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18K??? Seriously? Most people with problems do NOT post on forums. My Mojave lost a cam at 64K, Now at 72K P0171. Meanwhile my 180K 2002 4.7 GC needs nothing. It has had zero failures or breakdowns. That shows what kind of quality jeep engineers and workers produce given a chance. Tevares...

Its probably some misguided attempt to dummy proof starting but the end result is a very dangerous scenario that seriously complicates restarting after a stall. Its a problem if you stall in the path of oncoming traffic!

Its not the knob. Its the stalk. The WJ is pull for high. Pull again for low. Light pull to flash. My JT is push forward and pull backward. Horrible! VW in 60s had the pull/pull toggle stalk. It was fantastic back then and imho still has not been improved on. There are a few other dumb...

Boris and Penny

>>> Steering wheel column switchgear is better on the WJ <<< YES especially headlight control. How is it that the thread of a good design is so easily lost? Is it different just to be different?

At full throttle all four are around .84V and at decell all four are at 0V. But idle or cruise right side is still at .84V. Making it even stranger is the P0171 lean code. The O2 is reporting rich but PCM is thinking lean so its trying to enrich the right side. AFAIK the O2 sensors are all...

Intake leak was one of my initial thoughts however, it idles fine when cold until the closed loop mode is enabled. Also at high throttle when an intake leak contribution is minimal the sensor is still logging .840 to .860. Keep in mind a high voltage indicates rich plus, when coasting with no...

I could use some input on tracking down an brand new O2 issue. Truck starts fine but as soon as it warms up and goes closed loop it runs poorly and eventually sets mil light. I thought I got hit with the oily downstream right side O2 sensor issue. Code P0137 and 0300. B2/S2 was very oily so...

I think the core Gladiator should not me messed with too much. If they want to make a Raptor competitor use the Comanche, name. Make it light (as it was) simple and effective. One thing that would help the Mojave is a turbo V6 and sequential 8spd manual. Turbo v6 keeps it balanced and fast...

Plus 1 on the stick, Ive got 70K on mine. zero clutch issues.

I can compare them back to back. I have a 21 Mojave 6mt I drive between texas and colorado a lot. Just over 60K it lost ONE cam. All the high lift lobes on right bank were toast. Poor heat treat was what mechanic thought. Then at 70K got the oil on O2 sensor issue. Hmmmm. Since I travel...

I was cleaning up my shop and came across my failed Gladiator cam. It has a cast RT so Im assuming it was the right side. In the video above, although not variable lift it does illustrate one key issue. Take a close look at the failed lobe and lifter fulcrum. The lobe engages the rocker...

I too had cam failure but no coolant issue. Over pressure can occur if coolant leak allows air to get into system causing hotspots that flash boil. These engines are a far cry from the old iron 4.0 six that was nearly indestructible (at least until FCA got involved).

Doesnt the high lift rocker still follow the cam even when not active? If so that might be why the noise. Mine failed on the passenger side too and ticked at all rpm before repair. I believe the rocker fulcrum relative to cam rotation swaps location between heads.

This is my take on this. This engine is designed and tuned for the 8spd auto. Running behind a 6sdp manual requires higher revs between shifts. That keeps the cam on high lift cam/rocker longer but its a marginal design and cannot handle it for long. Was your issue passenger or driver side?

No clutch is designed to slip much. The low torque V6 tends to encourage slipping. You have to practice keeping the clutch right at lockup with minimal slipping. If you find yourself keeping rpm up and using the clutch to control power that is guaranteed to overheat the clutch. And yes, the...

I have 70K on a MT JT. Stock clutch. Cams failed before clutch! When new the twin disc clutch is pretty vague and mushy which combined with low torque engine and dual mass flywheel means your going to slip it a lot trying to avoid stalling. It took my clutch 1k miles before it was "normal" and...

I agree the manual is what really decided it for me. While it took some time to break in the clutch its now superb. My camshaft failure really took the shine off the Gladiator though. I have had zero issues with the truck until the cam issue. No steering or clutch problems. I will say FCA...

Interesting on hill assist. Will check that out.

Not good but not permanent. What is permanent would be selling it off. We are stuck between two extremes. I pretty done with both.