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Old 06-07-2022
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Default turbo coolant pipe- early wk2 diesel

Ok,learnt somthing today!!
Ive got a late my 13, 2014 grand cherokee limited diesel with the vm 3L diesel.
Took the car to my mechanic to get a new intake manifold i had put on and thought while at it, id replace the notorious turbo coolant hose and some other hoses.
To our surprise my engine has a one piece metal pipe, assume its the turbo coolant pipe, no rubber joiner at all.
Further also noticed the rear of the water pump seems to have a single outlet pipe which feeds into a split pipe, not the normal large and small seperate pipes.
Also the coolant bypass hose near the water pump pulley is made out of alloy, not the standard crappy plastic part.
It appears these early VM motors are a bit different re parts.
Jeep dealer put up the VIN and reckoned it should have had the standard turbo pipe (with rubber joiner etc) . They have no idea why the motor has these parts.
It appears some of these early 8 speed wk2s were a bit different!!
Somone said the turbo’s on the early ones were oil cooled instead if water ?
The design and parts seem way better!!
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