Hi Brad, what I do for washing the engine compartment, mix up 1/2 Simple Green & 1/2 water. Spray everything down ( cool engine), then just use a garden hose. Less pressure than a pressure washer. Less chance of forcing water into important components. Simple Green is mild enough, does a good job of cleaning, & rinses clean with no residue. You can blow off a lot of the water with a leaf blower to dry. I've been doing it for years with no problems. Love the channel!!
Great advice Jerry and Brad, I will be tightening the upper and lower ball joints on my JLUR tomorrow. Awesome update 04/08/2023: tightening the loose front lower ball joints fixed my squeaking clanking front end issue I was hearing. Thank you so much gentlemen, that was bothering me for months. I have referred my friends to come watch your vid here for great advice.
Thanks Brad...Jerry knows his stuff. There aren't very many walk through videos like this showing what you should look for before you go out. I'm one of those that like you learned the hard way. With a couple of trail failures. I now inspect before going out and if I found something I'm not sure of take it to my local shop to give it another once over. It's less expensive than if you ignore it. Thanks again for this great video.
Well... You solved two of my existing problems. Oil sending unit and my thermostat housing.... I've got a long trip planned for Colorado coming up and now I have more to do. Thank you for the awesome video!
Superb advice! My Rubicon still has all of its original hoses. Have about 41,000 miles on the Jeep. It will be eleven years since taking delivery of it on the 17th of this month. My hoses, the ones I can easily see from up top with the hood open, all "look" fine. From what your mechanic said in your discussion with him today, I'll get my hoses replaced ASAP. (Tell your mechanic: "Molokai could use a first-rate auto mechanic!") Great advice as always! Andy McKane
Re: Lockers. I've had continued problems with my 2007 Rubicon lockers. The lockers would engage but not disengage. I had to drive back from off roading trip. About a 100 km. I should have got a tow truck. I drove home with front lockers locked. Fortunately, no damage. I removed the front diff cover plate and simply used a screw driver to push on the locker mechanism to disengage. No problem. But there's a high risk that locker would get stuck in the locked position once again. So, I've had ARB air lockers installed at front and rear diffs. I hope that they are reliable. Cheers, Phil - New Zealand
Agreed. I have an old 2008 twin turbo bmw (runs hot, standard oil temp is 230-250) that I changed the hoses on earlier this month. It was preventative - they hadn't failed. I can't imagine jeep hose material is so much worse that they last 25% as long.
Solid info and definitely some food for thought on my ever-evolving JKU project…love the variety of topics covered Brad.. both from you and your family, please…keep it up!
Great video, If you are planning on changing your transmission fluid, I would recommend replacing the oil pan with the PPE aluminum transmission pan, It adds more fluid, cooling fins and also going forward your trans will have a replaceable filter instead of replacing the entire pan every time. Plus i have noticed on my gladiator, The trans runs a few degrees cooler compared to stock.
@@TrailRecon Just a little bit. Northridge did a video on youtube about a year ago when they were released and the install process. Heres the Link for there video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kaZO4ZQjHo0.html
@@TrailReconthat’s exactly what I was thinking, the stock one hangs low , this is why I’d have at least a 2” lift min.! And the stock pan is mild steel, if it’s aluminum and it hits something it will crack, an aluminum pan would be great if you don’t go off road , or maybe this pan is tucked nicely? Although if it’s bigger than that is unlikely
Video gold, man! Well done. You guys should collaborate more on some things. I bought a 4.0 TJ after listening to your video with him - 'the one Jeep/engine he would buy'.
Man, Jerry knows his shit. This guy is awesome! Hope to see him on the channel more and more. He is really good on camera and explains things in a really concise precise manner.
This is awesome Brad! Thank you Jerry for running through the list of things to check. This really takes the mystery out of the common things to look for. Have you ever run into the "Performance Limited Service Fuel System" error displayed onn the instrument cluster on the 22/23 JL's?
Seen a lot of your videos and this one meets my top 10. Tons of info. I have an 07 JK and I would enjoy seeing you go through the same detail as you did on your JL. Keep up the great videos. And have a are trip
Was wondering if there’s a recommended schedule interval for replacing the brake fluid/ bleeding the system on the Wrangler. Would love to see a vid with your mechanic demonstrate how to properly bleed the brake lines and replace the fluid if possible. Great video! 👍
Great information, definitely agree about the second set of eyes. I wish we had a shop like his where I live (Shippensburg, PA), because I do not trust the local Jeep dealer.
Another great vid Brad. Just finished a long weekend trail ride on the Mohave Trail from Laughlin to Baker. Gotta take my JL into Shift Autowerx and have them give it the once or twice over. See ya soon Jerry!
Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Love your Jeep Talks with Jerry! Such a wealth of information! Interesting to hear some JK vs JL comparisons - seemed there were pros and cons for both. Still would love to hear his engine choice of currently available Jeep engines. Great show, as always!
The JL tranny oil pan isn't the filter. The filter is an easily replaceable part inside of it. You can simply clean the oil pan and even keep the gasket.
Very good clip .. there are most commun things can be check on most of 4x4 cars 👍😀for those who are at the begining very useful ! Greetings from Bucharest Romania !!
Pretty interesting video with a lot of good infos. Thanks for that. Next month we'll start an overland trip through 6 countries and I'll check all of these things before we do the trip 😎
Best way to wash engine: mix some liquid clothes wash at 10% in water, load into a cheap spray bottle and spray it everywhere. Then rinse off with a garden hose gun on the spread setting rather than jet. Blow dry with leaf blower 😊
High end shocks? My front Fox shocks are creaking badly 21 Mojave, being replaced under warranty. On back order since December. Dealer said not the first bad set they have replaced. Over $8000 Canadian dollars. Great video gents
I’ve NEVER put water in any engine compartment. TOO worried about ‘shorting’ or just ruining some electrical/electronic components. Ahh, the ‘Belt’: 65, 568 miles..and 60K change-out huh?
Brad I would not power wash under the hood again. I did it once and got all kinds of codes. After getting home with it running rough I started it up the next morning to go to the Jeep dealer about the codes when it would barely run. I ended up with over 70 codes. It did dry out eventually but I could not drive it for over a week. I am sure I sprayed everything under the hood including he electrical components (oops). I won't risk it again.
Overall Pretty good advice and tips. I disagree with leaving your coolant in for more than 5 years usually after 4 you start seeing signs of gunk building up. If your changing coolant as often as you should I believe you will only need to change hoses every 8years.
We love Sand Hollow and while we don't have time to stop and play their this trip, hopefully we can come out for a dedicated few days and explore soon.
