Engine replacment

[pvt.tadpolxj]

I need some direction on where to look for a replacment engine?

[bluedragon436]

what's wrong with your current engine?? I would say check out local PNP's.. unless you are looking for a new/rebuilt engine?! The reason I asked what was wrong with your current engine, is to see if it might be more feasible to just have yours rebuilt than spending more on a different engine...especially because if you pick one up at the PNP you never know how long it will last...

[msmoorenburg]

I need some direction on where to look for a replacment engine?

try www.car-part.com www.partshotlines.com or the local craigslist :thumbsup:

[Mudderoy]

I was watching last weeks Xtreme4x4 with interest. They were talking about a LS1 engine and how the same engine is used in trucks, but instead of all aluminum they are cast iron. 350 hp as is, but with minor mods capable of 500 hp!

I think they are called LG3(?) LG, gen 3?

Not the direction you want to go I'm sure, your post just made me think of this...

[pvt.tadpolxj]

what about ATK Engine's?:redx:

[pvt.tadpolxj]

My main bearing's are bad, and rattly and a rod is knocking. I'm to ashamed to say what has happened to this engine. I should have known better.:cool::cool::cool:

[steph74]

well you said too much or not enough..... come on tell us what you did to it, and I might tell you what i just did to mine ;)

[JENSSEN]

Someone take a big ol'gulp of water?

[pvt.tadpolxj]

Yea! everybody take a big gulp of water.......:eek::eek::eek:

[pvt.tadpolxj]

This is a long story....When I first got my jeep I did not know anything about these motor's. I read the odometer and it read 265,000 mi. It had something wrong with it and I let my mechanic in town try to find the problem. He was the first person to tell me that these motor's will go extreme mile's before they will stop running. Well after we got it tuned real good I decided to try out the Z-MAX product. So to make a long story short I ignorantly put in 3 treatment's in one year:boohoo::boohoo::boohoo:... So over the last two month's my engine has begun to fall apart:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:.Now I have to find another one.

[msmoorenburg]

This is a long story....When I first got my jeep I did not know anything about these motor's. I read the odometer and it read 265,000 mi. It had something wrong with it and I let my mechanic in town try to find the problem. He was the first person to tell me that these motor's will go extreme mile's before they will stop running. Well after we got it tuned real good I decided to try out the Z-MAX product. So to make a long story short I ignorantly put in 3 treatment's in one year:boohoo::boohoo::boohoo:... So over the last two month's my engine has begun to fall apart:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:.Now I have to find another one.

Well its super easy to slap new rod and main bearing in the motor while its still in the Jeep :cheerleader:

[steph74]

Yeah there is nothing to be ashamed, I have been tempted to put a lot of different crap in the engine to see if that would clean it.... and mine has only 200K miles....

So you think that your trouble comes from the ZMax treatment ? I have definitely heard a lot that engine treatment are worse for old engines....
On the other hand, it is a good time for you to learn how to rebuilt an engine
I am waiting for the time mine really falls appart to get to learn that...lol

[steph74]

Well its super easy to slap new rod and main bearing in the motor while its still in the Jeep :cheerleader:

Super easy as in anybody can do it in its garage with minimal tools or super easy as in hey I am an ASE certified engine specialist and I can do it in my shop with all the super cool tools that I have....
I hear a lot of people say super easy for things that take me a long long time to do lol

[msmoorenburg]

Super easy as in anybody can do it in its garage with minimal tools or super easy as in hey I am an ASE certified engine specialist and I can do it in my shop with all the super cool tools that I have....
I hear a lot of people say super easy for things that take me a long long time to do lol


well the only fancy tool needed is a torq wrench :thumbsup:

[Mudderoy]

well the only fancy tool needed is a torq wrench :thumbsup:

Do you have to size the bearings, plasti-gauge it, etc... Or just slap some in and torque it down. I've only ever rebuild an engine. Block up, so doing a repair like this is a foreign idea. I like the thought of it though. Lots of room to work under the Jeep, and it would be good to know that if I should have this issue that I would be able to get her going again in much less time and money that it would take to rebuild the engine.

[msmoorenburg]

It all depends on the damage. once you pull the bearings you will know if a rebuild is needed or replace them. All bearings will have a stamp on the backside stating the size. I'm gonna do a write up soon:camera: i have a motor i'm gonna do this to.

[Mudderoy]

It all depends on the damage. once you pull the bearings you will know if a rebuild is needed or replace them. All bearings will have a stamp on the backside stating the size. I'm gonna do a write up soon:camera: i have a motor i'm gonna do this to.

That would be great! :popcorn:

[steph74]

It all depends on the damage. once you pull the bearings you will know if a rebuild is needed or replace them. All bearings will have a stamp on the backside stating the size. I'm gonna do a write up soon:camera: i have a motor i'm gonna do this to.

That would be awesome.... pics in the manuals are never good and I like these tutorials....

[bluedragon436]

Yeah a rebuild tutorial with some good pics would be awesome... as I have built many Honda engines over the years... but this one is a bit different.. so I know the basics... but would like to have a bit of a better idea on our engines... as I am thinking of taking on a budget stroker build a little bit from now...

