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Old 07-07-2016, 11:18 AM
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Unhappy OEM Brass Radiator?

I have a 96 2.5L Cherokee that needs the radiator replaced. I've replaced both the upper and lower hoses, and found it seems to be leaking where the upper hose connects to the radiator. It just seeps right under the hose..
I ordered a radiator through Amazon, and it said it would fit my Cherokee however, the radiator I bought is more than twice as big as the one I currently have. It almost looks like a Wrangler radiator with how square it is. Do any of y'all have this type of radiator? Just need to figure out what radiator I need to order

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Are you sure you ordered a radiator for the 2.5 and not the 4.0? I have a 95 Wangler with the 2.5 and a 99 Cherokee with the 4.0. I think the vast, vast majority of Cherokees were the 4.0. If it is almost twice as big, I would guess you ordered a radiator for the 4.0 and not the 2.5. The 2.5 radiator is square. The 4.0 one is rectangular.
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You ordered a radiator for a GRAND Cherokee.......>>>NOT and XJ.


You need one for a 2.5 XJ

Same radiator for 84 and up models for the 2.5.

Some list radiators for 4.0 AND 2.5..........that is bull****. The 2.5 is not for a 4.0 regardless of year.
That said........the 2.5 is also shared with the 86 2.8 V6.

See if this one looks like yours

https://www.radiatorexpress.com/prod...PAshoCuVbw_wcB
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Grand Cherokees had 2.5s?
Regardless you must have got a 4.0 rad or a 2.5 for a Wrangler as Amazon probably assumed they can mix.
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Originally Posted by jpmarine6786
Grand Cherokees had 2.5s?
Regardless you must have got a 4.0 rad or a 2.5 for a Wrangler as Amazon probably assumed they can mix.

How did you come to the that conclusion from what I posted?

Here is a 96 4.0 GRAND Cherokee radiator......which is what he got.

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Originally Posted by Jeep Driver
You ordered a radiator for a GRAND Cherokee.......>>>NOT and XJ.


You need one for a 2.5 XJ

Same radiator for 84 and up models for the 2.5.

Some list radiators for 4.0 AND 2.5..........that is bull****. The 2.5 is not for a 4.0 regardless of year.
That said........the 2.5 is also shared with the 86 2.8 V6.

See if this one looks like yours

https://www.radiatorexpress.com/prod...PAshoCuVbw_wcB
That was my issue! Whatever website I went to it said 2.5 and 4.0, I knew that was weird but I went with it
The link is identical, I really appreciate you posting that!
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Originally Posted by Jeep Driver
How did you come to the that conclusion from what I posted? Here is a 96 4.0 GRAND Cherokee radiator......which is what he got.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh
I feel dumb now. I guess I was just too tired. Oops. Sorry, I see now. LOL.
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