Hello; I've only been a member of this forum for a couple of months now and I'm also new to being a Jeep owner. I have a used 2006 Liberty 3.7L V6 w/AT and it has around 26k miles on and still has the stock tires that came with it. Although I'm not the original owner I'm pretty sure the tires are the originals (Goodyear Wranglers [don't remember size]).
One problem I'm having is that the speedometer reads around 5-7 mph faster than I'm actually going when it shows 75 mph. The difference is smaller the slower I'm going and the gap seems to widen as my highway speed increases. I checked it with a stop watch and the mile marker signs on the highway where I live and it consistently reads the same. At ~75 mph it clocks in at about 52 seconds. That says I'm really traveling at 68 mph. The odometer consistently checks in at about 1.05 miles between mile markers.
There are still a couple of months left on the original factory warranty and I'm wondering if it would cover something like that.
Another thing I'd like to get some opinions on is that the engine rattles somewhat noisily when it is first started after sitting for a day or two. I know that oil will drain away from bearing surfaces when a vehicle sits for a while, but is the rattling sound normal for the 3.7L engine or might there be some excessive wear from the original owner? Seems to me that the engine is too new to be making those kinds of sounds all ready. I use Amsoil 5-30 in it.
Thanks for the help....:-|
One problem I'm having is that the speedometer reads around 5-7 mph faster than I'm actually going when it shows 75 mph. The difference is smaller the slower I'm going and the gap seems to widen as my highway speed increases. I checked it with a stop watch and the mile marker signs on the highway where I live and it consistently reads the same. At ~75 mph it clocks in at about 52 seconds. That says I'm really traveling at 68 mph. The odometer consistently checks in at about 1.05 miles between mile markers.
There are still a couple of months left on the original factory warranty and I'm wondering if it would cover something like that.
Another thing I'd like to get some opinions on is that the engine rattles somewhat noisily when it is first started after sitting for a day or two. I know that oil will drain away from bearing surfaces when a vehicle sits for a while, but is the rattling sound normal for the 3.7L engine or might there be some excessive wear from the original owner? Seems to me that the engine is too new to be making those kinds of sounds all ready. I use Amsoil 5-30 in it.
Thanks for the help....:-|