OH and for you.... the ATK engines are good engines... but they are usually pretty high priced... like I said before it is all a matter of what you are looking to spend... and what you are trying to get... you just want stock to get back on the road or you want a brand new built motor to throw in and have some substantial HP/Tq upgrade...

[ice_cold]

replace my bearings on the driveway, with basic tools and a torque wrench. Jacked it up and rolled under...easy. Can even ring it in the ruck if your energetic.
Best bet, some junk yards sell runners, engines tested to run, grab one of those , and rebuild it someplace more comfortable. Unless you have some fancy creeper.

[pvt.tadpolxj]

Thank's you guy's.. I have been really busy and can't reply much at this time. I'll get back as soon as possible.

[pvt.tadpolxj]

Hey thank's for all the great reply's Alway's helpful. You guy's are the best. I would love to be able to find a easy way out. But with my circumstances, and some limitations what I am looking at doing is waiting around for income tax return time and getting a remanufactured 4.0 replacement. My brother has a shop and we have pulled a few engine's together before. Thank you again for all the input you really helped me again!...:patriot:

[ezbuzzsaw]

Has anyone on here done a Pre 1999 ATK Stroker in their XJ? I have one of my favorite XJ's (1992) down and out now (bad knock) and want to get her back on the road. She has the frame stiffeners and OME suspension and I miss driving her daily. I am in a 2001 now and it is nice but has a cheap lift and is just not my baby!

[bluedragon436]

Has anyone on here done a Pre 1999 ATK Stroker in their XJ? I have one of my favorite XJ's (1992) down and out now (bad knock) and want to get her back on the road. She has the frame stiffeners and OME suspension and I miss driving her daily. I am in a 2001 now and it is nice but has a cheap lift and is just not my baby!

I haven't (yet)... did one in a 99 with a co-worker.... and have done an engine swap into a 90, but it was a JY runner into it just to get it back up and going... Looking to do one to give my 97 new life, and of course a bit more power.. What questions or concerns are you enquiring about with doing the swap???

[ezbuzzsaw]

I haven't (yet)... did one in a 99 with a co-worker.... and have done an engine swap into a 90, but it was a JY runner into it just to get it back up and going... Looking to do one to give my 97 new life, and of course a bit more power.. What questions or concerns are you enquiring about with doing the swap???
My main concerns are is the ATK really a stroker and rebuilt or just another steam clean and paint "rebuilt". If I am going to drop 3K and lots of time I want a ten year motor or more... When you check out O'reilly's motor rebuilder there are hundreds of bad reviews, I just need my 92 back this 2001 just doesn't feel like my old girl!

[Cheromaniac]

I suggest you go to http://www.jeepstrokers.com and register as a member. You'll find me there posting under the same username, and one of the members is a guy called Russ Pottenger who has a very good reputation for building stroker engines. I recommend that you contact him and these are his contact details:

Russ Pottenger
Bishop-Buehl Racing Engines
531 N. Lyall Avenue
West Covina, California 91790
(626) 673-2203
Email/PayPal: [email protected]

If he's too far away from you to rebuild your engine himself, he can fix you up with a stroker kit and you can ask your local engine builder to do the work for you. It'll cost far less than a complete stroker engine from another supplier, and you'll have the assurance that Russ will only supply you with the best quality parts.
You can tell Russ that Dino referred you.

[ezbuzzsaw]

Thanks!

i suggest you go to http://www.jeepstrokers.com and register as a member. You'll find me there posting under the same username, and one of the members is a guy called russ pottenger who has a very good reputation for building stroker engines. I recommend that you contact him and these are his contact details:

Russ pottenger
bishop-buehl racing engines
531 n. Lyall avenue
west covina, california 91790
(626) 673-2203
email/paypal: [email protected]

if he's too far away from you to rebuild your engine himself, he can fix you up with a stroker kit and you can ask your local engine builder to do the work for you. It'll cost far less than a complete stroker engine from another supplier, and you'll have the assurance that russ will only supply you with the best quality parts.
You can tell russ that dino referred you.

[bluedragon436]

I suggest you go to http://www.jeepstrokers.com and register as a member. You'll find me there posting under the same username, and one of the members is a guy called Russ Pottenger who has a very good reputation for building stroker engines. I recommend that you contact him and these are his contact details:

Russ Pottenger
Bishop-Buehl Racing Engines
531 N. Lyall Avenue
West Covina, California 91790
(626) 673-2203
Email/PayPal: [email protected]

If he's too far away from you to rebuild your engine himself, he can fix you up with a stroker kit and you can ask your local engine builder to do the work for you. It'll cost far less than a complete stroker engine from another supplier, and you'll have the assurance that Russ will only supply you with the best quality parts.
You can tell Russ that Dino referred you.


Thanks, I'll have to hit him up too... See what might be able to work out for a decent kit... just got to source a decent machine shop to do the machine work for block... otherwise I won't have any real choice but to buy a prebuilt from another supplier...