Hi,
I bought a 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport (~170,000km/~110k miles) a year ago, it is only for offroad use on my property, I had a few plans for it but young children took priority, I've done a few minor things like get some used wheels and 31" tires for it (the previous owner took the wheels that were on it for a discount on the purchase price), remove a parking sensor system(?), CD stacker and the rear tyre carrier /rear centre light.
I still have a few jobs to do as it hasn't been meticulously maintained, but I've not yet found the time:
- I think the engine needs both the valve cover gasket and also the oil pan gasket done, I have heard about the main rear seal being a problem, are there any other things should look at or do while I have the valve cover and oil pan off? I've never rebuilt an engine and it isn't in the plans for now, but if there is some regular failure point I should tend to while I've got these off please let me know!
- rear diff pinion seal and rear diff cover seal as it is also leaking oil.
- remove the aftermarket car alarm
- most of the bushings need replacing, are polyurethane ones ok? I used polyurethane on an old mr2 I used to have and it made everything stiff, which was fine for a road legal go-kart, I'm not sure if rubber would more forgiving for offroad use.
For now, my goals are to tend to the maintenance needs and have a capable machine for maintaining trails and throwing a chainsaw/other tools into the back of it when I need to move around the property. I want to simplify it as much as possible. I'm on a steep forested block with rock gardens and doing gnarlier things later on is a possibility, but I don't plan on taking the vehicle to other destinations for recreational offroading. It has no registration or insurance.
It also has 3.07 gearing which is stupidly tall for my needs, so down the track a re-gear/lockers/lift and 33s might happen.
I was considering getting a SxS, but the jeep was much cheaper and had heavier duty running gear. I also thought the aftermarket for Jeep would be much bigger than for SxS.
I bought a 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport (~170,000km/~110k miles) a year ago, it is only for offroad use on my property, I had a few plans for it but young children took priority, I've done a few minor things like get some used wheels and 31" tires for it (the previous owner took the wheels that were on it for a discount on the purchase price), remove a parking sensor system(?), CD stacker and the rear tyre carrier /rear centre light.
I still have a few jobs to do as it hasn't been meticulously maintained, but I've not yet found the time:
- I think the engine needs both the valve cover gasket and also the oil pan gasket done, I have heard about the main rear seal being a problem, are there any other things should look at or do while I have the valve cover and oil pan off? I've never rebuilt an engine and it isn't in the plans for now, but if there is some regular failure point I should tend to while I've got these off please let me know!
- rear diff pinion seal and rear diff cover seal as it is also leaking oil.
- remove the aftermarket car alarm
- most of the bushings need replacing, are polyurethane ones ok? I used polyurethane on an old mr2 I used to have and it made everything stiff, which was fine for a road legal go-kart, I'm not sure if rubber would more forgiving for offroad use.
For now, my goals are to tend to the maintenance needs and have a capable machine for maintaining trails and throwing a chainsaw/other tools into the back of it when I need to move around the property. I want to simplify it as much as possible. I'm on a steep forested block with rock gardens and doing gnarlier things later on is a possibility, but I don't plan on taking the vehicle to other destinations for recreational offroading. It has no registration or insurance.
It also has 3.07 gearing which is stupidly tall for my needs, so down the track a re-gear/lockers/lift and 33s might happen.
I was considering getting a SxS, but the jeep was much cheaper and had heavier duty running gear. I also thought the aftermarket for Jeep would be much bigger than for SxS.
