JK Sprintex Owners issue list for Sprintex attention
05-16-2015, 01:50 AM
#155
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05-16-2015, 06:04 AM
#156
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They are little mesh plates that install in the U shaped tube
08-11-2015, 07:58 AM
#157
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No power
So, I've had my SC on for a few years now. It has around 30k miles on it. I'm not sure if the problems I'm having are SC related. I have lost almost all low end power. If I'm at a complete stop on a hill, I can barely get going. NO power! I can drive downtown because I'll get stuck on a hill.
It's a 2008 with 120K on it. I've recently replaced a cracked manifold and Cats (magnaflow). I have an maganaflow ehxaust, 35's on 3.73s. Diablo tune.
My wife did fill it with 87 octane and run a half a tank through it with a really bad knock. The knock is moslty gone now. It's always had a slight knock under heavy load with the SC.
I service the SC every 8k miles. It seems to go through a lot of oil.
This is my daily driver and I don't have a lot of time to spend on it. Not to mention, I'm moving accross the state in a week and don't know if the Jeep will make it.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
It's a 2008 with 120K on it. I've recently replaced a cracked manifold and Cats (magnaflow). I have an maganaflow ehxaust, 35's on 3.73s. Diablo tune.
My wife did fill it with 87 octane and run a half a tank through it with a really bad knock. The knock is moslty gone now. It's always had a slight knock under heavy load with the SC.
I service the SC every 8k miles. It seems to go through a lot of oil.
This is my daily driver and I don't have a lot of time to spend on it. Not to mention, I'm moving accross the state in a week and don't know if the Jeep will make it.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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08-13-2015, 02:49 PM
#158
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So, I've had my SC on for a few years now. It has around 30k miles on it. I'm not sure if the problems I'm having are SC related. I have lost almost all low end power. If I'm at a complete stop on a hill, I can barely get going. NO power! I can drive downtown because I'll get stuck on a hill.
It's a 2008 with 120K on it. I've recently replaced a cracked manifold and Cats (magnaflow). I have an maganaflow ehxaust, 35's on 3.73s. Diablo tune.
My wife did fill it with 87 octane and run a half a tank through it with a really bad knock. The knock is moslty gone now. It's always had a slight knock under heavy load with the SC.
I service the SC every 8k miles. It seems to go through a lot of oil.
This is my daily driver and I don't have a lot of time to spend on it. Not to mention, I'm moving accross the state in a week and don't know if the Jeep will make it.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
It's a 2008 with 120K on it. I've recently replaced a cracked manifold and Cats (magnaflow). I have an maganaflow ehxaust, 35's on 3.73s. Diablo tune.
My wife did fill it with 87 octane and run a half a tank through it with a really bad knock. The knock is moslty gone now. It's always had a slight knock under heavy load with the SC.
I service the SC every 8k miles. It seems to go through a lot of oil.
This is my daily driver and I don't have a lot of time to spend on it. Not to mention, I'm moving accross the state in a week and don't know if the Jeep will make it.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Take off the supercharger belt and put the original belt back on. Also check spark plugs. Mine had cracks in the porcelain and needed replacing after running for a while. I could tell power was not good so I checked plugs and found the cracks. Unfortunately this past winter on a really cold morning my supercharger locked up. Now it needs rebuilding. I am guessing it was low on oil as it used a lot of oil too. It's been off since January and not sure if I want to rebuild it. Before I took the supercharger off I ran it a couple weeks with the original belt on it and it ran fine. As long as you're not running boost through the engine you can run 87 octane gas. Good luck with your move.
08-13-2015, 07:34 PM
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Take off the supercharger belt and put the original belt back on. Also check spark plugs. Mine had cracks in the porcelain and needed replacing after running for a while. I could tell power was not good so I checked plugs and found the cracks. Unfortunately this past winter on a really cold morning my supercharger locked up. Now it needs rebuilding. I am guessing it was low on oil as it used a lot of oil too. It's been off since January and not sure if I want to rebuild it. Before I took the supercharger off I ran it a couple weeks with the original belt on it and it ran fine. As long as you're not running boost through the engine you can run 87 octane gas. Good luck with your move.
08-14-2015, 03:39 AM
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