Jeep - keep it or bin it?
Discussion
Right i bought my jeep grand totally on a whim last dec for a grand.
Drove it from carlisle-somerset with no incident (other than fuel consumption) and it's been sitting as a spare car ever since.
It's done 3000 miles in 8 months and the engines noisy, mechanic seems to think it's worn piston but without forking out for a engine strip hard to get a proper answer, it clatters like a diesel but only under load.
Mot runs out in august so earliest i can do it is 30th july, if it's a few hundred to get thru do I bearing in mind we have another car and i have my work van plus the engine's on borrowed time (although to be fair it hasn't got any more noisy and has been carlisle-somerset/somerset=brands hatch) doesn't use oil and has good oil pressure according to the gauge, but no denying it's noisy and clattery.
Drove it from carlisle-somerset with no incident (other than fuel consumption) and it's been sitting as a spare car ever since.
It's done 3000 miles in 8 months and the engines noisy, mechanic seems to think it's worn piston but without forking out for a engine strip hard to get a proper answer, it clatters like a diesel but only under load.
Mot runs out in august so earliest i can do it is 30th july, if it's a few hundred to get thru do I bearing in mind we have another car and i have my work van plus the engine's on borrowed time (although to be fair it hasn't got any more noisy and has been carlisle-somerset/somerset=brands hatch) doesn't use oil and has good oil pressure according to the gauge, but no denying it's noisy and clattery.
tr7v8 said:
This is the 4L as I remember it. It is very very rare for them to clatter & they go on for ever. What Oil pressure does the gauge show? Just give it an oil change (due every 7,500miles anyway) & carry on driving it. Surely your mechanic can check it over & give you a clue what it needs for the MOT.
Edited to add plenty of spare engines around for not a lot of money if you really want to keep it.
Oil pressure is the line above half so 3/4.Edited to add plenty of spare engines around for not a lot of money if you really want to keep it.
Edited by tr7v8 on Tuesday 22 July 20:06
It's had 2 oil changes since dec.
I'm not sure i want to fork out on a replacement engine for something that hardly ever gets used which is the crux of the matter, however we have winter coming and floods and it was handy for that last year.
scrwright said:
Piston skirts can break which cause piston slap. What year is it? If the bodywork is sound & say swap the motor, if you have space & a high hoist they come out easy with the gearbox attached. If the motor ever lets go on mine it will either get a fresher one put in or if I am feeling flush I will get a 4.7 stroker from the US
It's a y reg on 112k.The mechanic is a farm mechanic so he has a lift at home , what sort of price am i looking at for a replacement engine?
Thing is it's hardly ever used , probably used most last week in the floods but even then were only talking maybe a weeks use, so is it worth spending a grand on a engine to sit on the driveway.
pcn1 said:
Only you can answer this one, keep it or sell it, there is no right or wrong answer.
Just your decision.
For what its worth, I only buy what I really want and then keep it for years to get my moneys worth !
I wish i did that, last car i got i took the dog for a walk on exmoor and came home the proud owner of a jap import subaru twin turbo legacy so i do buy on impulse but never spend what much so not tied into the car.Just your decision.
For what its worth, I only buy what I really want and then keep it for years to get my moneys worth !
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