What year is this XJ?

[JNickel101]

Charter a helicopter and air lift it

 

[besthaticouldo]

Charter a helicopter and air lift it

lmao that works too :eyes:

 

[5-90]

Hoho! It was stripped for badging, so no HO badge. Stupid me didn't even thing of the windshield VIN with the car being covered in snow. Will go back and check that for sure.

Oh, and it was more of a Lo-Country than anything else.

Now, hmmm... how to get a car without a steering column home?

Flatbed or tow dolly.

While you're getting the VIN, write it down for your local Law Enforcement types - you don't want to get sent up for "receiving stolen goods," however you came across them. That would at least cover your own end.

Question - if you can't get the hood open, how do you know it's a #7120 head?

 

[JNickel101]

Question - if you can't get the hood open, how do you know it's a #7120 head?

:dunno: I give up, how?

 

[besthaticouldo]

he never said that...he was hoping that it had the 7120 head...

 

[5-90]

he never said that...he was hoping that it had the 7120 head...

Oh. Duh. So he did...

Then he's definitely going to need the VIN to nail it down - but the Power/Comfort switch means it's 1991 at the latest (assuming it's a 4.0L, that means 1:5 it's got the 7120 head. 4:5 it's got the #2686.)

 

[NXJ]

The odds are definitively against me!

On a sidenote; would this 242 have a 21 or 23 spline input you think?

 

[5-90]

The odds are definitively against me!

On a sidenote; would this 242 have a 21 or 23 spline input you think?

Depends. 1991 should be a 23-spline. 1987-1989 should be 21-spline. 1990 could go either way - I don't exactly recall.

 

[NXJ]

Damn, a '91 would really solve a lot of my problems!

Thanks for the leads guys!

 

[besthaticouldo]

isnt the vin on the sticker in the door jam?

 

[johnnyc]

isnt the vin on the sticker in the door jam?

and there was no stickers in the door sill

That would've been too easy Derrick.

 

[xj88superjeep]

Oh. Duh. So he did...

Then he's definitely going to need the VIN to nail it down - but the Power/Comfort switch means it's 1991 at the latest (assuming it's a 4.0L, that means 1:5 it's got the 7120 head. 4:5 it's got the #2686.)

In 91, the 2.5l used the TF999 automatic, so if you have the AW4, you're good to go with the HO 4.0

 

[88xjlover]

If you can look from under the front driver's side, you can tell by the exhaust manifold whether it's a HO or not. If the O2 sensor is on the manifold it is not a HO. The HO's have it on the down pipe below the manifold. If it's an HO you have a '91 as this is the last year for the power/comfort switch.
Let us know and greeting's from America.:wave1:

 

[NXJ]

Update:

The car is definitively stolen. All VIN tags are pried/cut off. Fawk!

Some ass-clowns decided to mangle the front facia, windshield, hood and fenders. Double fawk!

The same idiots decided to steal random bits and parts from all over the place. Triple fawk!

It's an HO for sure, tho. Yay? What to do? It kills me seeing what used to be a perfectly nice XJ (nicer than mine..) being torn apart by vandals.

 

[xj88superjeep]

Don't touch it.......

 

[90Blue_XJ]

The power/comfort was definitely not available in 92 from the research I've done, so my money is on '91....


EDIT: But the 91 DID have the C.A.D. D30, so ??? (it's a swapped axle?)

Go with the VIN... If the 10th digit is a 1 it's a 91, if it's a 2 it's a 92... period

No the 242 transfercase vehicles came with a non disco D30.

 

[jaytee79]

No the 242 transfercase vehicles came with a non disco D30.

yeah I ditto this, my 88 242 has a stock non disco axle

 

[wim hoppenbrouwers]

Hallo NXJ. Please, take a picture of the engine and put it on the forum.
We can see and tell you what year the XJ is coming from. hoto: