What was done to your rig this week?

[Mike Pierson]

Reid knuckles, painted my tie rod and drag link, replaced a few grease boots and test fit the new tires

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Looks great!

Found a local shop and dropped the JLU off for the cylinder 3 misfire, they called and told me they swapped the plug, coil, fuel injector to different cylinders, still getting misfire on 3 at higher rpms.

Time for further investigation, they will remove the valve covers and take a look, also told me the noise I thought was coming from the driver side is actually on the passenger side - cylinder 3 side.

They'll get back to me on Monday to let me know what they've found.

Ugh, hope it’s a simple fix.

 

[GP NOIR]

Found a local shop and dropped the JLU off for the cylinder 3 misfire, they called and told me they swapped the plug, coil, fuel injector to different cylinders, still getting misfire on 3 at higher rpms.

Time for further investigation, they will remove the valve covers and take a look, also told me the noise I thought was coming from the driver side is actually on the passenger side - cylinder 3 side.

They'll get back to me on Monday to let me know what they've found.

Time for a leak down check

 

[jeeeep]

Got the Jeep back, so quiet and full rpm range ready

Cylinder 5 lobe was also worn and ready to make its debut of a misfire.

Some of these lobes are not like the others:

 

[WJCO]

Got the Jeep back, so quiet and full rpm range ready

Cylinder 5 lobe was also worn and ready to make its debut of a misfire.

Some of these lobes are not like the others:
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It's nuts. I've worked in the auto industry a long time and I've never seen cam lobes wear down so deep like these 3.6s. Nearly all of them do it. I really wish they built shit like they used to.

 

[wayoflife]

Glad to hear things are better. Also, I too hate the quality of Jeep lately. It’s a bummer

 

[jeeeep]

It's nuts. I've worked in the auto industry a long time and I've never seen cam lobes wear down so deep like these 3.6s. Nearly all of them do it. I really wish they built shit like they used to.

That's exactly what the mechanic said.

 

[cozdude]

It's nuts. I've worked in the auto industry a long time and I've never seen cam lobes wear down so deep like these 3.6s. Nearly all of them do it. I really wish they built shit like they used to.

That makes a GM cam look brand new

 

[jeeeep]

Jeep undercarriage winterized, ready for Utah winter.
They coated it well, maybe a bit too well?
Stays pliable but may clean off the bottoms of the coil overs, I like the blue.

Can't tell those are Synergy, nicely coated.

Note to self, carry a box of rubber gloves.

 

[GP NOIR]

Looks slimy yet satisfying

 

[Aceisback]

Jeep undercarriage winterized, ready for Utah winter.
They coated it well, maybe a bit too well?
Stays pliable but may clean off the bottoms of the coil overs, I like the blue.

Can't tell those are Synergy, nicely coated.

Note to self, carry a box of rubber gloves.

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Dang! And some of y’all complain about skid plates.

 

[jeeeep]

Dang! And some of y’all complain about skid plates.

I've also got coil over sleeves I'll be putting on.
I know what the salt and brine does to everything it touches, especially aluminum shock bodies.

 

[Mike Pierson]

Jeep undercarriage winterized, ready for Utah winter.
They coated it well, maybe a bit too well?
Stays pliable but may clean off the bottoms of the coil overs, I like the blue.

Can't tell those are Synergy, nicely coated.

Note to self, carry a box of rubber gloves.

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How hard is it to get that shit off after winter? Haha

 

[jeeeep]

How hard is it to get that shit off after winter? Haha

it's supposed to be good for 2 years, stays in a liquid form and not easily removable.

However, I did find on the manufacturer website if I wanted to remove it, to use hot high-pressure washer and degreaser.

With the rust that was already forming on certain areas, I'm ok with it for now.

 

[Bullwinckle]

Looks slimy yet satisfying

 

[jeeeep]

I'm thinking my rush to winterize may not have been the best decision.
Since the coating remains fluid, this is what happens after a long trip of pretty much 80 mph the whole way.
I'm going to take some Degreaser and power wash it at the diy car wash, hopefully I can clean off a lot of the areas where I don't want it.
the wind blew it all over

 

[JT@623]

I'm thinking my rush to winterize may not have been the best decision.
Since the coating remains fluid, this is what happens after a long trip of pretty much 80 mph the whole way.
I'm going to take some Degreaser and power wash it at the diy car wash, hopefully I can clean off a lot of the areas where I don't want it.
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I would have to move

 

[Andy5160]

I'm thinking my rush to winterize may not have been the best decision.
Since the coating remains fluid, this is what happens after a long trip of pretty much 80 mph the whole way.
I'm going to take some Degreaser and power wash it at the diy car wash, hopefully I can clean off a lot of the areas where I don't want it.
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I am still puzzled Why

 

[jeeeep]

I would have to move

in hindsight, I should have washed it then crawled underneath with a can of rust encapsulator and sprayed all the areas that were showing rust and I wanted to protect

 

[OverlanderJK]

I'm thinking my rush to winterize may not have been the best decision.
Since the coating remains fluid, this is what happens after a long trip of pretty much 80 mph the whole way.
I'm going to take some Degreaser and power wash it at the diy car wash, hopefully I can clean off a lot of the areas where I don't want it.
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What's it going to look like after the dusty new years run?

 

[wayoflife]

What's it going to look like after the dusty new years run?