1989 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0 Start Up, Engine, and In Depth Tour 

last year my dad asked me if I would be interested in a jeep Cherokee, 1989, a guy he worked with had a friend selling one for a grand. this was the first video i watched as i looked up 1989 jeep cherokee. we went out, looked at it, figured well take it, fix it up, play with it until it blows up or Maybe flip it. well, I started to work on it, simple things that I could do. within the following weeks he was diagnosed with stage 4 Lung cancer. 6 months later, he lost his battle (october, 2015). the day after his service I took the Jeep to the woods and she did great. and I'm still working on our project. it's come a long way dad. I put a new motor in it, put lights on it, gave it a limited slip rear axle, a new transfer case, today I bought like-new, used tires. every time I would fix something I'd come in and tell you how it rides or behaves. now when I fix or buy something to put on our jeep I want to show you so bad. working on our jeep is one of the few ways I feel connected with you. everyone wonders why I have such an emotional attachment to this beater of a Cherokee I've rescued from the grave. I love it, and I see my dad in it. and nobody knows that

I'd love to add this to my Jeep portfolio. I've had 5 Grand Cherokees and the Cherokee was the one that started it all. Timeless character

I just bought one of these, new engine,New radiator, and a few other parts for $1600 first vehicle and I love it

There's just something about a Jeep. You'll fall in love with it!

I have a 1990 cherokee xj and I love it. No matter how hard you run or abuse it'll always take you home!

I actually wouldn't mind driving this everyday.

In my opinion, these were the toughest Jeep's ever built. The older 4.0 and 4.0 high output was the best motor. Had a 92 Cherokee and no matter how much you abused that thing she always ran perfectly

Nice 1989 Jeep. I had my drivers license test in August 1992 with a 1989 Jeep Cherokee with 4.0 L I-6 and manual transmission. No power windows, no power locks.

i love how old it looks on the inside. very cool

That red interior... i'm so jealous :(

Are you kidding me? That burgundy interior is beautiful and nostalgic. The whole inside looks like an antique radio. Way more leather and chrome. Looks beautiful.

That jeep is in great shape for the year, wow

I have an 88 Cherokee Laredo 4.0 litre myself... Must say it turned my father and myself into life long Jeep fans.

Thats a nice start up for an older Jeep! Starts right up.

Im a proud owner of a 1990 Jeep Cherokee Sport 2dr back when a Jeep was a Jeep

Gonna get a 1987 Jeep Cherokee Laredo as my first car :)

I am humbled to see such a magnificent vehicle. I think I might start worshipping vintage jeep. 4.0 motor Imo is fantastic! I'm not interested in all these new computerized motors, damn them all to hell! I love you jeep You are my friend Forgive me of my sins May I run strong and true, like you do. May your exhaust fumes and swift movement enlighten my soul into everlasting bliss Bless you jeep. #tears #conviction

Im about to purchase a 1987 beautiful jeep cherokee. ill be picking it up tomorrow.Ill post a walkaround start up and test run tommorow arount 19:00 CST. keep an eye out for it. im so excited.

This was my family's first SUV when I was younger. Now I'm remembering it so much better!

I have an 87 Cherokee Laredo and the thing has had a huge problem with engine cooling for a while. After finally replacing my radiator reservoir tank with a new one, I drive about 20 miles or so aaaaaaaaand, oh, who would've guessed, blown head gasket. -_-

Nice Jeep! That interior as the same as the '93 Country we had!

these older jeep Cherokee Laredo units can run well past 300,000 miles and still have a solid engine!! I am happy to say I've got a 1989 Laredo with the 4.0 6cylinder and 5 speed manual tranny. mine is right at 215,000 miles and a solid daily driver.

Used to have an '88 Cherokee Pioneer 5 speed 4.0 . Great vehicle.

I love this car!!!!!!!!!!

I just recently bought a 1987 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0. It's light beige (compared to the Jeep Wrangler Mojave). Bought it for $900, it has just above 200,000 miles. No dents or scratches and the interior is almost perfect. It's getting some work done to it, but I'm going to leave it stock and keep it as my daily driver. So far I love it, it's extremely comfortable, and I love the classic style to it. No cup holders (which I am fine with) with all power locks and windows. Wish the windows were manual (cranked) but I'm just glad I got the Jeep.

"We'll cut on the headlights" ...as well as activate the soothing sound of the buzzer.

thats in pretty good shape for an 89 jeep with over 200,00. nice find kyle

I used to have a 87' Cherokee chief 4 door

I know someone that has a jeep like the one you show. But it's a 5 speed manual in it and it gets up and go big time when the foot hits the floor

Best truck Jeep ever made.

