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Diesel Swap?

Old Jan 7, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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Anyone know of people swapping in diesel motors to replace the 4.0's? If so which vehicles would be the donors? I've tried to find info on diesel jeeps but it seems to be very sparse.


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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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If you go to quick links at the top of the page and put in desil swaps I know there are some threads here somewhere but I dont know exactly where
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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here ya go mate https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/die...-swap-xj-6625/ why are you going down this path.....??
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jophish
Anyone know of people swapping in diesel motors to replace the 4.0's? If so which vehicles would be the donors? I've tried to find info on diesel jeeps but it seems to be very sparse.


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hey let me know how it goes cause i want to do the samething too...let me know what ya gonna do so i can get some ideas from you and the other guy on the diesel swap thread
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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why are you going down this path.....??
just curious as to how easy/hard it is...no definites yet. by the looks of it already though i think i'm going to stick with my 4.0 and buy a diesel vehicle once i finish grad school next year...saves me a lotta hassle
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jophish
just curious as to how easy/hard it is...no definites yet. by the looks of it already though i think i'm going to stick with my 4.0 and buy a diesel vehicle once i finish grad school next year...saves me a lotta hassle
sweet mate ,would be curious as how it would be done as well...
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Lots of work and money here. This one looks clean!
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/0...ion/index.html
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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jeff daniels jeep can do one (
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they recently did up a xj and is awesome! www.jeffdanielsjeeps.com
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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oh just found some pics from the jeep show!!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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4BTswaps.com
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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wow that is sweet with the tinted rhino liner
my buddy has a diesel xj that thing is bad*** sad thing about it tho is its just a stock suspension dd
oh the things i would do to that poor little xj! haha
im not sure but i think it has a renault 4 cyl in it
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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I put a 6 cyl cummins in a f250. It was not that bad. Just another project! It took about a month once I got parts. Good luck!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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ford and a cummins!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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you can't beat a cummins thats for sure!!!! I love my 24 valve!! Wish i had one in a Jeep tho.. some day
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