What is the swirl valve motor on a Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Swirl Valve Motor after removal from our 3.0 liter diesel. This unit is drenched in motor oil leaked out of the air intake hose. Repairing this concern is very timing consuming and fiddly. The turbocharger and related piping must come off to access the swirl valve motor.
What kind of motor does a Jeep Grand Cherokee have?
Bernie: Doing very well. Mark: So, we’re talking about a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee, three-litre diesel, that had a swirl valve motor problem. What was going on with this Jeep?
Where can I get a swirl valve motor replaced?
Our latest blog post is Swirl Valve motor replacement on a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3 liter diesel, brought to us by a client from Kensington/Cedar Cottage, Vancouver. Over the past few years we have serviced and repaired many Mercedes Benz equipped 3 liter diesel vehicles.
Are there any issues with the Jeep Grand Cherokee?
While the engines in all models experience similar problems there is one issue with the Jeep that occurs more frequently than the Mercedes vehicles. That issue is failure of the swirl valve motor. Before we address concerns unique to the Jeep Grand Cherokee lets look at the swirl valve system.
What is the swirl motor on a Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Swirl Motor Mod: The swirl motor is a contentious addition to the engine. It’s supposed to swirl the air going into the combustion chamber at low RPMs to help create better combustion. However it is prone to fail from leaking oil no it or over time. It is hard to replace and the connections are extremely brittle.
Bernie: Doing very well. Mark: So, we’re talking about a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee, three-litre diesel, that had a swirl valve motor problem. What was going on with this Jeep?
How much does it cost to replace swirl valve on Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The ‘elephant’ hose for the Jeep is under $200 plus a nominal labour charge. Swirl valve motor replacement is at least a $2000 job, so in this case an ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure.
Our latest blog post is Swirl Valve motor replacement on a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3 liter diesel, brought to us by a client from Kensington/Cedar Cottage, Vancouver. Over the past few years we have serviced and repaired many Mercedes Benz equipped 3 liter diesel vehicles.