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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

There are some air ride type set ups around. But when you see universal and kit I get very leery about proper fit. Somebody on the site here (Lacosiete) has posted about adding on some air bladder based suspension equipment. I have added air bags to an F150 and a newish Ram pickup. But they had towing packages and oversized brakes and towing gears designed for extra capacity. So not a big risk thing. There doesn’t appear to be anything specifically designed for Journey. Caravan seems to be a heavier designed vehicle which I think is why they mod it for ramps and heavy chairs. Journey was Avenger car based design as the starting point, fuel economy important. Even leaving front seats only and stripping every thing else out in the back, probably wouldn’t drop much weight to help significantly. Home Dodge Journey 2014 Parts Dodge Journey 2014 Lift Kits, Suspension & Shocks Dodge Journey 2014 Air Ride Suspensions Dodge Journey 2014 Leveling Compressor Kits REFINE BY: BRAND FITMENT AIR TANK INCLUDED AMP DRAW DUTY CYCLE HEIGHT SENSING MAXIMUM AIR PRESSURE NEW PRODUCTS SINGLE OR DUAL ADJUSTABLE PART TYPE PRICE RANGE 2014 Dodge Journey Leveling Compressor Kits View By Product Group View By Individual Items 15 Products SORT BY Relevance Price Low-High Price High-Low Name A-Z Name Z-A Top Rated Part Number: AIR25980EZ AirLift WirelessONE Air Compressor Control System with EZ Mount (2nd Generation) - 25980EZ (3) Fitment: Universal Fit Single-path control: Left and right air springs are inflated/deflated equally Wireless handheld unit and NEW mobile app for convenient operation inside or outside the vehicle Easy installation no air lines to the cab! Three programmable, user-defined memory settings CAD$758.99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ADD TO CART Add Protection Plan for CAD$75.90 ? Ship to Home: Ready To Ship Free! Curbside & In-Store Pickup: 4 Wheel Parts Burlington #1021In StockView Other Stores Get it installed from CAD$375.00 each.? Part Number: FIR2610 Firestone Ride-Rite Wireless Air Command Kit - 2610 Be the first to review Fitment: Universal Fit Easily adjust air pressure with convenient app Bluetooth enabled Compatible with most air spring kits with 1/4 inch air line Mount anywhere compressor CAD$521.40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ADD TO CART Add Protection Plan for CAD$52.14 ?

Trailer example was used because of hitch tongue weight, where carrier would go. I have loaded up wife’s Journey RT and I agree not great for weight. Even load of people tough. And RT has slightly stiffer suspension.

Braun Mobility isn’t a shop, they are one of the biggest manufacturer’s of wheel chair ramp vans. Relative has a Caravan version; flip a switch and van suspension drops 3 inches for loading. They have I believe both front and side load. Their mods probably go through engineering evaluations. A trailer with 300 pounds of tongue weight and 2 adults in the third seat might be close to the 600 pound chair. The problem would be several large adults also in the front of vehicle. Braun does very expensive modifications. Maybe they wouldn’t touch a journey, not sure. They remove several of seats so 7 passenger ability never stays. Which allows the heavy chair to be added.

It’s not that it can’t be done. Braun makes a wheel chair modified Caravan with a full power ramp etc. The van is very similar to the journey is most respects. The wheel chair vans have completely modified aftermarket suspension. Like was mentioned, approach suspension shops for advice, should be cheaper than having to change vehicles I hope. Total weight should still be less than 7 passengers with your gear.

But your vehicle already had a factory camera didn’t it. So flashing ecm or lock pick wasn’t needed to add the new camera correct? Trigger wire was only needed. Just curious, I have 8.4 , Sirius antenna but no camera, just beeper sensors.

If his fuel numbers are crappy, check the rear parking brakes for dragging. I find they need to be freed up as they gradually start to sieze. Return spring maybe undersized, wife who mainly drives it doesn’t use parking brake much which also has effect. Lots of cycling and penetrating spray. I couldn’t even turn rotor by hand before I freed it up, accelerated padwear like you know. Easy fix for another journey quirk in the salt belt.

I have taken hoses off 13 yr old cars that still flexed. They used material that ages out and gets brittle, IMO. My problem was jet not the stiff hose...yet.

Double overhead cam and double VVT variable valve timing, higher compression ratio. Not simple stuff. The 3.6 was built by the Germans when Daimler ran things. Maybe track down a 300M with the most powerful 3.5 and find out changes. Bigger injectors and different tune on ecm would help, hoping heads were still the same, changing them major $’s and work. Pasted from wiki . Also for 2002–2004, the EGK 3.5 L Special was built exclusively for the 300M Special, producing 255 hp (190 kW) and 258 lb⋅ft (350 N⋅m). The EGKwas discontinued in 2004.[1] The 3.5 L variant is no longer in production as of 2011, replaced by the newer Pentastar 3.6 V6.

Rear spindle can be angled over in place and worked on partly attatched. The rear bolts that hold hub in place seem under sized almost. Soak with spray, use 6 point socket to avoid stripping heads. Hub really rusts in place, tricky without good torch or lots of patience. How many k’s curious. Fronts changed with OEM hubs?

My hood wiper nozzles broke and I had to buy from dealer, couldn’t wait for cheaper parts. Weird early failure. K&N engine filters on non mass air flow engines are fine, you don’t have to worry about over oiling and MAF getting fouled. I used them for years on cherokees I had. Less land fill and cost savings, win win. The 0.75 horse power gain also ? amazing.

I have also posted here about NTK sensors working well with Journey. Along with a pic of the oem and NTK sensors side by side. They are identical right down to stamping marks on sheet metal housing, markings on plug. Hyundai also uses NTK as their oem o2 sensors, I had 200k miles on these sensors before. Journey also uses Denso alternators; another much above ave parts company IMO.

Great write up, terrific first posting here. Approx how many miles were on vehicle, just curious. Thanks.

Dorman makes a dip stick kit for measuring, has a chart and measurements, if you can’t find bolt that shows level. Let the atv dry overnight before before filling and driving. Torque wrench for inch pound tightening pan bolts, they don’t have to go very tight.

My elderly aunt was stuck in an unplowed parking lot and kept trying to spin her way out. She toasted transmission on her expensive in warranty Park Avenue, dealer said too bad so sad, same as insurance company. Her son in law decided to talk to ombudsmen of insurance company, she had multiple policies with this same company, very good customer. They decided they wanted to keep 25 yr customer with multiple policies. Car was covered...with arm twisting. It wasn’t cheap repair.

I wonder as a fire of sorts, if comprehensive coverage of insurance would cover this damage. Might be worth investigating if cost gets high enough. Unexplained fires should also be reported to NHTSA national Hiway traffic safety administration, feds keep track for recall campaigns etc.

Some times it’s nice to save money at Jimbo’s auto repair, and lots of small shops are excellant. But after all the musical parts you may need to pay for dealer trained guys to look at it. Tell them only doctors and lawyers are allowed to practise, mechanics have to know what they are doing. Firm diagnostic no more guessing. Lots of good suggestions from the OP’s. I’ll add crank position sensor as my first choice wag.