Looks like a fun beater.

Back in 2007 or 2008 my dad had a old 4 door white jeep we took it on the freeway but it smoked and broke down we sold it I love the old jeeps.

i miss the cherokee!

This makes me nostalgic for the 94 Cherokee my parents had in Newfoundland at their Cottage. It was beige with red interior.

Oh man. Seeing this video brought back memories of my 1988 Jeep Cherokee Laredo. It was my first car given to me by my pops when I was 16 and I loved that Jeep but it had to go when it started to give me problems. I noticed on the battery meter that the gauge was over on the negative side. Mine did that too and towards the end of its run with me, it would idle very weakly and stall. At one point I even had the alternator replaced and it kept doing it. Oh well. Like I said, this video brought back good memories. Mine wasn't 4x4 and it was a dark/navy blue with grey trim and grey interior. Good times in that Jeep.

I know you're not trying to sell the vehicles, but it'd be pretty cool if you'd include the prices they're currently marked at.

The box design on those cherokees was soooooooooooooo sexy :)

I have a jeep cherokee laredo just like this 1989 model

It's actually idling fine it's at 600 rpm which is good. They just didn't put a line between zero and 500 rpm.

Much better than the later plasticy version, though the electronics here may not be as good.

I could never drive with that Goddamn headlight buzzer

The headlights look EXACTLY like the Nissan hardbody XE 4x4 king cab!

My brother had a '87 back in 2005, but until 2006, he got rid of it by the time the transmission blew up the second time.

Classic piston slap at 4:15. That's the thing with 80's and 90's Jeeps -- even if half the power train is worn out it still works properly and doesn't fail on you.

4:15-4:26 Beginning sounds of rod knock.... this thing doesn't have much left

for that high mileage and year, she's really not in bad of shape!

Ahh, that mid/late 80's maroon interior.

I miss my 1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic so much. I sold it with 255,000 miles running like a champ. They are great trucks!!

Oh yes. This is good car. We have one, we upgraded it for some offroading (lift, lockers, 33 wheels etc).

This Video is as cool as the jeep wangler video.

Who where did you get cup holders?

i have a jeep cherokee laredo from 1989, still with same engine and transmission... everything is about ready to be replaced lol but its still running with 260k miles on it.

@SuperSportSS i had a car that was making the EXACT same noises up and down andf it was the main bearings

i love cherokees

The Laredo model is beautiful with the chrome and this color scheme

Awesome. I learned how to drive in one of these. My older brother had bought one and I loved the car when I was 16. Brings back memories.

This car is so cool I wish I owned that thing I'd like it in better condition thought

@WedidLandONtheMOON I have a 2000 jeep Cherokee with 260 thousand miles leaks a bit of oil but really needs a tune up and I hear valve taps but still a tank of a car.

*I personally love older Jeeps!" Me too kyle, me too..

Same interior as my 88 Comanche!

I found one of these for 200 bucks. I might just buy it for a little project : )

thats a nice color, can you make any ford tempo vids.

@celsovera91 they were at some point. Some the mid 80s jeeps had GM steering columns (same steering wheel as the Chev Caprice) and some of them used GM's 2.8L carb V6 (the ones in Blazer and S-10 pickups)

vent windows rule!

the transmission on the 1984-2001 (USA) 1984-2005 (China) 1987-2001 (Venezuela) Jeep Cherokee/ Beijing-Jeep BJ 2021 (4WD)/ Beijing-Jeep BJ 7250 (2WD) Transmission 4-speed Aisin AX-4 manual 5-speed Aisin AX-5 manual 5-speed Peugeot BA-10/5 manual 5-speed Aisin AX-15 manual 5-speed NVG NV3550 manual 3-speed Chrysler A904 automatic 3-speed 30RH automatic 4-speed Aisin AW-4 automatic

Nice car I love the old style Cherokee as well. 4.0 Is the best engine Jeep/Mopar ever made.

I love that chrome grill. I want it for my 87' but it's expensive. You have very nice car ;)

Other than the gas tank location these jeeps rock

Ive got a 2001 XJ. Had to replace the Engine because of the shitty ass 0331 cylinder head. Chrysler fucked us loyal customers with that debacle.

