Bilskirnir3124
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Virginia, the Coastal Boondocks
Hello all.
I'm new to this forum and to XJ Cherokees in general. A couple of family members have them, and after an, "adverse wildlife encounter," in my previous vehicle, I found a good deal on a 1997 XJ Cherokee Sport 4x4 manual with 205,000 miles. It's a 4.0L I6 with the AX15 transmission. The previous owner says that he had changed the fluids and oils not long before he decided to sell the Cherokee. I'm trying to figure out a good maintenance schedule for it. The intervals in the manual states some insanely wide intervals (7,500 miles for an oil change?!? No intervals for coolant and power steering?). I have an old chart I kept for my previous Honda Accord with these intervals on it:
Oil Change: 5,000 (miles)
Air Filter Change: 22,500
Brake/Clutch Fluid Change: 27,500
Transmission/Differential Oil Change: 45,000
Coolant Flush: 60,000
Power Steering Fluid Change: 75,000
Are these intervals good for an XJ? I understand that I'll want to change the Transfer Case oil even if I'm not using 4X4 often. Where would that slot in? What else should I add to the regular maintenance? Anything important I forgot to ask?
Thanks for the help.
I'm new to this forum and to XJ Cherokees in general. A couple of family members have them, and after an, "adverse wildlife encounter," in my previous vehicle, I found a good deal on a 1997 XJ Cherokee Sport 4x4 manual with 205,000 miles. It's a 4.0L I6 with the AX15 transmission. The previous owner says that he had changed the fluids and oils not long before he decided to sell the Cherokee. I'm trying to figure out a good maintenance schedule for it. The intervals in the manual states some insanely wide intervals (7,500 miles for an oil change?!? No intervals for coolant and power steering?). I have an old chart I kept for my previous Honda Accord with these intervals on it:
Oil Change: 5,000 (miles)
Air Filter Change: 22,500
Brake/Clutch Fluid Change: 27,500
Transmission/Differential Oil Change: 45,000
Coolant Flush: 60,000
Power Steering Fluid Change: 75,000
Are these intervals good for an XJ? I understand that I'll want to change the Transfer Case oil even if I'm not using 4X4 often. Where would that slot in? What else should I add to the regular maintenance? Anything important I forgot to ask?
Thanks for the help.