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I've been a member of this forum for many years. I have browsed for advice and tech tips, posted help requests, and got a lot of useful help and support. But I have reached crunch time with my XJ. It is - sadly - getting close to end-of-life. The dreaded rust has taken a hold. I don't have...

I have a 1993 XJ 4.0 litre Sport..... I've owned it since new, but am finding it increasingly difficult to keep it going as old age (the Jeep, as well as me!) takes its toll. The additional problem is that it's a LHD US-spec vehicle, and I'm in the UK. With the help of the NAXJA forum I've...

I have a 1993 XJ with 4.0 H.O. engine (ie non-Renix). Owned since new, no engine modifications, has had new ignition coil but few other replacement engine-parts aside from routine filters etc. Mileage now 178,000, but it has not been heavily used off-road. Until recently the engine has run...

I have a strange problem on my stock 1993 XJ. The turn flashers are behaving erratically. I've done a quick forum-search and was astonished at how many issues there seem to be with turn signals/hazards/flasher units. But none seems to show the same symptoms as I have. When indicating to...

I'm posting this in my (usual) XJ sub-forum, but it really ought to go in the forums about buying and selling spares and parts (mods feel free to move my post....). I have been searching for ages for the service-bulletin repair kit, aka the hinge bracket reinforcement plate, to strengthen the...

My XJ 4.0 is 25 years old. The engine runs well. But the body is beginning to show its age. Not for the first time, I have been attacking the rust problem. This time it's the rear loadspace floor panel (again). Five years ago I had to re-do the edges, where the floor meets the rear wheel...

I have a 1993 XJ 4.0 litre. The a/c system has been empty for about a year after the condenser (or a hose connection to it) developed a leak. My plan was - and is - to overhaul and convert from R12 to R134a. I have been stirred into action by the fact that my radiator has just suffered a leak...

I have a 1993 XJ 4.0 Sport auto, stock and unmodified. It has done some 150,000 miles, only a few of which have been seriously offroad. I have rarely needed to use 4WD. Can't recall offhand whether it has SelecTrac or CommandTrac 4WD (if that is relevant). I'd welcome advice on a couple of...

The rear wiper on my 1993 XJ has started misbehaving. The wash/wipe function continues to work as normal. So the wiper-motor is obviously working (as is the pump for the fluid). In the past, when I switch it to wipe only, the rear wiper makes two or three sweeps of the glass, then parks...

I have browsed the forum threads on this subject, and there is almost too much information. Some posts give perfectionist advice (replace everything!), others suggest a variety of alternative solutions. Here's my situation. Until now I have managed to keep the a/c system on my XJ - a 1993 4.0...

I have just fitted 235/75/15 tyres to my stock 1993 XJ. The previous ones were 225s. The new front tyres rub on the lower control arms at full lock. Searching the forum reveals that this is not an unfamiliar problem. It obviously depends on the positioning of the steering bump-stops on each...

The speedometer on my 93 XJ 4.0 auto has started behaving oddly from time to time (and no, you're not allowed to say ".....like its owner...."!). Sometimes when the Jeep first starts and rolls, the needle sits at zero and doesn't move. Now I don't much like getting out of bed first thing in...

My 1993 (so not a Renix) XJ 4.0 auto is now 21 years old, 145k miles. Like the owner, it's beginning to show its age - it creaks, and it leaks, and it doesn't like the damp and cold! I'll skip the catalogue of ailments (mine and the Jeep's!) and focus on just one. A search of the forum...

Once upon a time - or to be precise, in April 2007 - I removed the seats and carpets from my 93 XJ to check and repair or re-seal the places in the floorpan where rust was beginning to show. I posted the detailed story on the forum here. Well, six years have passed. Like its owner, my Jeep is...

My 93 XJ is the 4.0 auto "Sport" version. It has only a simple interior dome light in the middle of the roof, which lights up when front doors are opened or by rotating the main light-switch. No roof-console .... and no "cargo light" in the back inside the rear hatch. I have always wanted a...

This is a plea for help in sourcing the parts I need. The wipers on my 1993 XJ have gradually gone slack. When it's wet, they hit the windshield trim. When it's dry, they park halfway up the screen. This seems to be a widespread and familiar problem. There is also a well-known solution...

I have a 1993 XJ, 150,000 miles since new, and well-looked after but now showing its age. It usually starts first time and runs smoothly. Today while driving along it suddenly "died". No hiccup or misfire, it just stopped. Then it wouldn't start. It cranks well, but won't fire. I have done...

I started a thread a few weeks ago about the headaches I had over that nasty plastic drain petcock on my 1993 4.0 Cherokee. I'm doing the work in stages and will post more reports in that thread. But I thought this particular question deserved a separate post. When I replace the radiator I...

The little thing that we Brits call a radiator drain plug and people in the US call a "petcock" on my 93 4.0 XJ has started leaking seriously. It dripped from the pipe, whichever way I turned it, and attempts to screw it tighter didn't seem to help. To my surprise it unscrewed easily.... and...

I have a stock 93 XJ 4-litre 'Sport' with auto box, owned since new, not hard-used, has now done 130k miles. Today after running for a couple of miles from cold, when turning a street corner, the engine suddenly died. Stopped instantly. No stutter, no warning. Nada. After a brief pause, I...