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Hey shawn855 were you able to get rid of the cyclinder misfire issue. Was it coils ? Just curious.

The replacement boot adapter was around $8 with tax for one of them. Lot's of twisting and a warm day helps them slide off. I have heard running the plugs beyond proper change interval can be hard on coils. Larger gap extra arcing etc. If you were at 150-200 on original plugs I would have said change coils.

Great question. I changed my wife’s 2014 plugs at the same mileage without codes. If you can’t get a good price on the dealer plugs. I used the NTK plugs without any issues turning up. I’m not a fan of Bosch parts on anything but German cars (which I have owned). I think OEM stuff is usually the best, provided I’m not getting gouged I try to use them. I reused my coils but I did have one of the rubber spark plug extension adapters get damaged during removal. They call them coil on boot plugs, they can be tough to remove; I would have a least one on hand before you start job. Pain to chase parts afterwards. The boot adaptor can be bought individually. My plan is to replace all coils on the second plug change, if we still own the vehicle. The coils are an electrical/electronic part. This type of part can experience something called electronic crib death; basically failure in the first few hours or minutes of use. The combination of Bosch aftermarket and possible early part failure would make me pass. Free advice worth everything you pay for it.

This aluminum/plastic style oil cooler is being used on a whole range of cars now. Plastic is even used for engine oil pans. If properly designed it should last a long time. Milled aluminum would later forever. A lot of other car parts are better designed today than 20 years ago, like spark plugs, braking systems, even radiators.

Bad fuel can create various engine issues...both sides. You may have cleared most of the fuel now so it’s ok, try filling up with super for a tank. Or add a decent fuel injector cleaner to the gas tank. The winter gas with the extra ethanol is probably at the stations now; has your fuel economy recently dropped badly? Ethanol does that but shouldn’t cause codes.

There is no separate listing for wheel hub bearing for fwd versus awd, so they appear to be interchangeable. Wheel bearings have rubber gaskets behind the metal bearing covers that you see from the sides. If you gently pry back the side covers you can see them on the edges of metal side shields. Extra McGyver cover you added certainly won’t hurt, could help a bit. Cover might fit an OEM Mopar wheel bearing hub. Double check those rear calipers for sticking parking brake assembly. They seem to have a tendency to drag a bit and not fully release, wheel should spin free with a tiny bit of drag only. If spring not pulling it back enough pads will wear rapidly. Like already mentioned, once the bearing hum starts you do have some time before it becomes dangerous. I have pushed one a month or two without any issues. Depends on distance travelled really. Some mechanics have an ultrasonic tool for measuring bearing noise to make sure bad one is identified.

Look under hood at wiring harness close to cam shafts on top of engine for signs of chewed wiring. May have to remove the top plastic beauty cover to see properly. Lot of codes for a almost new car, wouldn’t be wear items yet. Any recent dead battery issues ? Often that generates some codes. Warranty no likely covering chewed wires. Hope that’s not it.

They were in the process of being attatched to the new battery. So not attached any more. Polarity reversal in play as well. Could have shorted out body ground control module or maybe the negative terminal current sensor right at battery post connection. I’m not sure. If you get it running and no charging, there is a 150 amp alternator fuse in main panel usually. Check all fuses first, even having blown fuses can do weird stuff. The push button start fuse is in the passenger side front kick panel fuse box, it’s F121. Red 10 amp I think. Free advice worth everything you pay for it. DODGE > 2013 > JOURNEY > 2.4L L4 > Electrical > Battery Current Sensor Price BOSCH 0199200180 {#4692269AI} Electronic Battery Sensor For vehicles with electronic battery management system Out of Stock

If the c/v axle joint leaks, the boot is torn and there will be grease oozing out from rubber boot. A new or reman axle shaft is then installed. Is this a new axle we are looking at, or was it transmission oil leaking from axle seal on transmission side of shaft. That repair also requires complete shaft removal. If threads aren’t damaged the axle might still be ok. They are sometimes a splined shaft so there could be wear from flopping around and shaft might need replacing. If you had driven in sand or snow and lost traction on the side that had an axle nut, you might have gotten stuck right away. Spyder gears inside transmission transfer drive ability from either c/v shaft depending on surface conditions and wheel angle etc, google it. When torquing axle nut to 180 ish foot pounds mechanic often puts tire on car and lowers it to ground so weight of car helps hold wheel so they can torque it. Pretty serious mistake. I had tire shop leave nuts loose and had tire almost fall off, need to always check stuff over after service work if possible.

