At what mileage should I be worried about major components needing replacement?
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From: CharlottesHELL VA
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Yes, but old is old. I replaced everything up front (suspension) soon after I bought my Jeep with 120,000 miles and original everything. My 21 year old radiator just started leaking a couple of days ago. I should have replaced it when I did the water pump, but I wanted to see how long the original would last. I'm glad I was 2 miles from home when it started leaking.
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From: Hunt County Texas
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0L
Inspect your vehicle on a regular basis and you will notice when parts start to wear out. Giving you a mileage for parts wear/breakage isn't realistic, there are way too many variables to take into account.
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From: Manlius, east of Syracuse, NY
Year: 2000 XJ Sport & WJ Laredo
Model: Grand Cherokee (WJ)
Engine: 4.0L
Yes, type of usage has a lot to do with parts wearing out, like the difference between just street DD usage and off-roading as extremes. Just to make a point, I use my 2000 WJ and my 2000 XJ to deliver newspapers and slow maneuvering around mailboxes and constant U-turns and K-turns wear out tires and brakes quickly. I usually only get about 1/2 the mileage on tire treadwear that daily street driving gets other people. My front tires wear quicker than the rears even with good alignment.
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From: Littleton, CO
Year: '96
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Hahaha you said K-turn. Never heard it called that. Must be local dialect from the NE. Apparently it's also called a "Y-turn, and a "broken U-turn" aside from "3-point turn".
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