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RdTxTd
12-17-2004, 15:31
Motorweek had a Jeep Liberty diesel on last week's show. Here's a report on the web.

http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2415.shtml

Dave
DogDiesel
12-21-2004, 06:00
My wife has been wanting a SUV diesel. She drove them in Europe and loved them.
Time to play the lottery.
Wayne
merouby
12-21-2004, 18:01
DogDiesel...thinking of doing the same thing (Cummins power) - hit me back!
B1powered
01-07-2005, 09:34
I want one of the new Liberty TurboDiesel Common rail Jeeps real bad.
Haven't had any come in yet at the dealer though :(
CATCRACKER
01-25-2005, 08:52
anther possibility is a dodge 1500 with a 325hp v8 cummins in it. dodge has it built whether it will ever be mass produced is another thing.

the article i have about the truck the author said it is wicked fast. add a chip to it can you imagine. in stock form it runs with the hemi and with a chip smile.gif
n3qik
02-13-2005, 12:33
Well, I got one this Saterday. Traded in the '99 truck. Drives nice and good milage, avg. 18.5 mpg by what trip computer says. Will need time to ajust to the smaller size.
CATCRACKER
02-23-2005, 12:13
goog luck with it. give it sometime and the mpg at 70 cruising with be unreal! that engine is built by a world class engine maker vm. find them on the web and you will be impressed.

let us know the progress
n3qik
03-07-2005, 16:04
Time for a up date:
First tank 22.6 MPG, dealer fill so it might be wrong.
Second tank 18.8 MPG
Third tank 17.9 MPG, guess hot rodding it is not good. But I am having fun and breaking in engine at same time.
The mods:
Remote starter, CB, and wired fog lamps for Day-time running lamps. More to come after engine breaks in.
GregCrabb
03-19-2005, 13:54
http://www.vmmotori.it/en/01/00/index***p
n3qik
03-21-2005, 16:51
I thing you ment this ??
http://www.vmmotori.it/en/01/00/01/dettaglio***p?id=11


Their web site will not allow linking to it.
So try this
http://www.vmmotori.it
Goto Automovive : 4v per clinder : R 428 DOHC
This is the engine in the Liberty.

[ 03-21-2005, 04:01 PM: Message edited by: n3qik ]
2dogs
03-23-2005, 00:18
They should get a lot better mileage than they do - IMO - do these have a CAT?????
n3qik
03-23-2005, 15:51
Yes they should get better milage and yes it does have a cat.

I think as the engine breaks in and we get this new Ultra-Low Sulfer fuel milage will go up. Also looking into doing B20 - B100 biodiesel this summer.
n3qik
04-10-2005, 13:55
Last tank, all city driving and driving like I stole it. Manage to get 20.1 MPG.
Also I noticed that when floored from a stop it has a very noticable turbo lag. If I go half throttle, let it get to about 1000 RPMs then floor it takes off better.
madmatt
04-10-2005, 19:00
What head arangement does this engine use? The only VMs I've worked on were the old V-8s w/ 1 aluminum head per cylinder. They couldn't build heads fast enough for them. They busted like crazy.
n3qik
04-12-2005, 15:40
Here is a pdf file of the head.

Link (http://home.comcast.net/~n3qik/jeep/head.pdf)
madmatt
04-12-2005, 18:55
@ least it looks like they changed their head design. Thats the only major problem I can remember addressing on them.
turbovair
04-14-2005, 10:09
17-20 mpg for that size vehicle seems low to me. I would be thinking 24-27.Hope it improves. Mileage definately not good enought to interest me. My 6.5 gets 17!
n3qik
04-14-2005, 13:59
This time of year my old 6.5 crew cab w/60K miles got from 12-14 MPG. With summer fuel and more miles this will get better.

1999 2500 2wd 6.5l crew cab = 6500 lbs.
2005 CRD 2.8l Jeep Liberty = 4200 lbs. shipping weight.

1/2 the engine to move 2300 lbs less weight. It's no Jetta.