ive got a 2000 jeep cherokee limited and was wandering what would be the best diesel engine for it without too much modification.

 

I think you're going to have to perform major surgery to put any kind of diesel engine into a 2000 XJ. My recommendation would some kind of a small 4 or 6 cylinder turbo diesel, if you're dead set on doing the swap.

 

i was thinking of a cummins 4bt a friend of mine works with those alot and said it should bolt up with out too much work.

 

Well, I'd say go for it, man. Do a write and take lots of pics and post it on CF.

 

Thanks for your input and I will

 

Euro XJ's come with a "VM", 4 pot 2.5 litre TD as an option. Dunno if you can get the engines, over there in the States, but it would make Jeep specific parts pretty easy to source, I would have thought.

 

Overseas we have VM 2.5 4cil turbo (110hp) in the XJs and VM 3.1 5cil turbo (140hp) in the ZJ-WJs.
The JKs have a nice VM 2.8 turbo common rail (177hp) with a variable geometry turbo.
All of them fit to the AW4 tranny (borg-warner standard).

 

Those sound easy but i rilly don't want something from overseas.

 

You can find them also in the states. You would be impressed how many vehicles mount those engines.

 

ya but im goin for the cummins im more familiar with them.

 

Ok, i was just answering your first question.