Heap O' Jeep
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- Abilene, KS
Hey everyone, first time Jeep (and 4x4 owner) here and I was needing some advice from the pro's :yelclap:
I just purchased my Jeep Cherokee Laredo a week ago and my fellow Jeep enthusiast (Garden Spyder) and I were looking it over and noticed excessive blow-by on the engine block cylinder side of the head. It is so bad that it is quickly ruining my air filter by soaking it in oil AND depositing a large amount of oil in the bottom of the airbox. With 220,000 miles I assume that the engine has just seen better days, but is there any way to remedy this or make it slightly better? I just did an oil change and I put in 4 quarts of Rotella 15W40 and a quart of Lucas Oil Stabalizer.
Garden Spyder and I were discussing the idea of re-routing the "plumbing" that leads into the air box into somewhere on the intake of the engine, that way I wouldn't ruin as many filters quite as quickly.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks
I just purchased my Jeep Cherokee Laredo a week ago and my fellow Jeep enthusiast (Garden Spyder) and I were looking it over and noticed excessive blow-by on the engine block cylinder side of the head. It is so bad that it is quickly ruining my air filter by soaking it in oil AND depositing a large amount of oil in the bottom of the airbox. With 220,000 miles I assume that the engine has just seen better days, but is there any way to remedy this or make it slightly better? I just did an oil change and I put in 4 quarts of Rotella 15W40 and a quart of Lucas Oil Stabalizer.
Garden Spyder and I were discussing the idea of re-routing the "plumbing" that leads into the air box into somewhere on the intake of the engine, that way I wouldn't ruin as many filters quite as quickly.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks