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Just like any vehicle, avoid first years, though they are still good, and if they have made it this far, the gremlins have probably been exercised. The JK's first year was 2007 with the 3.8 engine. It's heavy and arguably underpowered, but it is solid. It tends to burn oil, but mine is 209k and...

Link what you are talking about. There are a vast collection of tops and qualities.

Oh nice. Grabbed a set.

It's a 3.6 thing. Any 3.6 in what is now known as Stellantis's line-up, has an oil cooler. Earlier years seem more prone to issues than later models, though all are. Don't worry about it until you have to. If you find that your engine is leaking oil, and it seems to be coming from the rear of...

To me that really sounds like a loose wire/ ground somewhere. You seem to understand that as you specifically mention that the problem doesn't happen at a stop, but only while moving. Given the items that are failing, I would start my search under the dash. Somewhere on these forums is a...

This partially illustrates my point. There is little use for a grill that is not the right color, especially if you already have one. However if you ever go to sell a jeep with an aftermarket part, especially one that is exclusively for appearance, you will limit the buyer pool. Simply holding...

If you do this 100% save your OEM grill. At least personally I would either want the OEM grill included with a jeep I purchased or demand a price reduction of whatever an OEM grill plus paint would cost. Personally, I really don't like the look.

Start with the battery and alternator before going any farther down the rabbit hole. They are currently the most likely candidates.

I didn't disconnect anything because I used the ratchet strap method. So first step was to get the bolts loose. I only broke one.. and then broke my buddies Matco extractor trying to get the bolt out.' 2. Once I was able to get some straps between the tank and the skid plate. I did that in...

In my 2009 the thing I have had to replace is the gas tank 'skid' plate. It's the weak point for JKs and should be a good measure of how the rest of the system is. If it's bad, it's not the same deal breaker as a rotted out frame, but it's still $400 - $500 just for the part. Just something to...

I don't drive my TJ in the winter and I just put the standard 87 that has 10%-ish ethanol. I get the fancy stuff for my lawnmower small engine stuff, but for a normal engine I don't think it's a big deal.

I had to replace the tank skid plate last year in my JKUR and the hardest part was how rusty the bolts were... the plate was really bad, but that is why I had to replace it. Raising and lowering it was the easy part. The fact that the tank straps are integrated into the skid plate means that...

I'm unsure how jscan tests the lights or how the light circuits work. What I mean is there may be a mechanism for just testing the bulb itself that does not verify if the sensor is doing it's job. Same with the cluster self test. Anyone have insight? What method did you use for resetting the...

When I got my 2009 a couple years ago it came with a soft top. I've never checked if it originally came with a hard top, but given the condition of the top it came with it had to be original. I got the 2009 because my 2014 was a total loss in an accident. I had a soft top on it at the time, so...

Something does sound turned off. As annoying as TC can be in certain situations, it is there for a good reason and it working should be a priority especially in winter. My first question, which could change depending on the results from what @JerryD has posted, is that you took it back to the...

I think I'm following. You dropped a gasket into the engine, correct? What part of the engine did you drop the gasket into? Probably a good idea to get it out, there aren't many places where dropping anything at all in the engine is an ok thing. We may run into some translation issues here...

Yep, I'm with @Anybodyhome. I had to replace a caliper last year that had frozen. It happened slow enough where I didn't notice the loss of power. Pads were fine. To be a fly on the wall of what the previous owner did with this jeep, considering the strange things that have happened since I...

JL Tops will not fit JKs the sizes are completely different. There is no way to modify them to fit either.

If you have an automatic you really want to be as accurate as possible. The 'running' diameter of the tires is them on the ground. Probably measure all four add that up and then divide by four for the best result. If you are off it will mess up your shift points. If you have a manual it is not...

Yep, def air in the system. Super annoying engine to fully get the air out.