CRD buying questions

[EVOLVD]

Hey guys, havent been here for a while as i sold my WH and now i miss it
I had a 5.7 before which was great and reliable but used way to much juice! Me and the missus are thinking off buying a caravan so i need to get a tow car again and been looking at GCs and Commanders but CRD models instead. Ive never had a diesel before and consider myself pretty handy around a petrol engine but dont know much about diesel.
Ive done a bit of research on the 3l CRD and seen some issues around glow plugs and swirl motor issues. Other than that is there much to worry about? would you consider them a fairly reliable motor? Most ive been looking at seem to be around the 200k mark which would be fairly consistant for the age of the vehicle do you think this is high kms? And are they fairly easy to work on?
Thanks guys hopefully ill be a proud jeep owner again soon and have the fun of calling car parts shops and trying to get jeep parts again!

[ren0vator]

I've had a stack of issues with mine:

Front diff bushes
Front prop shaft CV
Cooling system plastic parts
Air-con system
Plastic interior door handles
Torque converter lock up clutch
Oil cooler seals
Front control arms (upper and lower)
software updates for 4WD system
Rear diff control arm bushes
Rear diff bearings still to do

You either love them OR hate them
It's a Jeep thing

Having said all that,
I drive mine like I hate over some harsh corrugated dirt roads

[EVOLVD]

haha cheers Ren0vator! ive always followed your thread and admired the stuff youve done.

A lot of the issues youve had arent really engine related so they dont overally concern me im more concerned about the turbo and engine issues. Most bushes and suspension are fairly easy fixes and had to deal with them on my old Jeep especially sway bar bushes!

[08crd]

Originally Posted by EVOLVD

haha cheers Ren0vator! ive always followed your thread and admired the stuff youve done.

A lot of the issues youve had arent really engine related so they dont overally concern me im more concerned about the turbo and engine issues. Most bushes and suspension are fairly easy fixes and had to deal with them on my old Jeep especially sway bar bushes!

My son has my old Commander, it has just clicked over 200k, no problems still runs like a clock.
It has no mods to the motor, other than a pre fuel filter added.
2008 model, i fitted the modified turbo air intake tube from new, brought one in from Europe. No issues with swirl motor, no catch can fitted and no problem with intake system as yet.
So all in all been a very good motor.
Maybe look up on the Chrysler 300c forums and the Sprinter forums.

[Clarky]

On the WK facebook page some are bragging about 300,000 MILES so 200,000 km is just run in

[H2Micr0]

I bought my CRD in July 2017 with 190k+kms, and now have 245k on it.

Since then I have replaced the glow plugs, and glow plug module.

I bypassed the swirl pot via a resistor, and had the EGR fail, which also was bypassed via a resistor.

A must have is the BlueDriver OBD2 device, which can read and clear the CRD and Jeep related codes.

Regular servicing with the right oil and fuel filter etc does wonders.

I have had no other engine related issues.

I plan to do the serpentine belt soon and do plan on a Catch Can.

The CRD engine is great on and off road too.

[EVOLVD]

Thanks heaps guys. Pretty much consistant with what ive read already. Now to decide weather or not to get a commander... there like a chick with a hot body but ugly face i love the whole car but the front is just awful!