Just picked up my 2nd XJ yesterday. 149k on the odo, paid 2k for her. The lady's son went to jail a few months ago, and she was tired of seeing the truck in the driveway lol. The plans are to lift her, but I will make specific decisions on that later. For now, she needs some TLC, including a new radiator, and I have to hunt down the check engine code. It is a no rust XJ, which is why I was willing to overlook the minor issues. That, and the pricetag.

Here is how she sat when I got her.








Yay, 8.25!

 

This morning I replaced the radiator. No more leak!




The guy who had it before me certaily used her properly.


New rad.


Almost time to button her back up.

 

Looking forward to this build.

 

wooho another red xj nice man im jelous of your 5 speed tho

 

Thanks shirey, me too.

Yea I was happy to see a 4dr 5speed pop up in my area on craigslist. Soon as I saw she was rust free I couldn't resist!

 

YAY! a build thread for this one. Sub'd. let me know when you're doing any work. might be able to help out.

and I have some stock flares if you want them. they're blue though. and aaron has the front right one.

 

Picked up this $20 code reader off ebay.


...and pulled the following codes:
p0132
p0135
p0138
p0141

All these codes are o2 sensor related.
After some quick research, I learned to check the O2S fuse:


... it's the 15 blue in the row closest to the relays. Low and behold...



Just need to pop a new 15 in and hope it doesn't blow again

 

Nice. Congrats on the purchase. Good to see another 5 speed getting used and taken care of by an enthusiast.

 

i like the red alot, look forward to seeing more to come, sub'd

 

did the fuse fix the problem?

 

Yes sir. I cleared the code this morning, ran her for a bit, and no more codes. Yay Now, either the oil pan, or the rear main seal is leaking a little. Once I fix that, it'll be time to get her inspected.

 

nice! so when you lift this one, does your 2 door become just a DD?

 

What brand radiator is that?

 

Part # 436020 from advance auto. The brand is Ready Rad.

 

Yea, thata the plan so far.