Hi, I recently picked up a 2001 Cherokee Sport after a bunch of time searching. It's black and has 72,000 miles on it. It seems to run well for being 13 years old, but the suspension and steering does seem a bit "lose" if you will.
I'm just wondering at 72,000 miles what parts of the engine/driveline/steering/suspension should I perform mainenance on outside of normal oil changes?
I plan on changing plugs. No wires obviously, but is it worth it to do the coil pack assembly at the same time as the plugs?
Fuel filter is in the tank, so I doubt that's necessary to change at this time.
Trans fluid? Differential? Transfer case? What fluids are recommended for trans/diff/Transfer case?
Would it be worth picking up a Haynes manual? I've seen the accuracy questioned at times.
We will be using it driving across country during the spring storm chasing, so I would like to be very "preventative" in what I'm replacing and servicing as opposed to finding out 600 miles from home that I should have replaced something that was working alright, but failed due to age. I know that's pretty broad and general but I suppose what I'm asking is what parts are most likely to fail based of age? Battery I will be replacing, along with maybe alternator and starter, just common stuff that's old now.
Thanks for the knowledge, first Jeep, so I know nothing about them, sure are fun to drive though.
I'm just wondering at 72,000 miles what parts of the engine/driveline/steering/suspension should I perform mainenance on outside of normal oil changes?
I plan on changing plugs. No wires obviously, but is it worth it to do the coil pack assembly at the same time as the plugs?
Fuel filter is in the tank, so I doubt that's necessary to change at this time.
Trans fluid? Differential? Transfer case? What fluids are recommended for trans/diff/Transfer case?
Would it be worth picking up a Haynes manual? I've seen the accuracy questioned at times.
We will be using it driving across country during the spring storm chasing, so I would like to be very "preventative" in what I'm replacing and servicing as opposed to finding out 600 miles from home that I should have replaced something that was working alright, but failed due to age. I know that's pretty broad and general but I suppose what I'm asking is what parts are most likely to fail based of age? Battery I will be replacing, along with maybe alternator and starter, just common stuff that's old now.
Thanks for the knowledge, first Jeep, so I know nothing about them, sure are fun to drive though.