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Yeah LKQ has pretty good inventory of stuff. Sucks, tough time of year for this kind of thing. My daughter in law has same engine, I’ll need to give some of the plastic cooling parts are real close look. Thanks for the info, very helpful.

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seb does your journey have rear LED’s ? If you have rear led lights then adding on LED accessories is still a little easier? You said tape it. I like solder and heat shrink with our crappy road salt winters out east.

Need to test alternator output to make sure battery getting charged properly.

The winter gas where I am is often pounded with ethanol starting around now. Way less energy by volume so I find it’s really hits the gas mileage. Need to factor that in for winter driving. Journey sits high up and pushes lots of wind, that hits the fuel mileage more than a six speed automatic IMO. I think they are a good roomy vehicles and not that hard to work on in general. They seem to have lower than ave resale which is good for buying used. I guess they aren’t Honduh.

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Cool info. It says fits 2009-2013 journey on alie express site. I wonder about that range, odd. Amazon ca versus com pricing often varies quite a bit. Especially on shipping. So fog light switches from white to yellow but doesn’t flash when direction signal is used on Journey? But only if fogs turned on. Seb your 2014 is already led from factory, no diodes had to be added for this set up? You bought the led eye brow lights that they show on Ali G express site, as well? You have the auto head light option?

Plastic gets brittle and engine vibration cracks the flex section sometimes. Can be tricky to see the cracks and sometimes it reseals and code goes away for a few days. Drives people nuts trouble shooting. Glad you figured it out.

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Going to 6 cylinder not really doable. The 3.6 uses a 6 speed automatic (vehicle has a 4 now), exhaust, fuel pump, wiring harnesses etc would have to be swapped. Entire donor car would have to be purchased . Labor hours would be nuts. The parts and labor on just a straight repair might exceed what a another Journey could be bought for. If it’s already had a lot of problems and transmission oil changes haven’t been kept up, might more sense to move on.

How many miles on pump? Look for signs of dry crusty glycol from weep hole on pump housing. This happens when seal starts to go, eventually bearing gets wrecked and you will get increasing bearing noise. System needs to hold pressure to avoid over heating. Could be bad clamp, rad cap etc allowing in air that gets trapped. Engines have a bleeder screw to remove air, if air keeps coming back you need to find why. Clear hose on bleeder will show if air is coming out. Overheating can sometimes wreck engine temp sensor, gauge readings then not valid.

It looks like curb weight spec is 3818 versus,4238:using 2014 r/t awd with six versus 2014 se with 2 wheel drive. More than I thought, I’m surprised. Have also driven both versions for at least 30 minutes. 4,238 lbs. R/T 4dr All-wheel Drive 2014 Dodge Journey Specs Exterior Wheelbase 113.8 " Ground clearance 7.2 " Curb 4,238 lbs. Gross weight 5,600 lbs. 3 more rows Measurements Most Popular SE 4dr SUV 2.4L 4cyl 4A Starting MSRP $19,995 Select a style Select a style Front Track61.8 in.Maximum Cargo Capacity67.6 cu.ft.Curb Weight3818 lbs.Gross Weight5005 lbs.Cargo Capacity, All Seats In Place39.6 cu.ft.Drag Coefficient0.37 cd.Maximum Payload1212 lbs. 2014 Dodge Journey R/T 4dr All-wheel Drive Specs and Prices

If cost doesn’t matter, how about OEM struts for an R/T Journey. Stiffer than base models and should be plug and play with no mods. I’m surprised that my r/t struts are still functional at 130k miles. Front sell for $177 cdn each, not crazy. By the time you buy upper strut mount and new cartridge your pretty much there. Home 2014 Dodge Journey Suspension Shocks & Struts SUSPENSION/SHOCKS & STRUTS FOR 2014 DODGE JOURNEY SELECT SHOCKS & STRUTS PART 2014 DODGE JOURNEY CHANGE VEHICLE 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 No. Part # / Description List Price Price 1 68170049AB / Strut Strut, LEFT AWD, W/ HIGH PERFO