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Post Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:23 pm 
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Has anyone seen the Dirt Everyday JL? Oooo lordy

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Post Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:17 am 
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First issue with the Jeep this morning. Starter isn’t Disengaging
94000km on the clock, hopefully it is because of the stupid amounts of rain we have been getting for the last couple of weeks.

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:53 pm 
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Any updates on the starter issue shep?

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:40 pm 
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The dealer in darwin had one so I just replaced it. The old one had a sized bendex but I accidentally snapped the back of the solenoid off when I pulled it out of the car.

New genuine starter from seppo land is $220 delivered but because I need it going tomorrow it cost $475 from the dealer in darwin. Local shops wanted $815 excluding freight. 8O

First repair in nearly 50000km of not looking after it. Pretty happy with that.

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:52 pm 
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offft. $815 and they weren't even fitting it. That's rough.

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:25 pm 
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offft. $815 and they weren't even fitting it. That's rough.


Narh that’s just what happens when it is 2500km to the closest major city.

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Post Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 11:15 pm 
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101000km over the weekend. Time for a big service

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Post Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 8:24 am 
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101000km over the weekend.
= av speed of 2020 kph. how's the fuel usage at that speed? :rofl:

:? :roll:

alright alright .. I'm going ... ... ...

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Post Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 9:10 pm 
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Haha opps.

Ok during a 750km drive on Saturday the heep clicked over 101000km. :thefinger:

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Post Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:09 pm 
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Had another issue a fortnight ago. CEL and limp mode. Still drove ok but used a bit more fuel and no 6000rpg gear changes.
Broken cam angle sensor plug. $35 for a mopar repair kit from seppo land and 1/2 hour to solder into the loom.

Still really happy with the car but starting to think I need a 4 door to fit all my shit in it.

Heading to the north Simpson and tanami deserts at the end of the month so going to do a big service and replace the
plugs which should have been done 20000km ago

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Post Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:10 pm 
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101000km over the weekend. Time for a big service


115000km done and still haven't done the service :shocked:

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Post Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:23 pm 
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Still really happy with the car but starting to think I need a 4 door to fit all my shit in it.


You skirt....

We’re still having no dramas going with 2 adults and 2 kids with our 2 door JK and my little Jimny sized trailer.
4 doors are for old lazy people..... oops... :thefinger:

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Post Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:23 pm 
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Still really happy with the car but starting to think I need a 4 door to fit all my shit in it.


You skirt....

We’re still having no dramas going with 2 adults and 2 kids with our 2 door JK and my little Jimny sized trailer.
4 doors are for old lazy people..... oops... :thefinger:


Haha I agree :thefinger:

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6000rpg gear changes.


changing gears with an RPG 8O

that sounds so....."Shepworthy" Armsup

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6000rpg gear changes.


changing gears with an RPG 8O

that sounds so....."Shepworthy" Armsup


Holy moly that would be fun.

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Post Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:51 am 
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Having driven both 2&4 door versions I am a big fan of the 4 door JK’s.

Was seriously considering one when the wife smashed out the little one, but went a reliable jap heap instead. Main reasons were the have a surprisingly small cargo area for such a big car, the little niggling issues they have, many are thrashed off road and ultimately I needed a family truck that will sometimes go offroad, not an off-road truck I can sometimes fit the family in.


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Post Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:53 am 
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Having driven both 2&4 door versions I am a big fan of the 4 door JK’s.

Was seriously considering one when the wife smashed out the little one, but went a reliable jap heap instead. Main reasons were the have a surprisingly small cargo area for such a big car, the little niggling issues they have, many are thrashed off road and ultimately I needed a family truck that will sometimes go offroad, not an off-road truck I can sometimes fit the family in.


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I tried to buy a 4 door last week however there are no rubicons left in the country so will wait and see what the JL is like.

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Post Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:45 am 
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I see. The shorty is still a great vehicle and in a way a bit more fun.

There is a lot of good extra’s on the rubicon the 4.1 transfer gears, Dana 44’s electronic locking diffs and sway bar disconnect springs to mind.

I do know people who have bought the sahara model with intent to upgrade driveline as they wanted 37’s. Their claim was it ends up a much better vehicle for not much extra coin when you consider the ruby cost. They also claimed the trim level was better. I can’t really remember the differences, tbh sport and above have decent trim.

