I looked around hear but couldn't find this .

Where is the heater core located on a 2000 Cherokee Classic and is it a pain to change/get to.

thanks in advance for help...........

 

Under the dash in the passenger side fire wall. Yeah it is a pain. It's time consuming

 

Yup, it's an ordeal. Here are some pics from my recent core replacement

 

Pretty sure they make the body for the XJ, then the FIRST thing that is installed is the heater core. Then the dash, seats, interior and drive-train.

 

 

I had to replace mine last winter. It was a very long process but not as terrible as I expected. It was well worth it doing it myself and saving the $700+.
I replaced the evaporator while I was at it and I am glad I did because the old one was shot.

 

Yeah, I have done it 3 times now and the first time only sucks because of how long it takes to find every single bolt holding the dashboard on.

Round 2 was much easier because I lost half of those bolts during the first swap, so I only had half as many bolts to remove


In all seriousness, the third time was on my friend's XJ and it took us about 4 hours start to finish since I already knew the exact steps. There is a few write-ups around the internet and I created a supplemental write-up here;
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/97...cement-219723/

 

I paid $700 to a shop to do the heater core and the evaporator . Best money I ever spent

 

Wow your not serious are you hahah

 

Its not an easy task, but it certainly is doable with even the most basic socket set. Takes about 6 hours the first time but I like working in the garage so perfect for me (8 hours is starting to approach "chore" status, and 4 hours is not enough garage time )

I did have to have my AC Evac'd and refilled, but that only cost me $75 by a craigslist HVAC guy operating out of his home garage (really good deal, shop wanted to charge me $50 for evac and $100 for fill), so there is merit in having a shop do it (reasoning being its only ~$550 or so for the heater core, and the rest is the AC service)

 

Lol. Funny, but I bet there is truth to your assumption.

 

Thanks everyone for the replies...........I kinda thought it was on the passenger side as most I have done are but did not know you had to remove the fudgin' dash.....WTF.

I remember on my last removal it was on a 89 Ford Ranger work truck and it only took me 20 minutes-no sh**! remove the panel under glove box and there it was.

Looks like I better plan on a Saturday in the garage with a couple cold ones-ha!

 

Yup, it's not really that bad just time consuming. I swapped mine in 8-10 hours of casual wrenching, also had to talk a co-worker through a job over the phone during it. If I was pressed and stayed on it I could have probably done it in 4 hrs or less. Good luck, let us know how it goes.