Baldreaper

First off, new to the forum! I am finally a jeep owner! Just have to get it running first, lmao!

My father-in-law's jeep had the motor seize up, and he was going to just take it to the scrap yard. HELL NO! Body is in perfect shape, and there isn't a tear or crack anywhere in the interior. It's just pretty dirty inside and out, but a few hours of detail work will smooth that wrinkle. Long story short, I purchased a 1999, 2 door, 4x4, manual Jeep Cherokee for 200 big ones!

I am trying to figure out if I am stuck with a '99 model of 4.0, or do I have any options of new models with possibly less miles for an engine replacement?

Thank you for any input given. I appreciate it very much!

jonnyb78

in 00 they changed to a distributorless design. it is possible to swap in a newer motor but hardly worth it imho. ur better off finding a 99 or older and throw that in there. would make ur life easier

huntingman2706217

99+ WJ motors are distributorless also...

Baldreaper

Yeah, I'm looking pretty heavy into a remanufactured short if I can't find one that's reasonable. I just want to get it back on the road a.s.a.p. without spending a fortune right off bat, but I dont want to put in somethin with 100+ on it either, hoping that the previous owner of that one took somewhat care of it, lol. It will all be well worth it though.

huntingman2706217

alot of people always go to jasper... but thats stupid... autozone, advanced, oreillys... they all carry rebuilt motors at half of jaspers price and only 1 year shy of the same warranty... there your best bet... ive gotten two motors frim autozone...