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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: harry-cj5 on December 31, 2009, 08:34:58 PM

Title: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: harry-cj5 on December 31, 2009, 08:34:58 PM

  hi, just after a little advise!
 
  just been offered this 1997 grand cherokee with suspect head gasket gone.
 
  is it a nasty job to do?  and are they any good for off-roading? thanks harry.

Title: Re: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: scrw on January 01, 2010, 02:29:54 PM

how much?
they are 2 a penny so it better be cheap, can you do the work yourself?

Title: Re: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: Mike Pavelin on January 01, 2010, 03:09:39 PM

You can get a whole replacement engine for £150 or less at the moment.

Title: Re: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: harry-cj5 on January 01, 2010, 05:06:09 PM

the chap wants £450 for the jeep,will do the work myself sounds cheap enough to put a complete engine in,are they any good for off-roading?

Title: Re: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: Bishops Finger on January 02, 2010, 02:44:46 AM

They are a tad good off road...

Title: Re: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: Dave69 on January 02, 2010, 10:14:41 AM

but they look too posh to offroad !!!

Title: Re: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: Bishops Finger on January 03, 2010, 12:35:26 PM

Maybe not always.....

Title: Re: grand cherokee 4.0l ltd auto
Post by: harry-cj5 on January 03, 2010, 12:58:21 PM

been looking around at these jeeps and they dont seem to fetch alot of money, so paying 450 then replacing the head gasket or the engine

dosent seem to be worth while,when i can buy one running for 750.

as for off-roading nobody so far has had a bad word for them.

       maybe give this one a miss!