INSULATED HOOD

[cracked-butt]

lol funny reading how these "newer" (1997-2006) xj's don't have the hood-insulation. while my 89 "bucket-of-bolts" (who called the xj this? lol) still has the factory installed under-hood insulation in it.
figured that since it's there & not falling apart, i'm gonna leave it up there untill it does start falling apart.

 

[sbxj]

haha....I'm the "bucket of bolts" guy
I had the fiberglass insulation on a '93 which looked like hell because bits of it were falling down
but not on the '01
guess this should be a poll

 

[max98059]

my 89 had one on it man did that sob burn. i had to use to fire extinguishers on it plus water until it was out. what a pain in the you know what.

 

[hubs97xj]

Hmm, that's not a very effective fire suppression device...

 

[ehall]

It's for noise, that's all. Cheap cars don't have it. Nicer cars (and models) usually do have it.

 

[1990JEEPXJ]

i used to have it but it was drooping and rubbing on stuff under the hood. i pulled it years ago. all it did was collect the under hood grime, dirt, oil from leaks etc. been happy without it.

 

[kastein]

My 96 has one, my 91 with a hood off a 97 doesn't, my 98 with a hood from a 99 doesn't.

I don't remember if the 91's stock hood had one, and the 98 never had a stock hood when I owned it. I doubt it's for NVH reasons since both the late model hoods I have are insulation free.

EDIT: list...
84-86 gas underhood insulation = 5500 1887
84-86 diesel underhood insulation = 5500 4899
87-90 underhood insulation = 5501 4347
91-92 underhood insulation = 5502 6308
93 underhood insulation = 5521 5539
94-95 build dates through 12-3-94 underhood insulation = 5521 5404
95-96 build dates 12-4-94 up underhood insulation = 5521 7068
97 underhood insulation = 5521 7068AC
98 underhood insulation = 5521 7068AB
99 = no underhood insulation I can find
00-01 underhood insulation = 5521 7068AE

Why it isn't installed in some XJs and is in others is beyond me. It looks more like it's trim package related like ehall said.

 

[Dragonslayer]

Hey folks that hood insulation blanket is just that - it's "insulation". It protects the hood
paint from premature failure caused by engine heat. It also suppresses some engine
noise to a certain extent.

A fire suppression device? Poppycock. That's an urban myth.

A fire extinguisher is a fire suppression device.

 

[ehall]

I doubt it's for NVH reasons since both the late model hoods I have are insulation free.

That's because all of the later-year models were cheap cars

The earlier years they actually referred to it as the EXTRA-QUIET INSULATION PACKAGE

Standard on the Laredo and Limited, optional on the Pioneer, and not available on the Sport or Base models

 

[Super mud]

How do you read the chart above ^ I am very interested

 

[BrokenSockets]

I think it is Base on the left, fancy model on the right.

- = Not available
X = Optional
S = Standard with this Model

 

[DezertTitan]

probably optional/standard per the model -- I'm guessing left --> right is base --> Laredo models... Makes sense, my '87 is a Laredo & its got the insulation. Got the arm rest/console, carpetting, tie-down hooks w/ "skid strips" -- not that this list is for an '87, just lookin at some comparable items.

 

[DezertTitan]

bah! Broken Socket beat me too it Was too busy lookin @ the list

 

[BrokenSockets]

Booyah

 

[ehall]

The characters in the key refer to the Base, Sport, Pioneer, Laredo, and Limited models (this is from around 87ish, the RENIX era). A dash means it was not available for that model, an X means it was optional for that model, and an S means it was standard feature for that model.

The whole brochure is around somewhere in JPG scans, I just uploaded the one page

 

[sbxj]

EXTRA-QUIET INSULATION PACKAGE
yeah, like you're gonna notice in a Jeep...lol

 

[kastein]

That clearly doesn't apply to mid 90s models (not surprising since it's for an '87), my '96 Sport came with:
* cargo area tie-downs
* cargo cover
* full center console
* extra quiet insulation package
* tachometer
* interior lights group
* power windows / power locks

I wonder how many late model XJs (00/01 especially) ended up with options that "weren't available" on their trim level simply because the factory was trying to reduce excess inventory.

 

[ehall]

Remember that 93 was the introduction of the Grand Cherokee and the XJ became the low-cost jeep as counter to the luxury ZJ. Everything after that was the same junk with different decals

 

[01din]

So no one with a '99 has the hood insulation/soundproofing/fire retardant? My '99 does not, and I don't even see where the 13 clips would go.


David

 

[sbxj]

Be glad you don't have it.
As it ages, becomes permeated with grease and oil it's is more likely to cause an engine fire than prevent one. hehe