Soak the new chain in oil for at least a few hours. If you just put the chain on without doing that it can wear the new chain in short order. If I'm going to do a timing chain,I soak it overnight if possible and move it around to work the oil into the chain links.
I think for long term TJ survival we all going to need some options for replacement motors and transmissions at some point. So this will probably be the future of a lot of TJ’s.
I don't always like watching videos where the engine is easily accessible. I want the person making the video to suffer at least at much as I do when getting to those awkward bolts.
Ha! I should film myself suffering under my car tomorrow. Gotta take the bumper off, drop the subframe, remove coolant hoses, just to be able to get to two fucking bolts to remove the lower wishbones. British engineering at its finest.
Hola. Thanks alot for your videos we really aprecciate your work. I have one question: how often do you sugest to change a timing belt?? i know some people says ... `dont touch it untill it gives you problems`. But, im about to change the seal of the cover and i would like to take advantage of that and change the timing belt. Gracias
Great video again Jerry . I'm sure this will help someone out that needs to replace the timing set on their Jeep 4.0. Give some belly rubs to Tomcat for me . Take care my friend .
Hello I have a question. I have a 98 grand Cherokee Laredo and have a crank no start situation. I had to replace my pcm because they suck for this model, ( lose power while driving, lights go out at night usually when a cop is behind me, and would spontaneously go into drive). So I replaced but now it cranks but won't start. I've replaced crankshaft position sensor, and the camshaft sensor. Then replaced the distributor both rotor and cap. Still cranks no start but would backfire while turning over. This tells me timing problem. Would it backfire if the chain slipped off or has way too much play in it?
So the timing marks °, from cam & crank line up like % ? I'm swapping my 4.0 block to a 4.6 performance street stroker. It's a 4.0 punched and over bored, with good things inside. Ty for the video
SOMEBODY PLEASE ANSWER. I took apart a 4.0l from a 1996 cherokee today. After I removed the cam sprocket I noticed a large hole behind the sprocket that exposed the cyl 1 rod. I read several forms and most of them say that's normal, but i'm not completely sure
One of the best videos on the Jeep xj's I have come across on RU-vid. Thank you sir. R u the fellow with the f beer can in ur f hand In the other f videos ? Sounds like it.
Is there any spring and small bearing in the middle of the Nut for the larger geared sprocket is the timing chain. I have a bearing I can push in and not sure about taking it off
just be mindfull of dropping chunks of mud into the front exposed bit of oil pan.. could wash my jeep for a week straight and itll still rain mud whenever a bolt/part is removed
Can having that much play affect starting your car up, I have replaced my camshaft and crank shaft position sensor and still on some days it will not start and some days it will
There is supposed to be a tensioner bolted to the bottom side of the block on the right (passenger) side that keeps the chain tight on the bottom side. This engine is completely missing the tensioner.
he did not torque the timing gear bolt and that timing chain had as much slack as the old one he took out , i just put a new one in mine and it is tight on both sides of the chain ! , he must of used the old gears !
WTH so no specific torque required on the crank bolt? Just tighten it down and run it come on man, for someone never having done this and follows word for word what is shown this is a poor explanation on How To!
