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Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 166
Likes: 1
From: Long Island
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
90 cherokee sport two door, 4.0, 5 speed, 3.07 gears, 235/70/15 goodyear wranglers. I get 15 to 18 in town and 20 to a best ever of 26 on the HWY. My jeep has 421,000 miles on it as of two weeks ago. I drive about three times a year 1800 miles one way between Missouri and California. this mileage is rock solid even with the AC running. My mileage does drop once I get a couple of tanks in Cali though, something about that smog gas.
one tranny rebuild
3 clutches
2 starters
3 alternators
1 cylinder head
4 fuel inj.
2 radiators
both front axle end U joints
gonna need a drivers seat soon this one is wearing out.
one tranny rebuild
3 clutches
2 starters
3 alternators
1 cylinder head
4 fuel inj.
2 radiators
both front axle end U joints
gonna need a drivers seat soon this one is wearing out.
Newbie
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
From: greenville, pa
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
98 2 door 4.0 5 speed 6.5 lift and 35 12.50 15s get me an extremely impressive 16 ob the back roads and about 15 if I run it over 65 with the tires that are on it I only go about 5 miles to work one way and can go 10 days on a tank this was a major improvement over the 9 I get out of my dodge
CF Veteran
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,268
Likes: 1
From: Bakersfield CA
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
but working on it.
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 773
Likes: 1
Model: Cherokee
1988 bone stock virgin, 215 tires. Have ran 2 tanks of fuel since I bought her, hwy 90% town 10% so far 19/20 mpg. Still need to do tune up and o2 sensor just for giggles. Forgot to say 167,xxx.. miles on odometer...
CF Veteran
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 4,930
Likes: 3
From: 802
Year: 99
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
99 sport 4dr, totally stock except 2" BB (oh wow!!! haha) DIY intake (check my pics if you wanna see what i mean), and 235/75 wrangler dura trac's and 124xxx on the odometer.
TONS of new stuff:
-battery
-bat. leads
-plugs
-wires
-TPS (twice, first time i replaced it with el cheapo, then i got a good one)
-IAC
-both o2's..
after all that i managed to eek out 300 miles before low gas light came on and was getting about 18-19 average.
THEN, i dropped my tank and got a big surprise in the form of sand, leaves, an old spring and gasket floating around in there... so a new pump and filter assembly and initially i got slightly worse MPGS, but things seem to be leveling out and im back to +/-19 mpgs...
TONS of new stuff:
-battery
-bat. leads
-plugs
-wires
-TPS (twice, first time i replaced it with el cheapo, then i got a good one)
-IAC
-both o2's..
after all that i managed to eek out 300 miles before low gas light came on and was getting about 18-19 average.
THEN, i dropped my tank and got a big surprise in the form of sand, leaves, an old spring and gasket floating around in there... so a new pump and filter assembly and initially i got slightly worse MPGS, but things seem to be leveling out and im back to +/-19 mpgs...
CF Veteran
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,093
Likes: 2
From: Placerville, CA
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Inline 6
1989 dailly driver
4.5 inch lift w/ 32 bfg at
new air filter
new fuel filter
new spark plugs
Averaging around 15 mpg if I keep my foot out of it I can get 18...was averaging 12-13ish
4.5 inch lift w/ 32 bfg at
new air filter
new fuel filter
new spark plugs
Averaging around 15 mpg if I keep my foot out of it I can get 18...was averaging 12-13ish
Newbie
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Model: Cherokee
Newly acquired 96 XJ SE. 204,000 on odometer 103,000 on swapped in 4.0 from same year XJ. Everything is stock no mods yet. LT235/75/15's on stock steelies. Just put in new fuel pump a couple days ago. Before that it was idling low and rough but fine on highway. Was getting 20+mpg with old fuel pump. New fuel pump, good fuel pressure, and computer still adjusting to new readings...not sure now.
Last edited by JeeperXJcreeper; Oct 16, 2011 at 09:19 PM.
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 773
Likes: 1
Model: Cherokee
Originally Posted by Slick761
I don't get the huge range we have. From 22 down to 5. Some people must have bad parts..... others bad habits?