Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

I do like my car, I just don't like the oil consumption. Do you have any
idea of what it costs to rebuild the engine?

"Tom Greening" <tgreening@yomama.com> wrote in message
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> YouGoFirst wrote:
>> I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the V8 engine, and burn/drip
>> about 1 quart of oil every 6 weeks. It has nearly 135000 miles on it,
>> and I was wondering what is the best thing to do for the engine. Should
>> I have the engine rebuilt, or if I am sufficiently annoyed with the oil
>> situation, should I begin looking for a new jeep?
>>
>> If you think that rebuilding is best, can you tell me about what it costs
>> to have done? (I am handy around an engine, but not handy to take apart
>> an engine.) Thanks for any help you can give.
>
>
> If want you have is a sound vehicle that you are otherwise happy with, you
> can rebuild the engine a whole lot cheaper than you can buy another
> vehicle. If you can pull it and install it yourself you will be WAY
> cheaper.

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

I do like my car, I just don't like the oil consumption. Do you have any
idea of what it costs to rebuild the engine?

"Tom Greening" <tgreening@yomama.com> wrote in message
news:45eece7b$0$8986$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> YouGoFirst wrote:
>> I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the V8 engine, and burn/drip
>> about 1 quart of oil every 6 weeks. It has nearly 135000 miles on it,
>> and I was wondering what is the best thing to do for the engine. Should
>> I have the engine rebuilt, or if I am sufficiently annoyed with the oil
>> situation, should I begin looking for a new jeep?
>>
>> If you think that rebuilding is best, can you tell me about what it costs
>> to have done? (I am handy around an engine, but not handy to take apart
>> an engine.) Thanks for any help you can give.
>
>
> If want you have is a sound vehicle that you are otherwise happy with, you
> can rebuild the engine a whole lot cheaper than you can buy another
> vehicle. If you can pull it and install it yourself you will be WAY
> cheaper.

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

I do like my car, I just don't like the oil consumption. Do you have any
idea of what it costs to rebuild the engine?

"Tom Greening" <tgreening@yomama.com> wrote in message
news:45eece7b$0$8986$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> YouGoFirst wrote:
>> I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the V8 engine, and burn/drip
>> about 1 quart of oil every 6 weeks. It has nearly 135000 miles on it,
>> and I was wondering what is the best thing to do for the engine. Should
>> I have the engine rebuilt, or if I am sufficiently annoyed with the oil
>> situation, should I begin looking for a new jeep?
>>
>> If you think that rebuilding is best, can you tell me about what it costs
>> to have done? (I am handy around an engine, but not handy to take apart
>> an engine.) Thanks for any help you can give.
>
>
> If want you have is a sound vehicle that you are otherwise happy with, you
> can rebuild the engine a whole lot cheaper than you can buy another
> vehicle. If you can pull it and install it yourself you will be WAY
> cheaper.

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

YouGoFirst wrote:
> I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the V8 engine, and burn/drip about 1
> quart of oil every 6 weeks. It has nearly 135000 miles on it, and I was
> wondering what is the best thing to do for the engine. Should I have the
> engine rebuilt, or if I am sufficiently annoyed with the oil situation,
> should I begin looking for a new jeep?
>
> If you think that rebuilding is best, can you tell me about what it costs to
> have done? (I am handy around an engine, but not handy to take apart an
> engine.) Thanks for any help you can give.
>
>

The last 318 I had went about 300,000 miles.... Is that what they use?

I think I would address the leaks which is a driveway afternoon or two
job and then check the real oil consumption.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

YouGoFirst wrote:
> I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the V8 engine, and burn/drip about 1
> quart of oil every 6 weeks. It has nearly 135000 miles on it, and I was
> wondering what is the best thing to do for the engine. Should I have the
> engine rebuilt, or if I am sufficiently annoyed with the oil situation,
> should I begin looking for a new jeep?
>
> If you think that rebuilding is best, can you tell me about what it costs to
> have done? (I am handy around an engine, but not handy to take apart an
> engine.) Thanks for any help you can give.
>
>

The last 318 I had went about 300,000 miles.... Is that what they use?

I think I would address the leaks which is a driveway afternoon or two
job and then check the real oil consumption.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

YouGoFirst wrote:
> I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the V8 engine, and burn/drip about 1
> quart of oil every 6 weeks. It has nearly 135000 miles on it, and I was
> wondering what is the best thing to do for the engine. Should I have the
> engine rebuilt, or if I am sufficiently annoyed with the oil situation,
> should I begin looking for a new jeep?
>
> If you think that rebuilding is best, can you tell me about what it costs to
> have done? (I am handy around an engine, but not handy to take apart an
> engine.) Thanks for any help you can give.
>
>

The last 318 I had went about 300,000 miles.... Is that what they use?

I think I would address the leaks which is a driveway afternoon or two
job and then check the real oil consumption.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

i assume you will have trans done also?

writesoon!

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

i assume you will have trans done also?

writesoon!

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

i assume you will have trans done also?

writesoon!

Re: Rebuild or buy new
 

When the engine in my Suburban went bad I had more money than time. I wound
up spending around $3,000 at the Chevy dealer for a NEW crate engine,
installed. It was blowing a quart every 300 miles, and I had installed
aftermarket breathers to get the oil spray off the windshield. Prices for a
Jeep engine are going to be more, because DaimlerChrysler is awfully proud
of their products, some say without reason, but this should give you a
ballpark idea of the most you could spend.

The best option for a rebuilt is to find a local or at least in-state
rebuilder with a good reputation. If you post where you live, perhaps
people here will know a good one nearby. People report problems with some
of the "factory rebuilders", perhaps because the people who trade in cores
wait too long.

Spend some time diagnosing the problem first. You could just have a bad
valve cover gasket or a plugged PCV system.

Earle

"YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I do like my car, I just don't like the oil consumption. Do you have any
> idea of what it costs to rebuild the engine?
>
> "Tom Greening" <tgreening@yomama.com> wrote in message
> news:45eece7b$0$8986$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> > YouGoFirst wrote:
> >> I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the V8 engine, and burn/drip
> >> about 1 quart of oil every 6 weeks. It has nearly 135000 miles on it,
> >> and I was wondering what is the best thing to do for the engine.
Should
> >> I have the engine rebuilt, or if I am sufficiently annoyed with the oil
> >> situation, should I begin looking for a new jeep?
> >>
> >> If you think that rebuilding is best, can you tell me about what it
costs
> >> to have done? (I am handy around an engine, but not handy to take
apart
> >> an engine.) Thanks for any help you can give.
> >
> >
> > If want you have is a sound vehicle that you are otherwise happy with,
you
> > can rebuild the engine a whole lot cheaper than you can buy another
> > vehicle. If you can pull it and install it yourself you will be WAY
> > cheaper.
>
>