Blue88Comanche Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 What are your thoughts on the 3.0L turbo Diesel equipped WK Jeeps? I found one at a dealership and i want to trade in my Ford for it. everywhere i have read says they love it and would not give it up. anyone here have and experience with the Jeep Diesels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 not quite the same, but we have a 2.8 KJ and love it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 IIRC it is a Mercedes engine and is widely used in their vehicles particularly in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 I'm driving out today to take a look at it after work. I really liked my 05 2wd 4.7L WK, so I'd imagine ill love a 4x4 Diesel WK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackrabbit41 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 What's a wk and a kj? Never heard of thise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 KJ (02-07 Liberty) WK (05-10 grand cherokee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCJeepMJ Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 So what happened with the diesel WK? The WKs have the same engine as in my 07 W211 Bluetec, and puts out about 400 lb. ft. of torque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 So what happened with the diesel WK? The WKs have the same engine as in my 07 W211 Bluetec, and puts out about 400 lb. ft. of torque. Stock: 205 hp 368 lb/ft torque. Get it chip tuned: 235 hp & 415 lb/ft torque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCJeepMJ Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 So what happened with the diesel WK? The WKs have the same engine as in my 07 W211 Bluetec, and puts out about 400 lb. ft. of torque. Stock: 205 hp 368 lb/ft torque. Get it chip tuned: 235 hp & 415 lb/ft torque I stand corrected on the WK diesel; the W211 is rated at 400 on the same engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 So what happened with the diesel WK? I was not able to get it sadly, looks like I'm stuck with my hybrid a while longer lol... :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 IIRC it is a Mercedes engine and is widely used in their vehicles particularly in Europe. Nope. It's Italian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VM_Motori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nope, looks like It's German. The WK has the Benz 3.0 L V6 diesel. The early WJ had the Motori diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nope, looks like It's German. The WK has the Benz 3.0 L V6 diesel. The early WJ had the Motori diesel. The new Grands have the VM though, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsmith Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nope, looks like It's German. The WK has the Benz 3.0 L V6 diesel. The early WJ had the Motori diesel. The new Grands have the VM though, right? I read quite a bit on the WK motor. It is apparently long lived and dependable if you can keep the EGR/DPF (diesel particulate filter) from clogging or remove it all together using a tune from Green Diesel Engineering. This motor is a mercedes, made in Germany. I understand this motor was discontinued due to emissions restrictions that went in around 2008 or 2009. Here's a good write up on the model https://conflictedracer.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/2007-2008-5-wk2-crd-faq-jeep-grand-cherokee-diesel/ I have a WK2 diesel made by VM Motori. It's the same engine that Maserati has in their diesel sports sedan Ghibli (ooh la la :brows: ) except with one turbo instead of two. It is a pretty fancy motor with a lot of bells but I do not look forward to the day when they stop ringing. My engine has the DPF and DEF (diesel water) injectors that sprays a fine mist of fancy water into the exhaust to cut down on emissions soot- or at least that's how it was explained to me. There are tunes that delete all of this but it voids the warranty. In fact, my truck came with a card that stated they have special monitoring software that will record any changes made to the ECU or air/fuel mix parameter changes. Any detected change will void all warranty coverage. If you can find a low mileage WK diesel or one with good service records showing that it used the correct spec oil I would strongly consider it and factor in about $400 for a GDE tune and DPF delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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