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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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its kind of a silly question ,but i was looking at under the hood today on my 95 xj and noticed that when the truck is on level ground the back of the engine sits slightly lower its not bad,but its enough to notice ....i never noticed it before,just making sure its normal and no mounts fell out thanks
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:18 PM
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Thats not an issue its made like that.
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by REVIS 24
its kind of a silly question ,but i was looking at under the hood today on my 95 xj and noticed that when the truck is on level ground the back of the engine sits slightly lower its not bad,but its enough to notice ....i never noticed it before,just making sure its normal and no mounts fell out thanks
most of us don't like parking on lever ground
but seriously, do you have a transfer case drop bracket installed?
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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ALL engines whether longitudinally mounted or transversely mounted are designed to be mounted on some sort of tilt. reason being that the oil drain-back passaged that allow oil to flow back into the oil pan are placed in the corners of the motor (for spacing reasons). if the motor was level, there's a possibility of oil starvation so the tilt is there to prevent such a catastrophe.
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Tural
most of us don't like parking on lever ground
but seriously, do you have a transfer case drop bracket installed?
no t case drop i went with a 3" lift it worked out well,no vibes

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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 95XJ4.0
ALL engines whether longitudinally mounted or transversely mounted are designed to be mounted on some sort of tilt. reason being that the oil drain-back passaged that allow oil to flow back into the oil pan are placed in the corners of the motor (for spacing reasons). if the motor was level, there's a possibility of oil starvation so the tilt is there to prevent such a catastrophe.
that makes sense..i didnt know that i always thought engines sat level...thanks for the reply
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by REVIS 24
that makes sense..i didnt know that i always thought engines sat level...thanks for the reply
so did i for the longest time . no problem though, i try to make all my explanations thorough.
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