rtk
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- laytonsville, md
Stock DD runs great. Pretty much babied it, and gets 17.5/19.5 mpg. The exhaust manifold just cracked, but it's still drivable. There's minor rust in the floor boards, and rocker panels. I've recently replaced the water pump, valve cover gasket, NSS, and brought a dead starter back to life with a good cleaning. Fixed the dreaded DW with a new steering damper - all thanks to Forum Users! Switched to Syntec at 200K. There's no dripping in the driveway. It doesn't look like I'm polluting any more than the next fossil fuel user, but I must be. It uses a quart of oil every 500 miles or so. It'll need new tires in the spring; the new girlfriend lives 150 miles away. (Btw, Bridgestone Duellers were a significant ride improvement over the noisy stock Wranglers. That was just over 70K miles ago. Tirerack.com gave me the lead.)
Anyway, I'm worried about what might go wrong next? I always thought that I'd drive it 'til the wheels fell off, but getting stranded on the highway far from home now would become a embarrassing way to practice abstinence.
Love the XJ, and I'd get another. In this Forum, I've read the many posts on engine reliability/high mileage, but getting to 226K seems like miracle to me already. Is there any way to judge how much more life is in one of these engines? Is it as simple as a compression test? The improvements to the 99 model year are appealing. If I keep the 95, I thought about switching to the 99 intake while I'm fixing the manifold. But, with so many miles on it that seems like crazy talk.
Should I keep the 95, and consider the girl next door? Get a 99, and keep the new girlfriend? Or just practice some Zen, and do nothing?
Thanks,
Rick
Anyway, I'm worried about what might go wrong next? I always thought that I'd drive it 'til the wheels fell off, but getting stranded on the highway far from home now would become a embarrassing way to practice abstinence.
Love the XJ, and I'd get another. In this Forum, I've read the many posts on engine reliability/high mileage, but getting to 226K seems like miracle to me already. Is there any way to judge how much more life is in one of these engines? Is it as simple as a compression test? The improvements to the 99 model year are appealing. If I keep the 95, I thought about switching to the 99 intake while I'm fixing the manifold. But, with so many miles on it that seems like crazy talk.
Should I keep the 95, and consider the girl next door? Get a 99, and keep the new girlfriend? Or just practice some Zen, and do nothing?
Thanks,
Rick