RaccoonJoe
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fort Wayne, IN
I just purchased an 89 XJ Limited, with the 4.0L and the auto tranny. It's been around the block a few times (212K miles), but still seems to run strong. I've got a few questions about it, tho....
I drive an average of ~600 miles per week, so this XJ is going to mostly a road vehicle...with the 4WD coming into play on some of the county roads out here, or if I have to make a pit stop in a cornfield somewhere :shhh:
Here come the questions:
As far as I know, the XJ was driven daily by an old, handicapped man since it was new. He sold it to my buddy, whose wife drove it for 5k miles before deciding she didn't like the MPG. Then it sat around for 3-5 months, getting run just long enough to make it across the driveway once in a great while. What should I be looking for, preventive maintenance wise??
I've put about 200 miles on it so far, and just at a rough guess (without a calculator), I'm getting about 15 MPG (60% highway, 40% city) Anything I can do to improve this??
I've noticed 2 other potential problems.....I have a real bad fuel smell when starting it in the morning, like it's running *really* rich. I also have an incredibly low idle when sitting in gear at a stop light. (low as in 200-300 RPM, Jeep starts to shake and rattle, feels like it's trying to stall, etc....)
So far.....
Repairs Needed:
Oil Change
Seafoam in the vacuum lines (should I do this?? why or why not??)
Spark plugs/wires
Distributor cap/rotors
Track down and fix neg. battery cable/grounding strap issues
Repairs done:
Seafoam into new tank of fuel
I drive an average of ~600 miles per week, so this XJ is going to mostly a road vehicle...with the 4WD coming into play on some of the county roads out here, or if I have to make a pit stop in a cornfield somewhere :shhh:
Here come the questions:
As far as I know, the XJ was driven daily by an old, handicapped man since it was new. He sold it to my buddy, whose wife drove it for 5k miles before deciding she didn't like the MPG. Then it sat around for 3-5 months, getting run just long enough to make it across the driveway once in a great while. What should I be looking for, preventive maintenance wise??
I've put about 200 miles on it so far, and just at a rough guess (without a calculator), I'm getting about 15 MPG (60% highway, 40% city) Anything I can do to improve this??
I've noticed 2 other potential problems.....I have a real bad fuel smell when starting it in the morning, like it's running *really* rich. I also have an incredibly low idle when sitting in gear at a stop light. (low as in 200-300 RPM, Jeep starts to shake and rattle, feels like it's trying to stall, etc....)
So far.....
Repairs Needed:
Oil Change
Seafoam in the vacuum lines (should I do this?? why or why not??)
Spark plugs/wires
Distributor cap/rotors
Track down and fix neg. battery cable/grounding strap issues
Repairs done:
Seafoam into new tank of fuel