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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Green Jeep on December 29, 2011, 10:44:15 AM

Title: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Green Jeep on December 29, 2011, 10:44:15 AM
Hi,

Looking at one of these, any commom faults? Only 60k with FSH, rear tyres are wearing on outer egde... tie bar bushes?

Thanks in advance Maf
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Panic mechanic! on December 29, 2011, 11:21:40 AM
over fussy gearbox and they don't seem to like lpg that much.
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Bishops Finger on December 29, 2011, 01:31:08 PM
2006 do you mean WK???
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: jay140285 on December 29, 2011, 02:04:06 PM
Quote from: Panic mechanic! on December 29, 2011, 11:21:40 AM
over fussy gearbox and they don't seem to like lpg that much.

As long as you have flash lube on LPG your ok, As for the gearbox Rob is talking from experience from lying on my drive. The gear box can be fussy but there are lots of sensors that can be changed at little cost I have found out.
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: tim_aka_tim on December 29, 2011, 02:58:15 PM
Usual electrical gremlins, and the 4.7 cannot be compared in quality and longevity to the 4.0.
It's an OK engine, but it's not great. If you can find a 5.7, that would be better.
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: tim_aka_tim on December 29, 2011, 03:00:45 PM
Quote from: Green Jeep on December 29, 2011, 10:44:15 AM

rear tyres are wearing on outer egde... tie bar bushes?


Too much drifting around roundabouts - Ford Capri stylee.
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Green Jeep on December 29, 2011, 03:45:54 PM
Quote from: tim_aka_tim on December 29, 2011, 03:00:45 PM
Quote from: Green Jeep on December 29, 2011, 10:44:15 AM

rear tyres are wearing on outer egde... tie bar bushes?


Too much drifting around roundabouts - Ford Capri stylee.

Or like the Porsche 944 I picked up for cheap as chips... proper old skool 80's tastic...  :icon_super:
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Bishops Finger on December 29, 2011, 10:54:34 PM
Does Maf mean a Commander????
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Bulldog67 on December 29, 2011, 10:56:16 PM
that is 5.7
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: JamesH on December 29, 2011, 11:59:25 PM
Maf has found one of the the fairly rare 4.7 WK/WH's I believe.
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Bishops Finger on December 30, 2011, 12:12:59 AM
No LPG then...clarification is needed tho...
Title: Re: Grand Cherokee WH 4.7 V8 2006 Common faults
Post by: Green Jeep on January 04, 2012, 07:22:13 PM
Got Jeep, drove lovely, we took it back on a backwards deal on a PX for an Astra estate... we sold it in under 12 hours... happy days...

Would say a 5.7 is the way forward though, 4.7 went well, but bit more would be better IMO..

One thing I wondered... why on earth did they fit just one bonnet ram when previous models failed with two?