1999 Stone White Jeep XJ
 

Whoops!

Picked up my 3rd Jeep the other day.

1999 Stone White Jeep XJ Sport. Bone Stock.
173,000 miles
AW4 2WD with a Chrysler 8.25" rear end.

Will post some updates here later.



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Someone changed the oil pan gasket with a nice Fel-PRO gasket, no leaks down here!

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Changed out the front sway bar bushings, handles much better on the road!

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Inside the valve cover looks like oil changes were kept up on-time.

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Fixed the tailgate rattle with a new set of bushings and new hatch seal from teamcherokee.com

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Interesting I forgot about those bushings but did replace my gasket a awhile back.

Changed out all 4 shocks with SACHS brand ones.

Rides really smooth, almost like a new car.


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I have some rust here if you want to be like the rest of us

You aint kidding,, what was that a "border patrol" jeep??

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Removed the rear diff cover and refilled it with 75W-90 Gear oil.

Everything looked nice down there.


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Love the Made in USA looking just as good as factory look :). Should be damn proud to drive that Jeep!!!

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The Passenger wheel bearing was making noise on the highway, so I replaced both front units with MOOG hub units. They seemed to be factory.

Also installed new Bosch quietcast brake rotors and ceramic Bosch brake pads.


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looking good.

Installed 6 new NGK 3459 Spark plugs.

Runs much smoother!

Also checked out the engine bore with a endoscope camera, Cross hatching looks good, and the pistons are surprisingly clean for 174k miles.



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A/C condenser had a small leak, so I swapped that out, pulled a vacuum for 2 hours and recharged with 20oz of R-134a

Went ahead and replaced all other o-ring since the system was opened.

Changed the dryer too.


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Installed 12 Hole rebuilt Bosch injectors yesterday.

Picked them up from KSuspension, the customer service was top notch and answered every question I had. Highly recommended.

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Seems to start up smoother, idle smooth, and run overall better.

I can't tell if this is due to the 12 hole design & rebuilt clean injectors (VS 19 year old 175k mile injectors)


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New 12 Hole

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new 12 hole injectors installed

175,000

Decided to install a full-flow transmission filter between the cooler lines for my AW4. Works Great!


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175,800 miles, and 19 years later the factory IAC motor died.

Replaced it and she runs so much smoother!


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Went for a drive out in the country side and also picked up a spare 4.0 block to rebuild for fun.

Only $80!

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