I would like to preface this by saying that I bought my favorite car yet (the 5th one). This 93 Cherokee rocks despite its age and poor condition, and I'm fine with most of its "quirks" (issues) barred three. Issue one, None of the doors close super well and need to be slammed and the back doors take a lot of finagling to get open. Issue two, rust, its got rust in the corners and on the drivers side lift rail, as well as on the bottom of the doors and a couple other areas (uniframe looks good though). Issue three, It leaks oil, not a large amount but a decent amount, I've been told that all of these cars leak oil which is something I am willing to live with but would like to know if it is fixable. If any of y'all have knowledge on how to fix or lessen these issues let me know, if not i will continue to enjoy my 1000$ jeep.

 

Welcome. First, you need to be a bit more descriptive (maybe even post pics) of the specific areas and issues.

Every issue, every problem with your Jeep can be fixed. It's only a matter of time and money. If you want to save both, we'll need some details.

For the doors, you may have only to adjust the latch to decrease the pressure on the seals, unless the hinges are bent or the doors tweaked.

Common leak points are valve cover, oil filter adapter, rear main seal, oil pan gasket. Others include timing cover/seal, distributor seal, and others. Best practice is to clean the area as best as you can. then drive around and watch for the leak to develop. That way you can also tell if it's engine oil, trans fluid, PS fluid, coolant.

As for the rust, it depends on how bad it is and how far it's spread.

 

Well the rear quarters are mostly rusted through but the door panes just bubbling, the rest is mostly surface rust, and i think my leak might be my rear main seal because the oil drips onto the oil pan and off the drain plug, i can add pictures later when its on a lift today.

 

i can guarantee your oil leak is on your oil filter housing. Mine looked the same.

 

Welcome!

For the leaks, start up high and work your way down as all the leaks tend to run backwards and drip from the back of the oil pan. The valve cover is a very common leak, and the back of the engine block will usually be oily. Next up is the oil filter adapter and that usually gets the starter oily as well. The valve cover is easy and I recommend using the blue felpro silicon gasket since it does not need goop and is reusable. The hardest part on doing the o-rings in the oil filter adapter is getting the bolt loose.

Have a look at this thread for adjusting the doors. Look and see if the front hinges are starting to pull away from the body. You may also find the pins are very worn and need replaced.
https://www.jeepgarage.org/threads/n...ustment.20079/

 

Thank you, you saved my day.