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I'm a longtime owner of a '93 XJ Cherokee "Country." I'm looking for a paint code chart or help with the codes I have. The car is a sort of turquoise with a pale gold trim. I think I saw it referred to once as teal and champagne. There are a bunch of 3-letter codes on the firewall plate in...

Looking at replacement 4-litre engines for my 2000 XJ. Two local shops have told me the "death rattle" in my engine requires a rebuild, but there appears to be no local machine shop in Anchorage to do the necessary machine work. Does anybody have anything good to say about S&J Engines, Titan...

My 2000 4 liter XJ developed a death rattle several years ago and has been parked since. I've been trying to find someone to rebuild it for a couple of years, but according one local mechanic, competent machine shops are scarce in Anchorage. I've looked at ATK remanufactured engines on-line and...

For years I've been using high zinc oil or a zinc additive in my old-technology British cars because the experts say the old flat tappet engines need the zinc to protect the cam & lifters. It occurs to me the 4 liter Jeep is pretty much old tech. Should I be using high zinc oil in my 4 liter XJ?

What happens if friction modifier is not added to a limited slip diff? My '76 Dodge van developed a clunk from the rear end when the shop that serviced it failed to add the friction modifier. I added the friction modifier after about 3,000 or 4,000 miles and the clunk went away. My '93 XJ has...

I recently added a low-mile 2000 Cherokee SE 2-door to my fleet. The seats are not broken down like on my '93, but I would like to replace the vinyl upholstery with cloth. Shipping aftermarket seats to Alaska is cost-prohibitive; shipping costs as much as the seats. And unlike my old...

The manual says the Cherokee is good to tow a 5000 pound trailer. I'm trying to decide whether to spend twice the money to buy an aluminum tandem axle car hauler and save 500 pounds over a steel trailer. Anybody have any experience with towing 3000-5000 pounds with their XJ? What is a...

I'm looking at trading my '93 Cherokee for a 2000 Cherokee SE. Can the black bumpers and stock fender flares readily be painted body color? Any thoughts, product recommendations, or experiences would be appreciated. Thanks. Ken