Added an XJ to the flock

[Geonovast]

 

Picked up an XJ for the GF today. :D Floors are solid, manageable rust, a little TLC and she'll be a decent Missouri-tripper/kid hauler.

 

88 4.0 AW4/231. $400

 

Needs a febreeze job, valve cover gasket, IAC(maybe) and blowby fixed.

 

206k, but she runs great and at startup Oil Pressure reads about 70.

 

Brand new tires and a Full size spare on a matching 10 spoke rim.

[jpdocdave]

nice find

[ComancheKid45]

Looks Good....Looks almost like my 96 ;)

[Red 1989 MJ]

Look fine

[JeepcoMJ]

correy,

 

oil pressure should be around 35-40 @ idle with a renix, 45-60 @ running rpm.

 

 

70= not good.

[Geonovast]

It settles down to around to about 55-60 when it's running.

 

I'm gonna do an oil change in the next few days. I have a feeling there's too much oil in it.

[Pete M]

I don't trust the factory guages.

[DirtyComanche]

I don't trust the factory guages.

 

 

Exactly. It's probably perfect. If not it might just have a bit heavy of oil in it (diesel oil, perhaps).

[Geonovast]

M'kay... I've got an extra gauge sitting around, but I don't know condition of that one. I could swap it though and see if there's any difference. :dunno:

[Pete M]

I don't trust the factory gauges, or the sending units, or the wiring in between.

[Geonovast]

M'kay then. Well, other than too much oil... is there anything that could cause the oil pressure to be too high?

[jtdesigns]

Pressure relief valve, heavy oil, a partial plugged port, or orifice. Hook up a manual gauge to the tee and get a good baseline.

[500 MJ]

XJ looks great!

 

As far as the gauge goes...

 

My startup oil pressure is around 80 :clapping:

 

Basically I just use the gauge as a "reference" for when things are not normal...