How Much Money Should I Be Willing to Pay to fix my 2014 Jeep

naysjp

naysjp

Caught the Bug
I changed a 9 month old spark plug and the original coilpack on #4 cylinder to see if this would get rid of the CEL. My 2014 JKU Sport is 11 years old (152K miles) with the 3.6 engine so I've been having nightmares about her needing work. I was going to try new fuel injectors to see if that will fix everything but trying to not throw parts at it. P0304 and P219B. I want to get a compression test but I am concerned about the cost of the repair if it turns out to be the 3.6 common problems with rockers and lifters. I did the above mentioned work in front of my apartment by myself so I was very proud of myself. If the cost is more than $2500, should I consider not spending that much money on an 11 year old Jeep? I've researched this 3.6 issue and new about it but I've read estimates between $2K-$6K. I just want my Jeep to be enjoyable again. One shop charges $125 for a compresssion test and then $500 to remove the valve cover to diagnose. Yeah, the shop will put the $500 charge towards the repair but who knows what the estimate will be. A dealership here charges $225 for the diagnostic but who knows the repair estimate will be at a dealership. Some guidance would be appreciated. This is my second Jeep and I've driven a Jeep for the past 20 years. I was spoiled with the inline 6 on my TJ and loved it.
 
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All kidding aside. Depends on your budget and how much you like your Jeep . You could probably find a low mileage replacement engine for close to what the repair cost is but if you can’t do it yourself labor cost can get expensive in a hurry. Other thing throwing parts at it won’t help until you know what the cause is. Lots of different things can cause these issues from the Computer to the wiring harness.
If you can local parts stores will rent compression testers easy to do yourself.
If it were rockers and lifters I would assume it would rattle in the valve train .
 
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Did you change the PCV valve when you changed plug and coils?
Did you replace fuel injectors?
The O2 sensors are reading a rich or lean mix and it could possibly be a bad O2 sensor but if you did not replace the PCV valve and you've got 152,000 miles, I would start there
 
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naysjp said:
I changed a 9 month old spark plug and the original coilpack on #4 cylinder to see if this would get rid of the CEL. My 2014 JKU Sport is 11 years old (152K miles) with the 3.6 engine so I've been having nightmares about her needing work. I was going to try new fuel injectors to see if that will fix everything but trying to not throw parts at it. P0304 and P219B. I want to get a compression test but I am concerned about the cost of the repair if it turns out to be the 3.6 common problems with rockers and lifters. I did the above mentioned work in front of my apartment by myself so I was very proud of myself. If the cost is more than $2500, should I consider not spending that much money on an 11 year old Jeep? I've researched this 3.6 issue and new about it but I've read estimates between $2K-$6K. I just want my Jeep to be enjoyable again. One shop charges $125 for a compresssion test and then $500 to remove the valve cover to diagnose. Yeah, the shop will put the $500 charge towards the repair but who knows what the estimate will be. A dealership here charges $225 for the diagnostic but who knows the repair estimate will be at a dealership. Some guidance would be appreciated. This is my second Jeep and I've driven a Jeep for the past 20 years. I was spoiled with the inline 6 on my TJ and loved it.
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A new Jeep might cost $80k, so that should help with the decision making regarding fixing your existing Jeep. Perhaps this might make the decision to pay for repair less stressful on you.
 
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bobfriesenhahn said:
A new Jeep might cost $80k, so that should help with the decision making regarding fixing your existing Jeep. Perhaps this might make the decision to pay for repair less stressful on you.
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80k??
I don't want to engage but where the hell are you shopping for jeeps?
Unless he's looking for a fully loaded Rubicon or a used 392, can still find a sport for a decent amount
 
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