Hey guys just picked up a 93 2 door xj with 120,000 on it drove it last night did fine then today I was driving it and it began to lose power and died no knocking or anything I raised the hood and oil was everywere it was blowing out the elbow on the front of the valve cover on the inlet for the breather the elbo was dry rotted and cracked but it still filled my air box full of oil was woundering if anyone had any advise after I let the jeep sit for a while it started back up didnt have any power but still ran so Im not sure if the motor is toast or what I havnt done a compression test on it since I know alot of oil and gas got dumped into the cylinder and will give me some skrewy reading

 

Likely rear vent tube is blocked (the one towards to rear of the valve cover.
Take valve cover off, replace both 'elbows', clean tubes/hoses.

This probably didnt happen overnight...do you know anything about the history of the jeep....or just bought it..?

 

Just got it this morning its been sittin for two years ive got the valve cover off now

 

So, you got some work to do

The plastic grommets will very likely crumble when you will try to take them out, so have some new ones ready.
If its been sitting for two years, I'd look into changing all the fluids, do a tune up and see how it goes...
Coolant might be worth a look too...

 

Yea it deffantly needs some tender loving care but the body is solid there isnt a rust spot on it and it handles and drives realy good I got a 1000 in it so im hopin I can get it runnin good withou a engine swap right at the moment

 

If it's not been abused too much in the sense of maintenance, the engine should have plenty of miles left in it...

 

Well I figured out cyclinder 6 is completly dead changed plug and wire ran for a little bit then started missing agien pulled the plug it was soaked in oil gona do a compression test this weekend but guessin from the amount of oil its got a broke ring or some bad wear

 

Well, for a thousand bucks and no rust you got a good deal.

Now you can afford to buy some punctuation so we can read your posts!


Oh, wait.... It's free here on the cherokeeforum! What a deal!

 

I have no problems reading his posts....but I always read between the lines...

 

Sorry been posting from my cell phone and been typing like I text. Ill try to do better thanks for trying to read my post atleast.