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The volume knob on my Jensen "heavy duty" headunit is broken so I'm replacing it with a Sony CDX-GT420IP. I'm selling my 1999 XJ to my landlord in about a week so I can move back to the mainland, so I don't have time to deal with splicing wires. Can I just buy the 96-02 TJ->Sony harness from...

The right side and bottom of my oil pan are covered in oil. The left side is completely dry. The bottom of the filter is also oily, but not the top. I can't see any leak above the filter. If it's the oil pan gasket, is there any way for oil to get from there to the filter? Or does the oil on...

1999 4.0L automatic NP231 My check engine light just came on, but when I tried to read the codes with my Scangauge II, it says there are no codes! I've been getting a weird vibration/grinding noise when first driving off from being parked, sounds kind of like tire rub, but then it goes away...

I found this plastic knob or cap under my XJ in the driveway. Either it fell out of the XJ or it rolled into the driveway from somewhere else. The threaded part screws in and out of the knob part.Anyone know what it is? 1999 4.0L 4WD automatic

1999 XJ 4.0 automatic C8.25 My brakes have been squealing while braking, and also at low speeds when not braking. I went to Sears and got a $15 brake check. Turns out the right caliper is stuck. The tech said there's a rubber piece that pulls the caliper open, and it's not working. The left...

I've been asking about this in some other threads but I don't want to hijack them too much. I've done a lot of searching and I can't find any circumstances that match exactly. My XJ has been overheating at low speeds, especially sitting in traffic and offroad. I realized this when the "check...

I'm having 3 simultaneous electrical problems and I'm starting to wonder if they could be related. What do you guys think?? 1. Sometimes the alarm remote doesn't unlock unless I first press the lock button. I've had this problem for months. 2. Brake lights don't work. Stopped at Sears as soon...

I was going to try a scheme to grow seaweed in a jar, so I collected some with seawater in one of those twist cap Ziplock jars... Well apparently they don't seal well at all so almost all the water dripped out. I'm going to lift up the carpet and mop it up with fresh water, and try to wash the...

Is this supposed to happen? I thought the check engine light was supposed to stay on and the code stored until you hook up a scan tool and erase it. A week later I plugged in my Scanguage II and got no code, so it's not that the bulb is blown. :confused1

Has anyone heard of Jensen's heavy duty head units? They're marketed to truckers so they have features like NOAA weather radio and PA input. The faceplate is water/dust resistant and the electronics are more resistant to humidity etc. ALSO, unlike regular aftermarket head units, they're plain...

I was looking at the hood vent on a Hummer H3 following me in traffic today (even 2pm traffic is crazy when it snows in Houston). Are the vents on the H3 and H2 functional? If so, do they have drip pans? Any reason they couldn't be used on an XJ?

You can tuck a 31x10.5 tire. Who needs bumpstop extensions and trimming??

Are there any external headlights you could buy and mount on your bumpers or elsewhere? A lot of people seem to use fog lights to augment their headlights for normal driving, but a second pair of headlights would be even better. You'd double your light. Yes, I know they wouldn't be illegal...

My stock big round cat prevented me from installing a DPG belly skid plate, so I had a muffler shop replace it with a much slimmer Catco cat. I also had a 6" flex coupling put in to isolate the header and head from hits to the exhaust system. I don't like the idea of a rock hitting the...

What is the reason for this?

According to Dirk at DPG Offroad, most round cats fit fine with the belly skid, but a few need the cat relocated by a muffler shop. I have the bad luck of a non fitting cat. But the big problem is that there seems to be no way to move it enough. The segment of pipe between the cat and the...

I'm in Houston. If you aren't in convenient driving distance, shipping is OK.

I'm trying to figure out which chapter Texas is in. There seems to be no indication of which states each chapter includes.

Why is exhaust usually ignored by skid plating efforts? Since the whole pipe is rigidly joined together and to the manifold, it seems like it should be a priority-- the whole thing is a huge lever acting on those manifold bolts and more importantly the seals. Picture the force multiplication...

I bought a Hidden Hitch with the square washers for the left framerail, but I also ordered a nutstrip before because I forgot that they included those washers. They also include washers for the right side, which would be useful if your old nutstrip is too rusted out. I'm thinking I'll use the...