Anyone think it's a bad idea to use seafoam right before a ~450 mile trip? I've read it's recommended you change your oil within 50 or so miles after using it and I wouldn't be able to do that while I'm out of town.

 

You'll have to pop the fitting off of the manifold and see if it's got a check valve in it. I can't remember exactly where they get installed.

Line-wise, yes.

So does Mevotech, but with an "M" in front lol. What's the pricing like? Cheap tends to be cheap.

Underhood light

Absolutely do not do that... just run engine oil

 

Don't do what exactly? Should I just put it in the throttle body and gas tank?

 

Moog ZJ tie rod = $52 shipped
Parts Master = $23 shipped
I have never heard of them but was curious. Seems like most of that $23 would be towards shipping, leaving little for the actual part.

 

Brake booster vacuum line and gas tank would be the generally recommended use on a 4.0L

 

Yeah. Don't thin your oil like that for 450 miles lol


What he said

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... For that price might as well see how "bad" it is...

 

Trans has Mobil 1 full syn 10w30 in it.

Any ideas? Try another trans fluid?

Eric

 

Do you have difficulty getting it into any gears with the engine running and the Jeep stopped?

 

No problem when engine/clutch is cool. After engine is hot, oh yea. It gets better when I get out on the road and things cool off a bit. This jeep is my daily driver and has not been off roaded.

 

Need your thoughts on this...Im going to remove my t case on my xj to install a sye kit...seen vids that they do it installed but ill be removing at my house to work on at my work since I work at the jeep dealer but my main concern is my xj has no leaks but don't know if I should change the seal in-between the transmission and t case if its not leaking.. had things like these back fire on me that I change a part and I change the seal if it has any even if its not leaking and it ends up leaking afterwards... WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

 

Those seals aren't exposed to the elements, so if they aren't leaking leave them alone

 

Every time I try and start my jeep after it's sat overnight or when it's cool I have a hard time getting it to start up. It will crank for days with no ignition. UNLESS I turn the key, crank for even one second, then turn key off and then crank again and it will always fire right up. I've tried the prime where you turn on the ignition, then off, then on again repeating a few times and have gotten mixed results. Sometimes it starts other times it's the same habit of crank for a second, then off, then starting it. I have no issues when it is warm always fires first rotation.

Also sometimes when I first get going I lose power and feels like it's struggling to stay alive. Warm or cold. Rare but it's happened a handful of times.


Is this a failing/ failed fuel pump? Or am I having a different issue. Any insight on this would be great. I can post video if need be. Thanks

 

I'd certainly suspect the fuel pump, but don't consider that a diagnosis

 

That's what i was suspecting but wanted to get other opinions as to what may be causing the issue before I drop a couple hundred bucks on a reliable fuel pump. Thanks for the response

 

I think it's a bad idea any time. Us BG 44K instead of that snake oil.