check the spark plug wells and plugs themselves for oil pooling from the old leaky gaskets. (Just picked up my set of spark plug sockets.)
If anybody has any ideas here, I'd be super appreciative, even if it is a way to try and narrow down what could very easily be multiple issues contributing to the overall picture.