hey all, this is chris< nativedriver. from the other forum. i have been in a bit of seclusion since i moved to temecula and craig moved to oregon. but i finally checked my other email account and saw jasons email about this forum. so look to be hearing from me.  

Sweet Chris glad you found the site.  Hey i got your message a few minutes ago. ( i left my phone at the house when i went out for diner) Ill give you a buzz tomorrow.  

Glad you found us Chris! Hows the Jeep?  

jeep is having some issues, i am having no pulling power on a grade, any grade. its running rough/ sputtering. i thought it might be a head gasket cause of the sound it was making, so i did a compression test and all cylinders were between 155 and 170. i am starting to lean towards fuel filter. but i need to check fuel pressure, anyone know process, someone told me there should be a shrader valve. ????any help ideas would be appreciated. i have kinda run into a wall with ideas.  

Your Jeep's not under warranty anymore? Isn't it like an 05 or 06?

On the top of the engine you will see the fuel injectors and fuel rail, along this rail there is a schrader valve. I have no clue how much pressure it is supposed to have though, probably somewhere in the 60-70 psi range. How you check that exactly I'm not sure... tire gauge? lol

Have you ever changed the fuel filter? That could be the culprit. I'm having very similar issues with my Ranger and I think I've narrowed it down to a clogged filter.  

Jeeps have the life time filter inside the tank. I really doubt its the culprit.

do you have an engine light on????

Alot of time a TPS sensor or Cam sensor is the culprit. sounds like under load a sensor is going out of range.  could even be a clogged catyic converter which IS under warrenty unless you have over 75k on the odometer  

"It's a jeep thing...I  don't understand"  

i thought about it being a sensor and the cat, looks like she will be getting a trip to the dealer. i was just trying to see if i could save some money and fix it myself, i heard somewhere that the filter doesnt require normal service unless fuel pressure is low, so i want to do a pressure test to see if thats where the problem lies. thanx for your guys' input  

So any updates on the Jeep?  

not yet, i have been busy, last weekend i was out of town, so i had to worry about getting everything ready for that and havent gotten it to the dealer yet this week.  

so she is at the dealer and there is a problem with the tranny. nit sure exactly what yet. the guy is gonna have his tranny tech look at it in the morning. so lets keep our fingers crossed for warranty work. i will keep yall posted.  

I'm keepin' my fingers crossed for ya!  

just got off the phone with the dealer, transmission is coming out. not sure exactly what in the tranny needs replaced. but it is covered under powertrain, thankfully i bought the extended warranty. its gonna cost my 50 dollar deductible.    

Good to hear!  

so i got the jeep back friday. they replace the clutches and the cat. i didnt realize how clogged the cat was, i forgot what the magnaflow sounded like.