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Imagine that - the dealership that generates revenue on transmission work told you it was OK to use ATF+4? Weird. Go ahead and put the ATF+4 in it - it will still run, for how long? Who knows. My parents let a local oil/lube station put in ATF+4 with a "friction additive". About 18 months...

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So today my friend informed me that he had just bought some tranny fluid for his recently purchased XJ for a filter change. I told him I'd almost guarantee they gave him the wrong stuff. Sure enough - ATF+4. Why is it that EVERY parts store I've ever asked (except for the dealerships) tell me...

You shouldn't run tap water in your radiator anyway - spend a couple of bucks at the grocery store and buy distilled water...

Thanks XJ Coyote, I'll use what the Chilton/Haynes manuals say then and take back the ATF+4 the parts stores sold me.

I'm COMPLETELY confused now. I'm changing my ATF filter/fluid (AW4) so before I go down to buy the stuff I reference my Haynes and Chilton manuals. The Haynes says to use Mercon for this tranny and the Chilton says use Dexron II. So I go to the auto parts store and grab what I think is the right...

Does anyone have any pictures of the hole they had to cut to get to the tack welded bolt that breaks on the front end of the leaf springs? I've seen lots of descriptions, but can't seem to find any pics of anyone doing this. Some people talk about cutting a slit underneath and others seem to...

Poor little XJ :tears:

I'd say the most "life saving mod" in Moab in July would be A/C - SMOKIN' HOT down there in July. Miserable. I'm sure it'll be a fun trip for you though anyway...

You must camp in designated spots, but there are actually several campsite areas that Fins and Things runs right through.

Fins and Things is a super fun trail to mess around on, especially if you are camping at the Sand Flats area because you can run different parts of it within' minutes of your campsite if you get bored. There is a small entrance fee to use the Sand Flats Recreation area, but it is my favorite...

Tom Wood's shafts are definately my #1 choice: http://www.4xshaft.com/index.html

Tom Woods drive shafts are awesome, I'm currently rolling with one. He's one of NAXJA's sponsors too: http://www.4xshaft.com/index.html Call them they're very helpful and will help you get them all the info needed to get you the perfect setup.

Last wheelin' trip I went on we had a CPS go bad out in the middle of no where. After driving for HOURS to get the part at a dealership, we then struggled for HOURS again to put it back in. We had been told to do it from the bottom but didn't see how that was possible and tried it from the top...

Pft. That thing is stupid. Even if it did flex it looks like the front drive shaft would get caught up on that "sub-frame". Maybe that tube sock could be moved up the shaft from the u-joint to pad it it when it smacks that cross-member...