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@AnotherOldJeepGuyI just finished the job on my truck with success! (So far) I ended up needing to buy regular box end SAE wrenches for it because I only had metric AND they were all ratcheting wrenches. You are correct in saying that it is a 5/8 or a 16mm. I had to do the double wrench trick with a 5/8 and a 3/4 to break it loose, then swapped to my 16mm ratcheting wrench to get it off completely. The only actual difficult part of this job was getting that bolt loose, which was only exacerbated by the fact that I needed to make a trip to Harbor freight in the middle. this was the condition of the o rings. Completely flat and hard as a rock. I couldn’t even see the smallest o ring on the bolt itself, I just happened to know that it was there from doing my research. If I didn’t do research I would’ve had more issues finding it. It totally blended in with the gunk and oil. I impulse bought a set of picks at HF and thank God that I did. They were so difficult to remove even with the picks. The smallest one I ended up just having to cut a piece of it to pull it out. this is what it looks like after. Good as new. Getting the O-rings in with a bit of the oil that came out was very simple. I also wiped it down more after taking the pictures, just in case some of y’all thought I put it back on dirty. I idled it for a few minutes and I didn’t see a drop of oil which was a far cry from Sunday. It’s not confirmed to be fixed yet because I still need to drive it around for a while and see if the pressure lets any oil leak out. I cleaned the area around the adapter so I can see if any new seepage forms. All in all this is a very easy fix. Even if it doesn’t fully solve my problem, it was definitely a huge part of it and it’s something I’ll never have to worry about changing again. Thank you to @Eagle_SX4for pointing me towards this. I honestly didn’t even know the 4.0 had an oil filter adapter and O-rings within it to begin with until he told me lol. Learn something new everyday. It was so dirty down there everything just looks like one part of the block. @AnotherOldJeepGuythe only sort of annoying/inconvenient part is getting the adapter aligned. There’s a little rod that sticks out from the block that keeps it oriented a specific way. I just tightened the main bolt without worrying about the adapter until it was snug and you can kind of twist and feel it set in the place, then you can fully tighten it. I would imagine that, if misaligned, quite a bit of oil would come out at startup and shouldn’t be too difficult of a fix to tweak it. sorry if this is super long and/or has weird formatting issues. I’m typing this on my phone outside before I clean up and put away my tools and it’s hard to gauge how much I’ve written on the phone compared to my computer

That’s interesting! I never would’ve thought it would be different based on what bolt you had, but I guess it makes sense that they’re separate parts with slightly different o rings.

Well said and very true. I definitely didn’t want my question to come off that way, I was just interested in some more interesting bits of the forums history

Nice. It’ll be good to get an official answer for science! And for the good of 4.0 owners everywhere

Maybe if he talked about it he’d feel a lot better…

Awwww come on. Enlighten us newbies Edit: I’ll buy your set of Bosch fogs and a passenger sun visor (charcoal) in a few months if you tell us!

Yeah I guess that’s what people were talking about having varying luck with them. How hard could it possibly be, fel-pro? Instead of making kits for each application (Renix and HO) they cut costs and make an all in one kit that fits neither of them lmao. Are you still going to try the kit? My o ring assortment comes in today so I will keep you posted this evening on my luck with that

@derfSo unrelated but I just noticed what your signature is from ALL I WANTED WAS A PEPSI, AND SHE WOULDNT GIVE IT TO ME!!

This forum has been around for a long time. It’s pretty quiet nowadays but I’m wondering if, in the past, there were any major infighting or some troublesome members? I feel like there has to have been a fair share of trolls and bad actors that have found their way into the forum throughout the decades.

I didn’t even know an XJ or MJ could hit 120 lol. I’ve never even been able to get my speedometer pegged as it is with the stock gearing and ratios

https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p8/Remanufactured%3A_4_Port_Upgraded_Fuel_Injectors_XJ%2FMJ.html#/ I was planning on picking these up until I found out PO already put on 746s

Still need access on my end

@87Warrior

Occasionally I will get an email for specifically a comment that has quoted something of mine, but not all of them. If I get five replies in a day, I may only get a notification for one for none of them. I also don’t get notifications at all from other people‘s replies to my subscribed threads (aka anything that I post) anymore. This used to not be the case but it’s become more common in the past month or so. It’s relatively inconsequential but it does cause me to miss replies on occasion. my notification settings are unchanged and correct for what I want. Anyone else having this issue?

I will also report back tomorrow or Wednesday because I plan on getting it done tomorrow evening. Good luck on your recovery and your eventual OFA repair!

Yep, that’s not happening lol. At least not without the help of somebody more experienced

do you have issues with oil spraying from that area after driving it? Or does it just drip? The entire area of the engine and bay surrounding the oil filter has a nice film of oil and gunk so it would be nice to have somebody to confirm my symptoms so I can feel more confident about the OFA being my main issue.

I am in the same boat as you with the RMS! Here’s hoping you won’t have to do it. I’m just going to do the OFA o rings and another VCG later on and just pretend like everything is fine. I don’t feel like doing a RMS in my apartment parking lot by myself for the first time with hand tools would be much fun

Thanks for the help

Ah ok, I thought you meant it would just leak in general lol. That is true but it would be nice not to have to worry about the adapter seals going out. Although at almost 190,000 miles, I would probably never need to put in a new set of O-rings again lol

Not to worry. I haven't forgotten about my little order. Money has just been so tight lately, but I'm getting more hours at work again so possibly I can scrounge my pennies and pick it up. I know they're such a hot item for you lol

The thread I linked mentions a specific non-stock Bosch filter that is supposedly the correct size to screw on and not have clearance issues. How come oil would drip down the side of the block? Because the mating surface isn't meant for the filter?

Has anyone had experience with doing away with the oil filter adapter housing in its entirety? This would allow you to eliminate the issues with the adapter gaskets leaking. I've read a few things about just putting that nipple that the oil filter mounts onto directly onto the block and the oil filter fits perfectly on the machined surface. Does this reliably work? any downsides? Why would AMC put an adapter housing if it could very easily run without one? Here is one of the threads I found: https://www.jeepforum.com/threads/oil-pressure-sending-unit-jeep-4-0-into-1988-wrangler.4379423/

Bosch fogs are quite small....

Sorry didn't see this, it was on the second page of the thread. Good luck to you! I would've taken the chance but with this being my daily I couldn't risk leaving my truck out of commission for more than a day.