88Cherokee4x4

Well the title says it all. I just found out today that my Inline 6 had thrown 2 rods, Both the 5th and 6th piston. I am very very pissed and dont wana even think about it. So now i have to get another 4.0 Inline 6.
Ahhh Oh well i guess crap happens huh.

P.S Dont ever buy an XJ With out it running youll never know whats wrong with it, becuase the person thats selling it to you is lieing out there @ss.

Turbo X_J

How did you find out, was it running when it tossed the rods?

88Cherokee4x4

Noo I bought the XJ none running, the PO had Allready threw the rods, and decided not to tell me, I found out becuase when i went to start it up today, the Engine just like knocked super hard, and when i took the oil pan off the rods were cracked and displaced, sooo yeahh.

98jeepsrt6

wow sucks to hear this, but now its time for the nice turbo build?

88Cherokee4x4

Ha yeahh tell me about it,
And yeah i was just thinking about that, But i want to get the XJ running with the new Engine, before i do any mods and stuff like that.

98jeepsrt6

got ya.. i did the same. Idea is there but need the DD first. I wanna find another xj, prefer 2door 4wd with engine that doesnt run, then tear it down bore it out to 4.2, head, blah blah blah.. but i dont find much in miami.. good luck, hopefully the block held up good as well as the crank

88Cherokee4x4

Yeahh i feel yeah bro. and thanks man.

HCCAFan

Sucks.

X1994J

Well get to engine hunting. When I blew my 140K motor up, cheapest thing I could find was a 220k motor for 125.00 bucks. Picked it up and dropped it in, runs better than my other one ever did. One thing about Cherokee's... they're everywhere and parts are cheap.

freegdr

pull the head and put two rods pistons and new crank in it

Rikkadog

I've seen a lot of places online that will sell a rebuilt long block for about $1500. That's how I would go because if those two cylinders went my guess would be that others are not far behind.

alloutperform

he's a renix....i don't know if that matters on his engine hunt...

tjwalker

Salvage yards are a GREAT place to get a new engine.

Plug and play and you're back on the road.

Sure rebuilding or replacing with a reman is nice, but it is expensive and considering what the vehicle is worth, this option can get you upside down financially on that vehicle quickly.

OttawaXJ

If you're putting in a whole new engine, it doesnt. Throw a V8 in there if you really want to. I wouldnt though.

jeff2285

I would nothin sounds better than an old V8, I also know a guy who put an LT1 out of a camaro in and gets better gas mileage