Calgary Jeep Association

4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: XJHERO on November 08, 2005, 05:31:35 PM

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: XJHERO on November 08, 2005, 05:31:35 PM

Well! I put a cn-rod through the side of my block the other day as i left work! And that SUCKED! So im lookin for a new moter. 1991 high output xj auto anybody got one or know where to get one? I might build my own or buy one with low km.  Does anybody have the new alluminum head how does it work?

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: calltrex on November 08, 2005, 07:22:03 PM

We rebuild engines at my work if your interested.

www.Dandy.ca

I just built a new one for my jeep last month.

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: lil devil on November 09, 2005, 09:18:05 PM

how much is it usually to rebuild a motor? i have a motor for sale if you buy the jeep. probably not the plan though. just curious about the price because there might be a time i need it.

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: calltrex on November 09, 2005, 09:47:58 PM

Price is depends on a lot of things

Usually we strip it down to see what damages there is inside. There always is.

We have the head tech from Sait working with us now. Just retired. Builds the tightest engines.

Cant wait to try my new engine out in spring.


What do u mean u have a motor for sale? what motor? whats wrong with it?

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: lil devil on November 09, 2005, 10:33:47 PM

i have ajeep for sale. a 89 cherokee ltd for $1000 nothing wrong with the motor at all. i'm thinking i wouldn't mind redoing the motor in one of my other ones in spring maybe. do you think its alot more than 600 to rebuild?

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: XJHERO on November 09, 2005, 10:43:59 PM

How many km on your xj?
 
I have an87xj that the block and head whent out to the machine shop builter up it ran great for about 4 months than it just started running like a bag of crap. Dont know what to do with it, tried every thing.

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: calltrex on November 10, 2005, 07:23:26 AM

Quote from: "lil devil"

i have ajeep for sale. a 89 cherokee ltd for $1000 nothing wrong with the motor at all. i'm thinking i wouldn't mind redoing the motor in one of my other ones in spring maybe. do you think its alot more than 600 to rebuild?

If theres nothing much wrong inside and depends what replacement parts you want to use.   Like regular rings or molly rings.

R&R the engine

Set it up after we get it back in


I think we give a 1 year warranty also


cheers

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: lil devil on November 10, 2005, 06:57:02 PM

318000 kms i think, its high but it still runs great.i don't think a guy would want to spend too much time swapping it just incase it crapped out in 6 months. i don't know.

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: cLAY on November 11, 2005, 08:48:26 AM

Its been my experience that you cann't get a totaly rebuilt engine ready to drop in for less than $1200. And at $1200 I would wonder about the quality.

Title: Looking for XJ Motor
Post by: calltrex on November 11, 2005, 12:29:35 PM

ya

you can do the bare minimum if your short on cash


Mine that we just did i think was pushing over $2000   but i used the best of everything and bored out, new pistons, rods, rockers, lifters, heads, camshaft, waterpump, etc  

Didnt have much of original left.


So theres cheap to expensive. Most people do in between.

Theres nothing wrong with minimum but if your going to rebuild your engine you my aswell make it better then it was before.