Ausjeeper
Observer
Sorry but it's the 3.6 Pentastar. The Rubicons are only available with the petrol motor here.
My 2013 Unlimited Rubicon
- Thread starter Ausjeeper
- Start date
Sorry but it's the 3.6 Pentastar. The Rubicons are only available with the petrol motor here.
Ausjeeper
Observer
Very excited about this next mod, and I haven't even got it yet.
Finally bit the bullet and ordered an AEV Heat Reduction bonnet, and it arrives in its unpainted form on Friday. It's straight down to the panel shop to match the paint on my Jeep, and then hopefully it'll be sprayed and ready for fitting next week some time.
Finally bit the bullet and ordered an AEV Heat Reduction bonnet, and it arrives in its unpainted form on Friday. It's straight down to the panel shop to match the paint on my Jeep, and then hopefully it'll be sprayed and ready for fitting next week some time.
shays4me
Willing Wanderer
Thanks, I knew that already, i'd just lost it in the back corner of my brain. I actually built a spread sheet on the AUS base Jeep and compared it to the TLC and LRD last year. I posted up the results on here. As I recalled (right after the post) you can't get a Rubi diesel in Australia, but you can in Europe. Strange. Thanks for the reply and nice looking Jeep!
Omar Brannstrom
Adventurer
Hi from Sweden
I think US folks want diesel beacause they dont have it. I have only driven a diesel one a parking lot, was a dog and sounded as a tractor. A diesel here cost about 5700 dollar more than a pentastar. The diesel wrangler tax is about 1000 dollar or 500 dollar for the pentastar wrangler a year even if You dont drive at all.
I think US folks would like a bigger diesel engine maybe like that in the Grand Cherokee.
Many here have had the diesel but now have the Pentastar and are now more happy.
http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=180035
http://4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=124353
I think US folks want diesel beacause they dont have it. I have only driven a diesel one a parking lot, was a dog and sounded as a tractor. A diesel here cost about 5700 dollar more than a pentastar. The diesel wrangler tax is about 1000 dollar or 500 dollar for the pentastar wrangler a year even if You dont drive at all.
I think US folks would like a bigger diesel engine maybe like that in the Grand Cherokee.
Many here have had the diesel but now have the Pentastar and are now more happy.
http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=180035
http://4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=124353
GetOutThere
Adventurer
That testing done for the under seat mount was excellent... adding it to my (short) list of viable mounting locations.
Ausjeeper
Observer
Thanks. It was interesting for me to see the results, and gave a bit of peace of mind as well.
I'm one of the guys on that forum who had a 2.8 CRD, failed expensively, and now drive a Pentastar and I'm much happier!!
a whole lot of failures here:
http://4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=154836
a whole lot of failures here:
http://4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=154836
Ausjeeper
Observer
No worries at all. It wasn't hard to do, and the results put at ease any concerns I had about heat build up.
Ausjeeper
Observer
Couple of jobs completed today.
Had a log book service yesterday and played on the flex ramp at the shop that did the service. Was a good test of the suspension, and a good opportunity to check how all the components were working. This highlighted a few issues and so today I removed the Extended swaybar mounts today, which had been fitted with my original suspension lift, and I'm hoping it will stop one of the swaybar links rubbing on the track bar mount.
Got the HID driving lights wired up. This wasn't as straight forward as I thought it was going to be. When I found the high beam wire on the back of the headlight, I found that it had a constant 3.5 volts reading. Bit of research found that the Jeep headlights run on some sort of pulse modulation (think that's what they call it), where the power to the lights are turned on and off rapidly for whatever reason. I decided to connect up the driving light relay anyway, and test the operation of the lights. Seamed to work alright, so I went ahead and completed the wiring.
Test tonight seamed to work well. The light is a little lower on the road, but the Jeep was empty as well, so with a little load the light should settle in the right spot. The adjustment of the HID driving lights is a little notchy, which makes adjusting not ideal. The spread of the beam is brilliant though.
I also added some extra wiring on my in cab winch control switch, so that the light on the isolator switch lights up, so I know it is on.
Had a log book service yesterday and played on the flex ramp at the shop that did the service. Was a good test of the suspension, and a good opportunity to check how all the components were working. This highlighted a few issues and so today I removed the Extended swaybar mounts today, which had been fitted with my original suspension lift, and I'm hoping it will stop one of the swaybar links rubbing on the track bar mount.
Got the HID driving lights wired up. This wasn't as straight forward as I thought it was going to be. When I found the high beam wire on the back of the headlight, I found that it had a constant 3.5 volts reading. Bit of research found that the Jeep headlights run on some sort of pulse modulation (think that's what they call it), where the power to the lights are turned on and off rapidly for whatever reason. I decided to connect up the driving light relay anyway, and test the operation of the lights. Seamed to work alright, so I went ahead and completed the wiring.
Test tonight seamed to work well. The light is a little lower on the road, but the Jeep was empty as well, so with a little load the light should settle in the right spot. The adjustment of the HID driving lights is a little notchy, which makes adjusting not ideal. The spread of the beam is brilliant though.
I also added some extra wiring on my in cab winch control switch, so that the light on the isolator switch lights up, so I know it is on.