Re: 2.5L 4 Cylinder Question
Earle,
Thanks for your input. I did buy the jeep and am pretty happy with it. The body is in very good shape. There is very little rust. On the underside there is quite a bit of rust. If it was ever wrecked I can't tell. The paint looks like factory. The woman who owned it said she had it detailed every year. The oil pan has quite a bit of rust along with the brake lines. The bracket at the union of the exhaust manifod and the exhaust line was a bit loose. I was able to tighten it a bit. After reading about exhaust manifold bolt problems and cracks, I tried the best I could by inspection and blocking the tail pipe and checking for leaks. The only leak I could find was through the little hole in the bottom of the muffler. I think thats normal. Thursday after work its going in for emissons insp and Ill have the mechanic look at a few things. Thanks, Alan "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message news:<bdpiuc$un6bu$1@ID-147790.news.dfncis.de>... > This engine should last "forever" too. It likes higher "revs" than the six > cylinder, which is a good thing because it compensates a little for two > fewer cylinders. Once they get over 100,000 or so though, a lot depends on > the maintenance that was done. If the body on this Jeep is in good shape, > you might think about rebuilding the engine in a couple years just to make > sure it does last forever. They are a whole lot easier to rebuild if you do > it before they start knocking and blowing oil... > > Earle > > "Alan Karelitz" <alanbk@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:63ef7534.0306300628.259aebc3@posting.google.c om... > > I'm looking at buying a 97 SE Wrangler with the 2.5L Engine. It's in > > great shape. No rust at all, looks great. Inside is very clean. It > > looks like it had been very well taken care of. It has 150,000 miles > > on it. Mainly highway miles. I drove it for a few miles and it rode > > great. The engine ran very smooth had plenty of power. It was the > > 3rd one I had test drove that day, and by far the best feeling engine. > > It has a manuall transmission. The clutch has never been replaced. > > It felt very good too. > > > > What can I expect from this engine mileage and problem wise? What > > kind of histry does this engine have with high mileage if it was well > > mainatained? Called my local Jeep Dealer and they thought the 6 could > > last forever, but he did not gvie me a great feeling on the 4. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alan |
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