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All designed to get through the EPA certification process. All contribute to making the required numbers on the tests, but of the three, only stop/start actually gives any real world results. You can get a noticeable increase in mileage with ESS, maybe, just maybe, a small increase with...

This is an entertaining thread. Like oil choices, ESS is in the "Holy War" level when it comes to opinions. I am aware of everything that Chrysler did to the Pentastar Upgrade engines to make them work in the stop/start environment. The systems work as advertised, until battery failure comes...

It means that the cleanup crew didn't take it out, and when it was prepped, the tech left it in the glove box. The information is basically a coded list of parts and packages used by the plant when building the vehicle. It is not a complete list, just things where there is two or more...

Definitely yes. I haven't been on a bike in over thirty years, but when it gets warm enough to ride, then that always beats wrenching.

I got spring fever today, and I had to do something for it. I reinstalled my Sunrider and then I took a drive with it open to enjoy the sunny, 72 degrees day.

I have worked on 3.6 Pentastar engines since they were introduced. Both versions, original and Pentastar Upgrade. A majority of oil galley plugs are not tight, but still in place. Here is one that had a head replaced at an outside shop, that the plugs weren't installed in. This caused the...

Well, I will make a small contribution to the four pages here.

That is a clever solution for the hitch receiver dragging.

My intention was to inform the OP that there was a precedent for adding an aftermarket damper while retaining the original damper, and that it was from the factory. While there are no TSBs saying to add a damper to the one factory installed on the JT, it doesn't mean that it can't achieve the...

I wouldn't sweat the combination of an aftermarket steering damper and an original equipment damper if it does what you want it to do. Back in the late '90s, Dodge issued a TSB for steering shimmy on the heavier trucks (2500s and 3500s) with straight axles. It told us to add an additional damper...

I use an angle guage when I need an odd value, like 62 degrees. For something like 90 degrees, I use a quarter turn.

Exactly. Many people don't realize that preloading bushings in an unloaded position accelerates wear of the bushings. Also, proper torque values (and angles, where specified) can actually help prevent wear in suspension parts.

Here is where the oil gallery plugs should be, the places in the center of this picture where oil is running out. These plugs will loosen occasionally, but it was a one of one occasion to see a Pentastar with them missing.

I have found that often a "camshaft position slow response " code is a result of a camshaft phaser issue, not an oil control valve. On these engines, each camshaft has a phaser, which is fastened to the camshaft by the oil control valve. So the oil control valves are accessed by removing the...

Same outfit that built the 6x6 Gladiator. I saw one at one at their showroom last year. But I would not want anything like that, I am not a fan of hybrid vehicle types.

Hard to believe that anyone can buy a Jeep equipped with a wench these days. Now winches, that's a different story.

Actually, it is the "Deathmobile".

"Gee, Super, looks like something went wrong."

"I can't let you do that, Dave."

Seeing this thread made me think of mine getting a bit gray. I just came in from giving my black plastic a coat of Mother's Back to Black. I know there are other products that work well, but I actually had this leftover from a couple or three vehicles back.