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Member
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 121
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From: IL
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Bugsy
The first thing you need to do is take that thing in and completely clean the engine. Spray it all down with engine degreaser and let it sit for 5-15 min, then take a pressure washer (if available) to it and make sure you have a squeaky clean block and around the outside of your mating surfaces.
Then take it for a drive...no, not in the mud (I know you want to). It helps if it's not rainy or wet out. After running it, leave it sit for about 1/2 hour then crawl underneath and check for visible signs of leakage. If you don't see anything, get yourself a strip of clean cardboard (like a disassembled box) and slide it under the engine. In the morning, check the cardboard for any signs of drippage. If you see none, crawl underneath for a visual.
Keep checking constantly from that point until you see where it's coming from...it should be fairly easy to see if you've cleaned your engine properly.
Then take it for a drive...no, not in the mud (I know you want to). It helps if it's not rainy or wet out. After running it, leave it sit for about 1/2 hour then crawl underneath and check for visible signs of leakage. If you don't see anything, get yourself a strip of clean cardboard (like a disassembled box) and slide it under the engine. In the morning, check the cardboard for any signs of drippage. If you see none, crawl underneath for a visual.
Keep checking constantly from that point until you see where it's coming from...it should be fairly easy to see if you've cleaned your engine properly.
Swapping out the front and rear diff fluids Saturday too and sealing them back up with new rvt. Those are seeping as well and probably were never done.
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 391
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From: doswell va
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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Posts: 242
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From: Vancouver, BC
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Cool thanks! I'll try that. Is there anything I should cover up first, cap/plugs/fuse box? I also noticed tonight the coolant resivoir looked low....I really hope it's not coolant leaking. It feels like oil and smells like it though.
Swapping out the front and rear diff fluids Saturday too and sealing them back up with new rvt. Those are seeping as well and probably were never done.
Swapping out the front and rear diff fluids Saturday too and sealing them back up with new rvt. Those are seeping as well and probably were never done.
Just be sure you get underneath and that it's very clean. I know your jeep hates being in that condition but it needs to be done.
Newbie
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1
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From: Wolverhampton, England
Model: Grand Cherokee
What would you do? We have a grand cherokee right hand drive, before we had it off the forecourt it had issues, these were supposed to have been sorted, ha, bought in the April, unable to use because of these issues until September, then the following may 2011 we had a grinding noise from the front rack, so asked for the receipts of the previous year to make sure they had fixed this original problem, still no receipts, so now off the road, we still have 18 mths to pay off this vehicle, apart from setting fire to the vehicle, what would you do? thanks for reading
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Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 72
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From: bloomingdale
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
ok so i just bought my cherokee and my temp display thing on the headliner dosent work my gears dont light up and some other random thing all my fuses look good does anybody know which fuse controls these? or a diagram would be great
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Joined: Oct 2011
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From: IL
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Bugsy
Nothing needs to capped or plugged. Just don't be spraying all over the place in case you were to knock a hose or connection off with a high-pressure stream...you want to concentrate on the block and covers mainly...water shouldn't hurt anything in the engine compartment.
Just be sure you get underneath and that it's very clean. I know your jeep hates being in that condition but it needs to be done.
Just be sure you get underneath and that it's very clean. I know your jeep hates being in that condition but it needs to be done.
Btw.. thanks for the quick replies! This is now my new favorite site!
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 950
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From: Newman, Lake WA
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 cold air
What hoses do i flush out in order to make my heater blow hotter? Picture and how to would be very helpful. Going hunting for a week next friday and we will be over 6000 feet up, gonna be cold. It blows some what warmer then outside temp but not anywhere good enough. Thanka
CF Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,692
Likes: 6
From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Where did you guys relocate your horns and the vacuum canister too when you changed you bumpers and cut your fender lining? That's all in my task this week
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 121
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From: IL
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I went to change the headlights on my 99 Cherokee today and noticed the screws holding them in were stripped already and rusted on. Any trick to get these out? I used a q-tip to put some pb blaster on them, hopefully this will loosen them up enough.
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Originally Posted by hytek
I went to change the headlights on my 99 Cherokee today and noticed the screws holding them in were stripped already and rusted on. Any trick to get these out? I used a q-tip to put some pb blaster on them, hopefully this will loosen them up enough.
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Posts: 34,088
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From: Lantana, Fl
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.Slow
Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Where did you guys relocate your horns and the vacuum canister too when you changed you bumpers and cut your fender lining? That's all in my task this week