180K and everything starts falling apart!

[SouthShore440]

:wrench:

 

its amazing this truck (97 cherokee) went to 180K with literally only oil changes, brakes and tires, now little by little its starting fall apart. i guess its just catching up with me. all basic repair items, but lately its been more fixing than driving.

 

here is the list and where it started

 

- ac compressor around 150K

- radiator 160K

- water pump 160K

- t-stat 160K

- rear shocks (of course the rear bolts broke in the frame rail) 170K

- clutch fan 180K

- elect fan, relay and fuse 180K

- t-stat again 180K

 

next on the list

- crank harmonic balancer

- front shocks

- exhaust (believe it or not 100% original even the muffler)

 

ok just had to vent...hopefully a few more things and i'll be good for a while.

 

anyone else experience this?

[dasbulliwagen]

Thats nothing... all just regular maint stuff. Most of that is stuff I would do anyways on a new used vehicle i would have just bought. Sounds like you should be good for a while though.

[SouthShore440]

agree, all basic stuff, just all happening at once have had the truck for 10 years now, so not complaining that it needs the work, just complaining that i have to do it!

 

at least i get to buy some tools i didnt have before...just picked up the balancer installer.

[sinkrun]

I just sold my 99 XJ at 168,000 and bought a 98 with 100,000 on it and its a mess should have kept my 99 since it was kept up pretty well.