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The HeaterTreater is an after market kit that solves heater and AC blend door malfunctions for the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Laredo. It is much cheaper than the dealership fix and is easy to install. For diagnosis and info, check out www.heatertreater.net or search eBay for "heatertreater".
It is inside the HVAC housing, under the dash. The entire dash and HVAC housing must be removed to access.
No, the XJ Cherokee does not have the same heater box as a WJ Grand Cherokee.
The HeaterTreater is an after market kit that solves heater and AC blend door malfunctions for the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Laredo. It is much cheaper than the dealership fix and is easy to install. For diagnosis and info, check out www.heatertreater.net or search eBay for "heatertreater".
The actuator motor for the Grand Cherokee Laredo is behind the glove box. The Laredo has a single blend door motor located in the upper left hand corner behind the glove box. You have to fully open the glove box to see it. It is held in place with two Phillips screws and is easy to remove. To diagnose problems with the Laredo, examine the white axle that protrudes from the box when you remove the motor. First turn the axle and see if it is controlling the doors. You should see about 50degrees of rotation from stop point to stop point. Next examine the axle. There should be a pin molded onto the axle next to the heater box(like the comma on a "Q"). If this pin is broken, the full force of the actuator motor is being applied to the blend doors. This is a positive sign that the doors are either broken or will be very soon. HeaterTreater has a kit to replace the doors and return full functionality to the GC. You also need to check the operation of the re-circ door. Check online for instructions on how to check this problem. The re-circ door suffers from the same basic design flaw as the blend doors. cgallen
Most likely the blend door. Check your year model at heatertreater.net for diagnostic information and a cheap fix.
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This response is from the HeaterTreater team. I'm not sure why you would want to replace one of our products, but if there is a problem we will bend over backwards to make it right. Also there is a video posted on YouTube or our web site that shows the installation process for our blend door product. Search "heatertreater" to find either or go to our "my page" for links.
A 2003 Jeep 4.0L uses 10W30. It can be synthetic, conventional, or a blend.
Failure of your heat and/or A/C in your Jeep Grand Cherokee is due to the failure of your blend door. This is a very common problem for these cars as the limit pin on the blend door will break due to excessive force put on it by the motor. It is an inherent design flaw that will eventually happen on all JGC vehicles. The bad news is that the dealership/shop will want around $1200 after all is said and done. The good news is that you can do the repair yourself using an aftermarket kit. This type of fix is not difficult or time consuming...here is a youtube video on how this process works.
The blend door controls how warm or cold the outlet air is.
his is a common problem on 99 to 04 Grand Cherokees. The blend(temp) door actually breaks inside of the dash. The only repair is to remove the dash and ac housing and replace the blend door and recuirculation door. Approximatly a 6 hour job for a pro. == ==