Dirtman
Former Middleweight Moss Fighting Champion
- Joined
- May 28, 2018
- Messages
- 19,304
- Reaction score
- 13,326
- Points
- 113
- Location
- 41N 75W
- Vehicle Year
- 2009
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- It's up there.
- Total Drop
- It's down there.
- Tire Size
- Round.
- My credo
- I poop in the furnace.
Hey, don't get me wrong... After a while they fired the B team and sent in the real engineers to fix the problem. I'm sure most of those engineers said "build a whole new motor, this is insane" but they did fix the issue that caused failure and later 4.0 sohc engines can run forever with simple maintenance. Change the oil per the owners manual at 3,000 miles not the 10,000+ miles it says on these fancy new oils. CHANGE YOUR DAMN OIL!
And change the tensioners at 60-70k and the engine is now bulletproof. I've seen them go to 300k on the original chains and guides if they have good tensioners, replaced on time, and good oil changes.
And change the tensioners at 60-70k and the engine is now bulletproof. I've seen them go to 300k on the original chains and guides if they have good tensioners, replaced on time, and good oil changes.