Hey guys, great forum you have here. So let me first introduce myself. I have lived in Dever, CO for about 6 years now and got a 1990 Jeep Cherokee a few years ago as a second vehicle for going camping in the mountains and getting around in the snow. Over the summer I drove the jeep low on oil and broke one of the connecting rods I believe.
I weighed the difference between a rebuild and a junkyard engine. I feel in terms of affordability and availability I want to go the route of a "new" junkyard engine.
So here is my question. We have a few local junkyards around town that have plenty of jeeps in them. What years do I look for? I was thinking the newer the better in terms of low milage and it would also be OBDII. Is there much difference between pulling an engine from a cherokee vs. a grand cherokee as long as its the 4.0? I was also thinking of pulling it with the transmission and replacing that since my jeep has 215k+ miles on it at this point.
When I'm pulling the junkyard engine and transmission, I also plan on taking the wiring harness, ecu, tcm. any other little bits and pieces I should plan on getting?
I weighed the difference between a rebuild and a junkyard engine. I feel in terms of affordability and availability I want to go the route of a "new" junkyard engine.
So here is my question. We have a few local junkyards around town that have plenty of jeeps in them. What years do I look for? I was thinking the newer the better in terms of low milage and it would also be OBDII. Is there much difference between pulling an engine from a cherokee vs. a grand cherokee as long as its the 4.0? I was also thinking of pulling it with the transmission and replacing that since my jeep has 215k+ miles on it at this point.
When I'm pulling the junkyard engine and transmission, I also plan on taking the wiring harness, ecu, tcm. any other little bits and pieces I should plan on getting?