Hello everyone, I Bought this 2003 Renegade last month and its been great so far. I had a regular liberty 3 years ago and knew the renegade had all the options I wanted so I went for it. It has 85K miles on it and runs perfectly, I already changed the plugs and filter and I am going to be doing a ****** and filter change and differential fluid change. I have an enormous car history and can do everything from Paint and body work to engine building so this truck will be a breeze to work with!
I found that the truck needs two rear tires because they are warn unevenly, they were probably on the front and that makes it seem like the front needs an alignment.
I bought this truck to go skiing with my friends so we will have a 4WD vehicle and it seems great so far, much better than my base liberty I had. I am going to put a double din navigation in it and enjoy it.
I have a few questions which I searched for and could not find.
1) I hear a high pitched whine that is related the the engine RPM's, it is not loud but with the radio off I can hear it whining and become louder and quieter when the gears change and the RPM's fluctuate. I have checked the PS fluid to rule that out. Any ideas?
2) I have found that the rear hinges for the flip up glass on the tail gate have completely corroded and are most likely causing the truck to rust under them. I am going to pull the glass off this weekend and sand and paint the hinges and sand and repaint the area under it if it needs to be done. I will check the 3rd brake light at the same time and silicone it like alot of people recommend.
3) I noticed that the engine has a knock when it is cold and goes away as the truck warms up. The dealer I got it from did an oil change and I do not know which oil they put in but maybe it is the wrong weight. I try to warm it up before I drive it, but sometimes I am late for the train and have to get going right away. Does anyone know about this issue or have any recommendations as to where the noise is coming from or if this is really just a piston knock and i need to watch out!
I found that the truck needs two rear tires because they are warn unevenly, they were probably on the front and that makes it seem like the front needs an alignment.
I bought this truck to go skiing with my friends so we will have a 4WD vehicle and it seems great so far, much better than my base liberty I had. I am going to put a double din navigation in it and enjoy it.
I have a few questions which I searched for and could not find.
1) I hear a high pitched whine that is related the the engine RPM's, it is not loud but with the radio off I can hear it whining and become louder and quieter when the gears change and the RPM's fluctuate. I have checked the PS fluid to rule that out. Any ideas?
2) I have found that the rear hinges for the flip up glass on the tail gate have completely corroded and are most likely causing the truck to rust under them. I am going to pull the glass off this weekend and sand and paint the hinges and sand and repaint the area under it if it needs to be done. I will check the 3rd brake light at the same time and silicone it like alot of people recommend.
3) I noticed that the engine has a knock when it is cold and goes away as the truck warms up. The dealer I got it from did an oil change and I do not know which oil they put in but maybe it is the wrong weight. I try to warm it up before I drive it, but sometimes I am late for the train and have to get going right away. Does anyone know about this issue or have any recommendations as to where the noise is coming from or if this is really just a piston knock and i need to watch out!
