And I was just thinking yesterday how great it is that you got that extended warrenty. Hopefully they honor it. Good luck.
And I was just thinking yesterday how great it is that you got that extended warrenty. Hopefully they honor it. Good luck.
I wish this dealership would get to work.. they called and said yup it has a stuck valve.. we need to pull the head to see whats next. Great, that took you 2 days? Waiting some more...
Well it's getting a new left side head. (not sure if that is driver or passenger which ever side cylinder 5 is on)
Sounds like it's covered without an issue. Dealership service adviser called me and said I had a $75 deductible. He told me that the warranty company would only pay for 7 days of a rental car though, so thats going to cost me a little more out of pocket unless I can sweet talk that into the deal since it's not my fault they delayed the process by sending out an inspector which ate up 2 days of work. So I'll be playing that angle for sure.
So hopefully I'll have my Jeep back soon..
Glad its getting all fixed up!
Glad that worked out for you, my little car broke today and it will be $750 for the repair.
2006 XK Limited, 5.7L Hemi
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Congrats man... I know it will all work out for ya.
good to hear your getting fixed up.
I'm beginning to believe in these extended warranties! Glad to hear they honored it.
'06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
Wish list: SFA, in-dash Windows 8 PC
Got it back today. It was actually pretty convenient timing, my wife and I had planned to drive back to drop off the rental car since we found out the warranty would only pay for 7 days. The rental car needed to be returned 1 block from the dealership, on our way to return the car the dealership called and said the Jeep was ready.. so we don't have to make the 1 1/2 hour drive each way again.
So final verdict was a faulty valve seat. Apparently on these motors they can't just replace the valve though, so the whole head had to be replaced.
Here is a pic, it's blurry.. but I'll try to explain.
If you look at the second cylinder from on the right side, the black part of the valve is shifted off center toward the top. So the valve couldn't seal properly.
Final pocket damage for me.. $75 deducible for the repair, and I had to come $175 out of pocket on the rental because it was more than 7 days.
Break down of work.
$805 labor
$477 cylinder head
random gaskets, seals, fluid, oil and filter to bring the total to $1617.58
But it's home and in the garage now.
Glad things worked out for you man.
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