Bah765
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Noblesville, IN
Posted this in the OEM forum but haven't had any responses.
Just picked up a 99 xj with 250k. Owners claims the motor was rebuilt three years ago. When I bought it he couldn't start it and said when it does start it will just die, and did exactly that.
After a week of troubleshooting and beer drinking we got the motor running with no issues at all. Until you put it in gear that is. You can "coast" in drive but as soon as you hit the throttle it sputters and dies. I can drive in reverse for as long as I want.
From my research this sounds like a torque converter issue. I know nothing about transmissions, ect. So the more advice the better.
Any basic troubleshooting I could do before I swap in another converter? Maybe it could be something else? Best place to buy a new or rebuilt?
4.0,AW4,NP231,maybe 2"lift.
Thanks in advance,
Brendan
Just picked up a 99 xj with 250k. Owners claims the motor was rebuilt three years ago. When I bought it he couldn't start it and said when it does start it will just die, and did exactly that.
After a week of troubleshooting and beer drinking we got the motor running with no issues at all. Until you put it in gear that is. You can "coast" in drive but as soon as you hit the throttle it sputters and dies. I can drive in reverse for as long as I want.
From my research this sounds like a torque converter issue. I know nothing about transmissions, ect. So the more advice the better.
Any basic troubleshooting I could do before I swap in another converter? Maybe it could be something else? Best place to buy a new or rebuilt?
4.0,AW4,NP231,maybe 2"lift.
Thanks in advance,
Brendan