I'm having problems with it cranks but will not start can you help me with this I'm a lady and don't know much about jeeps so please help me with this you can call me if you need to thanks alot

1984-2001 Jeep Cherokee was assembled in Toledo, Ohio, United States Beijing, China, Chrysler Venezuela, Valencia Ferreyra, Argentina

I have a 90 cherokee laredo and a 88 comanche laredo. One thing I noticed about this one in the video is it has the np231 transfer case. Most Laredo’s had the np242

Why does the engine lose power and instantly stops after having crossed on the left side trying to drive uphill?? Any one who would have experienced this issue and found a quick solution can help with advice ?? Thx

guys none of that is the problem i have the same Cherokee check out the oil pressure it's got dry chatter at high rpm the oil pressure should just go past half when that high this thing was not really kept up on the maintenance prolly has almost no compression in a cylinder from the piston rings going

Don't count on any Jeep from 2009 lasting 214k miles lol

What is the color paint code on this jeep? Need help!!! My original driver side door was replaced with a junkyard one and does not match the rest of the body.

Hey everyone, I am looking at this same model Jeep on a used car lot with 120k miles on it and its a 4x4 and the used car salesman wants 3850$ for it and we have a friend of the family that has this same Jeep and his has a quarter of a million miles on and it is still running fine. I'm just wondering what are some thing to look for when inspecting the Jeep on the lot, he says the 4 wheel drive works perfect and the A/C and all works, but it lacks the headlining but I don't mind that haha.

I used to drive a 1990 jeep cherokee limited in black!It was a pos, but deep in my heart i really loved it! This video brings back a lot of memories!! Best upload ever!!!! also, i didn't know that shoddy cupholder setup in the center console was actually an option jeep offered, and not just something something some random guy threw together. It gets in the way of the handbrake and the center console conpartment lid.

@datboiwes333 or 2008 my brother has a 2008 wrangler unlimited shara and its been offroad a few times and after 70% of them it had to be taken to the dealership to get fixed. not kiding he had a 1975 CJ-5 it had been rolled and nosedived into a ditch stuck on/in a few trees and it still ran the rolling broke both axles and it still made it home under its own power the ditch diving bent the fram but it still ran just fine but the new one is just another SUV

A long while ago, I had a 94 Jeep cherokee, I loved that Jeep, I even learned to drive on it. It was a 2WD which was something I hated about my cherokee. Since I sold it I'm thinking of getting another one, of course I will never buy a 2WD Jeep, it's like buying a v6 big muscle car. Anyway I love Jeeps.

@saabkyle04 hey kyle I was wondering, why are these cars not as expensive as wranglers? My friend said he was going to sell his for 1200 dorras so I was like Wut?! And from what I see on youtube videos they're, I think, as good as wranglers off road... His car had about 200k miles but he said he put in a new engine that has about 30k.

*idles, *running well (saying "running good" is grammatically incorrect) Toyotas also last forever, my 84 Hilux has the original tranny and engine and neither have EVER been rebuilt. I want to get an 84-96 Cherokee 2 door. I love Mopar, which is why I want one.

@90Mrknowitall It is. Jeep was owned by AMC back then. They borrowed parts from lots of other auto makers. They used GM steering columns, ford power windows, and the Automatic Trans is from Toyota, which cam be found in the Automatic Toyota Supra.

I have just bought a grand cherokee 89 like this and I’m very excited to drive it

Not to nitpick but that rear bumper has been in a collision😒 Love these old Cherokees just the same😊

That idle is way too low...my cherokee did the same thing. I had to replace a few of the items on the throttle body... IAC and TPS, which seemed to solve my problems. Maybe this Jeep needs that looked into as well...

@TheDataZoo He already has one on his Channel

This jeep is so much better than all of the current jeeps. The interior on this one looks a lot better than chrysler just throwing pieces of cheap plastic together, like on the newer ones today.

What year was the last to have the quarter vent window I like to have a car with those so I don't have to run the AC nice day

I personally thought I heard a bit of knock when you revved the engine.

@cames2222 If you had been following his Facebook channel, you would already know what the video would be, and I can't wait, That will be, as Kyle says: "one rare vehicle indeed!"

Hey RU-vidrs, if you want to know what his 1000th video is, add him on Facebook and look at the recent photo album that he created. It's a one-in-the-world supercar.

My dad had a white Limited. Ran like crap. Otherwise it was a very reliable truck and it was in good shape for the year.

was chrysler ever involved with gm? they use the same key and ignition

I have a 1988 Cherokee with 201,000 miles. Best vehicle Ive ever owned. Interesting fact...these Cherokees (87-90) do not have a Check Engine Light. :)

@saabkyle04 what happens if you break something in the car? do you have to replace it or pay the owner or do you act like nothing happened?

@MrNalgahead123 No... He did a 2007 I said 2009+ but I probably missed it. If so whats the video called?

what does that mean "no power to the radio"?

for a vehicle that was designed in the 80's, that was plenty good enough. Plus they weigh almost nothing so the inline 6 pushes it with ease.

@TheDataZoo He already have one on his channel