I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.

Any opinions on wither of these statements?

Sam

 

Agreed on all counts. I think D-C's decision to discontinue the 4.0L inline
six was mainly because since they discontinued the Cherokee, it only was
produced for one vehicle, the Wrangler, and they perferred to have an engine
that was produced for other vehicles as well for economy of production. The
'07 Wrangler has a V6 that is also used in Chrysler minivans (although with
a different driveline layout). It is not the same engine as found in the
Liberty.

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
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>I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

Agreed on all counts. I think D-C's decision to discontinue the 4.0L inline
six was mainly because since they discontinued the Cherokee, it only was
produced for one vehicle, the Wrangler, and they perferred to have an engine
that was produced for other vehicles as well for economy of production. The
'07 Wrangler has a V6 that is also used in Chrysler minivans (although with
a different driveline layout). It is not the same engine as found in the
Liberty.

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:b8chg2dv33m86vgs5906lg47rboov21gri@4ax.com...
>I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

Agreed on all counts. I think D-C's decision to discontinue the 4.0L inline
six was mainly because since they discontinued the Cherokee, it only was
produced for one vehicle, the Wrangler, and they perferred to have an engine
that was produced for other vehicles as well for economy of production. The
'07 Wrangler has a V6 that is also used in Chrysler minivans (although with
a different driveline layout). It is not the same engine as found in the
Liberty.

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:b8chg2dv33m86vgs5906lg47rboov21gri@4ax.com...
>I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

Agree 100%. 4.0L is one of the best engines ever made.

Carl

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:b8chg2dv33m86vgs5906lg47rboov21gri@4ax.com...
>I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

Agree 100%. 4.0L is one of the best engines ever made.

Carl

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:b8chg2dv33m86vgs5906lg47rboov21gri@4ax.com...
>I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

Agree 100%. 4.0L is one of the best engines ever made.

Carl

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:b8chg2dv33m86vgs5906lg47rboov21gri@4ax.com...
>I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

I agree with the guy. My Cherokee had about 300,000 miles on it when a
rod bearing started knocking.

Had a top quality rebuilt engine put in and I'm going for at least 500,000.

That little Cherokee is the best car I've ever had, by far.

Jeff DeWitt

sam owens wrote:
> I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

I agree with the guy. My Cherokee had about 300,000 miles on it when a
rod bearing started knocking.

Had a top quality rebuilt engine put in and I'm going for at least 500,000.

That little Cherokee is the best car I've ever had, by far.

Jeff DeWitt

sam owens wrote:
> I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam

 

I agree with the guy. My Cherokee had about 300,000 miles on it when a
rod bearing started knocking.

Had a top quality rebuilt engine put in and I'm going for at least 500,000.

That little Cherokee is the best car I've ever had, by far.

Jeff DeWitt

sam owens wrote:
> I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>
> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>
> Sam