SHollins88
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I have an 04 Grand Cherokee Limited V8. For a couple weeks now when I go to start her up the check guages light is on and the oil guage is reading at low and the engine sounds a little "rough"; after about 30 seconds or so it goes up to a little above the middle line and the engine sounds fine again.
Two days ago I was driving home from work (it's about a 30 minute drive, mainly interstate) when all of a sudden the light came on, the needle on the oil guage was fluctuating between the low line and just past the middle line, until finally it stayed at low. At this point my engine was sounding horrible so I pulled off at the nearest exit ramp. I checked my fluids and it said that I was low on oil so I put in a quart just to see what it would do. I started her up and everything was fine so I continued home.
Within less than 10 minutes the guage started doing the same exact thing so I pulled off at another gas station and put in another quart of oil thinking maybe it was still low. The next morning I was headed to work and it happened all over again except now the oil level is reading too high so my poor Jeep has been sitting at a gas station for the second day in a row now as I am terrified to drive it anywhere in the fear that I will really cause some damage.
From what others have told me they think it could be the oil pump so I looked up prices for a new one and some directions on how to fix it, however I have no mechanical experience and it looks like a big job. I've called around to auto repair shops and so far one quoted me $1500 and 3+ days to fix it.
My question is if anyone agrees with it possibly being the oil pump or if maybe by any stroke of luck it could be something way cheaper/easier to fix. Also, if you've ever changed one are my thoughts correct in that it's going to be one big, messy job that I'm most likely going to screw up if I attempt it on my own?
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Two days ago I was driving home from work (it's about a 30 minute drive, mainly interstate) when all of a sudden the light came on, the needle on the oil guage was fluctuating between the low line and just past the middle line, until finally it stayed at low. At this point my engine was sounding horrible so I pulled off at the nearest exit ramp. I checked my fluids and it said that I was low on oil so I put in a quart just to see what it would do. I started her up and everything was fine so I continued home.
Within less than 10 minutes the guage started doing the same exact thing so I pulled off at another gas station and put in another quart of oil thinking maybe it was still low. The next morning I was headed to work and it happened all over again except now the oil level is reading too high so my poor Jeep has been sitting at a gas station for the second day in a row now as I am terrified to drive it anywhere in the fear that I will really cause some damage.
From what others have told me they think it could be the oil pump so I looked up prices for a new one and some directions on how to fix it, however I have no mechanical experience and it looks like a big job. I've called around to auto repair shops and so far one quoted me $1500 and 3+ days to fix it.
My question is if anyone agrees with it possibly being the oil pump or if maybe by any stroke of luck it could be something way cheaper/easier to fix. Also, if you've ever changed one are my thoughts correct in that it's going to be one big, messy job that I'm most likely going to screw up if I attempt it on my own?
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