I'm new, so I'll do my best to include ALL of the information. Let me start by saying – I am not mechanically inclined at all – no experience, tools or place to work even if I was...
99 TJ (just over 135K miles), 4.0 Manual, 4 inch lift - Third Owner, owned her almost 6 years now... She is my DD (mostly highway and very mild trails).
When I bought her she had a frankenlift (mostly procrap) and when I made the mistake of putting on RC lower fixed arms to replace the worn out stock CA’s, I started getting vibes when I accelerated on the highway. After doing research I learned that I needed a SYE and CV DS to set my suspension up “right.” My girl ended up purchasing a new car and so I got her old car for a short period of time – this gave me a limited amount of time to get my Jeep fixed up right for the next 100K. That’s when it all began…
After $5K later (parts + labor), I now have a new front axle (new front U Joints), all Currie Adjustable CA’s, Megashort SYE, Adams CV DS, Crown HD steering upgrade, all to upgrade to my suspension AND I had to fix a rear main seal oil leak, leaky radiator replaced, oil pump, water pump, rear brakes and a bunch of other things - I’m really hoping I don’t get any more calls from the shop that is working on my Jeep, before I get to pick her up tomorrow.
Full disclosure: Part of the reason the overall cost is so high is because in the beginning I went to a shop that doesn’t know what they are doing as far as suspension modification - if I had gone to the 4x4 shop that has my Jeep now I’m sure I would have saved money in the long run.
Now for the question:
While the shop that is replacing my rear main oil seal was in the engine, they noticed scoring… they believe that the main bearing as a result is starting to go bad. I currently do not have any knocking or oil pressure issues. Again, my goal is to have my TJ last another 100K+ if possible.
Should I consider having my engine looked/worked on by an engine/machine-shop (which is costly) now before I get to the point of having oil pressure/knocking?
Will it be cheaper (labor/parts) to get engine work done now – while I have a car at my disposal (jeep is normally my DD) - or is doing anything that major to the engine a full rebuild anyways and I should just wait and see?
What are your opinions of the scoring in the rear main (per photo below) – do you see it likely that this engine will be able to last another 100K+ taking this into consideration?
Can anyone recommend a good machine/engine shop here in Maryland?
Thanks!
99 TJ (just over 135K miles), 4.0 Manual, 4 inch lift - Third Owner, owned her almost 6 years now... She is my DD (mostly highway and very mild trails).
When I bought her she had a frankenlift (mostly procrap) and when I made the mistake of putting on RC lower fixed arms to replace the worn out stock CA’s, I started getting vibes when I accelerated on the highway. After doing research I learned that I needed a SYE and CV DS to set my suspension up “right.” My girl ended up purchasing a new car and so I got her old car for a short period of time – this gave me a limited amount of time to get my Jeep fixed up right for the next 100K. That’s when it all began…
After $5K later (parts + labor), I now have a new front axle (new front U Joints), all Currie Adjustable CA’s, Megashort SYE, Adams CV DS, Crown HD steering upgrade, all to upgrade to my suspension AND I had to fix a rear main seal oil leak, leaky radiator replaced, oil pump, water pump, rear brakes and a bunch of other things - I’m really hoping I don’t get any more calls from the shop that is working on my Jeep, before I get to pick her up tomorrow.
Full disclosure: Part of the reason the overall cost is so high is because in the beginning I went to a shop that doesn’t know what they are doing as far as suspension modification - if I had gone to the 4x4 shop that has my Jeep now I’m sure I would have saved money in the long run.
Now for the question:
While the shop that is replacing my rear main oil seal was in the engine, they noticed scoring… they believe that the main bearing as a result is starting to go bad. I currently do not have any knocking or oil pressure issues. Again, my goal is to have my TJ last another 100K+ if possible.
Should I consider having my engine looked/worked on by an engine/machine-shop (which is costly) now before I get to the point of having oil pressure/knocking?
Will it be cheaper (labor/parts) to get engine work done now – while I have a car at my disposal (jeep is normally my DD) - or is doing anything that major to the engine a full rebuild anyways and I should just wait and see?
What are your opinions of the scoring in the rear main (per photo below) – do you see it likely that this engine will be able to last another 100K+ taking this into consideration?
Can anyone recommend a good machine/engine shop here in Maryland?
Thanks!