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Steve2000xj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Waukesha WI

• Dec 21, 2004

• #1

Hello, I am looking at a Grand Cherokee that runs fine cold but just spews out oil when it is hot out of the throttle body and valve cover.
If any one has any idea of what is happening it would be a great help to see if I should buy this or not.
It is a 94 with 160.000 on it.
I have tried to search and could not seem to come up with anything on serious blow by like this. thanks in advance

 

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jneary

NAXJA Forum User

Location

springfield, virginia

• Dec 21, 2004

• #2

is it a v8 or 6cyl?

 

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MACH90XJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Oregon

• Dec 21, 2004

• #3

Must be a good deal if your considering buying something with a known problem like that.Oil pressure pegged out ? Overfilled with oil ? Bad oil filter,plugged/restriction ? and these are the easy fixes.Theres alot of what ifs,Man you gotta rethink how bad you want this rig.

 

Darky

NAXJA Forum User

Location

29 Palms, CA

• Dec 21, 2004

• #4

Its a great deal, just get a new engine...

 

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75SV1

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Hope,IN

• Dec 21, 2004

• #5

If its the 4.0L, then its probably blow-by. Clean the valve cover and make sure you get a good seal on the valve cover gasket. I'd use RTV or the new ruber gasket (not sure if it will work with older motors) instead of the cork gasket.
Tom

 

BSD

NAXJA Forum User

Location

OKC

• Dec 21, 2004

• #6

Yeah, nlike others have said, if it is the 4.0 they are prone to significant blowby. You can clean out the valve cover and the breather tubes but it will still soak a filter over time; especially in the winter with the condensation. I made up a system (couple of inline pvc traps) that dropped the oil and water out of the air but got tired of draining it. Went the puke tube route.
BSD

 

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Steve2000xj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Waukesha WI

• Dec 21, 2004

• #7

It is a 4.0
Thanks

Steve

 

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WobblesXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

South Carolina

• Dec 22, 2004

• #8

Mine doesn't even go to the airfilter anymore. Just vents through a breather. I cleaned out the valve cover and junk, replaced the hard lines with regular lines and put a breather on the grommet that goes to the airfilter. So it can't put oil in the filter if it doesn't go there.