The D44 front I am not sold on. You are still limited by the rear diff and the housings still bend. Round here they are notorious for bending. You will see dozens in a Jeep shop all with bent front axles. A lot of people claim a correctly modded D30 is is actually the stronger diff. If you have serious coin there are a range of D60 options out there.

The transfer is pretty hard to beat for a stock case, but there are some good options from atlas etc such 4 speed transfers that a much stronger.

Sway bar disconnects and locking diffs are options also pretty easy to get aftermarket.

The best thing about Jeeps is if you can’t find the spec you want the aftermarket has you covered.

Haven’t driven a JL yet but keen to. Really like it, the 2L turbo looks to be a pearler.


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Post Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:59 am 
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Yeah I have no intention on anything bigger then 34-35s which the rubicon gering is perfect for, don't even need to mod the suspension to fit.

Really all I will do is auxiliary fuel tank so will be 85L plus 65L capacity, bull bar, winch and 35s so I keep a good fuel range.

Rubicon is just really for lockers and gearing. Selectable lockers are over 5k where I live. Buying the car in Adelaide and
getting it sorted by the dealer means all the flash shiny bits and a rubicon for less then the price of a stocker in darwin and
then as a bonus I get to go wheeling with the SA fellas :peaceout:

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Post Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:31 pm 
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Hold out until the JL is released Shep. From everything I've read and videos I've watched, the JL is superior in every way to the JK. The JL Rubicon 4 door is the way to go IMO. Personally I'm keen on the JT Scrambler Rubicon (JL Dual Cab Ute for those who don't know). Here a link to some pics and info...

https://www.jeepscramblerforum.com/

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Post Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:03 pm 
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The places I go I don't think a JT would get there. Rear overhang is to great, I get hung up quite a bit with my 2 door.

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37+ inch tyres and decent lift would fix departure angles... But yeah, go a 4 door unlimited. I love mine... They are a great thing :)

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37+ inch tyres and decent lift would fix departure angles... But yeah, go a 4 door unlimited. I love mine... They are a great thing :)


Haha yeah I still need to be able to drive 1500km in a day

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Drove to Broome and back last weekend in 45 deg heat which finished of the tyres so bought some flash rims and tyres from ozzy tyres.
Went 33x12.5x17 on 17x9-15 rims. Can’t make them rub at all so probably should have gone 35s


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:35 pm 
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Done some more stuff to it, also had a CEL come one that ended up being the plug from one of the cam angle sensors
coming off. Easy to diagnose with wifi obd dongle thingo and phone app so was a simple fix.


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Post Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:55 am 
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I had exactly the same error on ours.
We hadn't owned it very long at the time and hadn't done anything like the corogated roads you would have been doing up there, so a made a few inquiries about it.
I was lead to believe this was a very common issue with the first batch of the 3.6l models, apparantly the wiring loom was made just that couple of mm too short and was told they changed from the 2014 model onwards.

Do you use the tourque app?
It's pretty cool to set up your custom dashboards and watch specific sersors while you're driving if you need to chase a specific issue (mine was a dirty oxigen sensor on the aftermarket cold air intake pipe).

Need bigger tyres now that you've gone to the flat flairs.
I always think the arches look too empty with anything under 35s and flat flairs.

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Yep definitely the loom caused it, I extended it with the mopar kit at about 80000km but this time it was just
a little loose so probably wasn’t fitted properly when I extended the loom. Both times it happened was from hitting big potholes at 130kph.

I use DashCmd, tourqe app only works on android I believe.

Next tyres will be 35s, I wasn’t sure if they would fit and I also wasn’t ready to regear it and there is nobody where I live that can be trusted to pull diffs apart.
I have seen mopar ring and pinion sets for $115us on rock auto.

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is it a petrol or a CRD ? i always liked the idea of a CRD jeep. turbo CRD jeep would also be awesome. i know they made them petrol only for a long while and then added the CRD.

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He mentions having 200kw a lot so I think it's safe to day its not the CRD.

I agree though, even though the little diesels dont have big numbers on paper they still drive nice... especially with an AUTO.

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He mentions having 200kw a lot so I think it's safe to day its not the CRD.

I agree though, even though the little diesels dont have big numbers on paper they still drive nice... especially with an AUTO.

My wrangler is the pentastar petrol and the wagon is a ecoboost diesel. Would love the ecoboost and 8 speed in my
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