Hello all.
Looking at buying a new Cherokee to replace my 89 XJ and my 93 ZJ. Found a local 2000 XJ Sport with 94,xxx miles, 231 transfer case, 8.25 rear end (no ABS). Test drove and it runs fine. Has nice options, factory alarm, cd changer and new tires. Car will be a DD, not offroaded, craziest would be a little OME lift and 30" tires to make it look proper. Owner wants low 5000$.
Now I do research here and I see that they are problematic for cracking the heads. Is this something that is going to happen regardless or is it luck of the roll? How much is a cracked head replacement via a mechanic? Anyone have one with nearly 200k and no cracking? Will good maintenance prevent this.
Any other things I need to check out for this year? My research indicated checking the power windows to make sure they open from all doors (they did). 4WD worked fine. Only problem was the temp sensor didn't register all the time. Would sometimes go down to nothing and then back again. Pulled back some carpet and no signs of rust.
Thanks again!
Looking at buying a new Cherokee to replace my 89 XJ and my 93 ZJ. Found a local 2000 XJ Sport with 94,xxx miles, 231 transfer case, 8.25 rear end (no ABS). Test drove and it runs fine. Has nice options, factory alarm, cd changer and new tires. Car will be a DD, not offroaded, craziest would be a little OME lift and 30" tires to make it look proper. Owner wants low 5000$.
Now I do research here and I see that they are problematic for cracking the heads. Is this something that is going to happen regardless or is it luck of the roll? How much is a cracked head replacement via a mechanic? Anyone have one with nearly 200k and no cracking? Will good maintenance prevent this.
Any other things I need to check out for this year? My research indicated checking the power windows to make sure they open from all doors (they did). 4WD worked fine. Only problem was the temp sensor didn't register all the time. Would sometimes go down to nothing and then back again. Pulled back some carpet and no signs of rust.
Thanks again!