hi guys, i live in the hills in western mass, tons of snow in the winters, incl salt and sand issues to deal with.
i bought my tj 2 years ago, it had low oil press, under 10 when idling. the computer would shut the engine down at stops and lights because of the low oil press.so i pulled engine out and complete rebuild, at 180,000 miles the main and cam bearings were worn out letting the oil leak out the side of bearings instead of going thru oil holes in bearings. it ran like a top and didn't leak or make a signal noise , it just needed to be rebuilt. so i decided to do this rebuild in 2 stages, engine this year, body and frame next year, which is now. i did the engine first because i had to plow snow with it last winter, then this sept i decided to do body and frame. This is how the jeep first looked when i got it
i bought my tj 2 years ago, it had low oil press, under 10 when idling. the computer would shut the engine down at stops and lights because of the low oil press.so i pulled engine out and complete rebuild, at 180,000 miles the main and cam bearings were worn out letting the oil leak out the side of bearings instead of going thru oil holes in bearings. it ran like a top and didn't leak or make a signal noise , it just needed to be rebuilt. so i decided to do this rebuild in 2 stages, engine this year, body and frame next year, which is now. i did the engine first because i had to plow snow with it last winter, then this sept i decided to do body and frame. This is how the jeep first looked when i got it