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Old 01-24-2013 | 03:30 PM
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Hope someone can shed some light on this matter. I have just purchased a 03 jeep cherokee 3.7 petrol. The car has just had a brand new radiator, spark plugs, coil pack and exhaust unit fitted. The car has started but is still chugging and blowing smoke. A compression test shows that there is some power lacking but there are no engine management lights on, my mechanic thinks it could be a cracked or bent valve however i have been reading about this ASD issue, can anyone shed any light???
Old 01-24-2013 | 05:00 PM
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My friend's Jeep had a misfiring issue. Check to make sure there are no cracks in the head. He replaced the head and the misfire was gone.
Old 01-24-2013 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by savaged
Hi people

Hope someone can shed some light on this matter. I have just purchased a 03 jeep cherokee 3.7 petrol. The car has just had a brand new radiator, spark plugs, coil pack and exhaust unit fitted. The car has started but is still chugging and blowing smoke. A compression test shows that there is some power lacking but there are no engine management lights on, my mechanic thinks it could be a cracked or bent valve however i have been reading about this ASD issue, can anyone shed any light???
Do you have the compression readings?
Old 01-25-2013 | 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jake92
Do you have the compression readings?
Hi. Yes the car was compression tested and only reached around 175
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