What causes a cracked piston on a Jeep Grand Cherokee?

What causes a cracked piston on a Jeep Grand Cherokee?

This is a well know problem, piston skirt cracks, and eventually causes complete engine failure. The 4.0 engine was bulletproof until around 2000 or 2001 when changes were made to the piston that caused this problem. Bought vehicle with bad engine, but didn’t know how bad till I pulled it apart.

What was the problem with my Jeep Grand Cherokee?

The dodge/jeep 4.7L engine mainly before 04 have a lot of problems with parts of the pistons breaking off and causing engine failure. When I took the engine apart, it had multiple piston failures (probably a catastrophic effect from one failing) and broke off part of the cylinder wall rendering the engine useless.

Why does my Jeep Grand Cherokee make a ticking noise?

My Jeep 5. 7l v8 was under extended warranty and was taken to the dealer for recall on ignition and computer flash for receiver. While there I asked them to check the ticking noise coming from my motor. I was advised this was normal for this motor and mileage (88,000).

Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 engine bulletproof?

The 4.0 engine was bulletproof until around 2000 or 2001 when changes were made to the piston that caused this problem. Bought vehicle with bad engine, but didn’t know how bad till I pulled it apart. The dodge/jeep 4.7L engine mainly before 04 have a lot of problems with parts of the pistons breaking off and causing engine failure.

This is a well know problem, piston skirt cracks, and eventually causes complete engine failure. The 4.0 engine was bulletproof until around 2000 or 2001 when changes were made to the piston that caused this problem. Bought vehicle with bad engine, but didn’t know how bad till I pulled it apart.

The dodge/jeep 4.7L engine mainly before 04 have a lot of problems with parts of the pistons breaking off and causing engine failure. When I took the engine apart, it had multiple piston failures (probably a catastrophic effect from one failing) and broke off part of the cylinder wall rendering the engine useless.

Why does my Jeep Grand Cherokee make a clicking noise?

The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start when the engine got cold. In addition, the contact stated that the ignition made a clicking noise while attempting to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition sensor failed and needed to be replaced.

The 4.0 engine was bulletproof until around 2000 or 2001 when changes were made to the piston that caused this problem. Bought vehicle with bad engine, but didn’t know how bad till I pulled it apart. The dodge/jeep 4.7L engine mainly before 04 have a lot of problems with parts of the pistons breaking off and causing engine failure.

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