Hey Doug, I've been to your site and seen the supercharger kit you've
installed... If you actually drive conservatively is your gas mileage
better with that thing? I've been considering a supercharger and you are
the only one I know of who has one.
Troy
"DougW" > wrote in message
news:W4PGg.2013$JR5.1728@dukeread11...
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>> I am awestruck that the front pinion seal leak stored a code.
>>
>> ;-)
>
> <AOL> m33 t00! </AOL>
>
>> <yared22311> wrote...
>>> Last week, the service engine light was on. I went to Jeep and they
>>> said "front pinion seal leaking" and "recommends BG induction
>>> service". This happened when I put the AC on and the Jeep just stopped.
>>> I had
>>> to turn the ignition on again.
>
> I'm betting crudded up battery terminals or slow idle air adjustment.
>
> What codes did it store.
> Ignition on-off-on-off-on then read what it puts on the odometer
> display.
>
>>> is "front pinion seal leaking" for $160.00 and
>>> "recommends BG induction service" $145.00
>>> normal for Jeep Sport Cherokke 2000 with 79,500 miles on it?
>
> in short, no.
>
> Pinion seals rarely leak unless your running some big tires and
> putting serious stress on the box. Just keep an eye on the fluid
> and make sure it's not a leaky hose. I'd probably just wipe the
> steering box down with some paper towel and watch it closely.
>
> BG induction service is a fancy way of saying "put stuff down
> the throttle body and injector rail to clean the engine intake.
> Same as the folks that do this. http://www.motorvac.com/
> Lots of places do this for about $100 or so. Generally if your
> engine has been well taken care of (regular oil changes) and your
> not all city/stop/go then you probably don't need it. You could
> just put some Techron fuel systems cleaner in the tank and clean
> out the throttle body.
> http://revbeergoggles.com/tb/tb.html
>
> On a low use/short trip engine, the motorvac isn't a bad idea.
> I had it done at about 100,000 miles while tracking down some
> ping.. ping that turned out to be due to a bad coil. go figure.
>
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> -- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://revbeergoggles.com
> HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
> Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors
> Banks Header - and BEER, in the fridge!
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