OM616 Swap

[Awinski]

On 2/25/2019 at 1:22 PM, dzlmnche said:

 

Yes, unfortunately I did. Rough math says I lost about 1 qt of capacity in the sump. Not much to be done to avoid it though, and have seen 5cyl swaps with even more removed.

You could always ifs the front. Shouldn't look much different till someone got under it. Then you'd have plenty of room

[dzlmnche]

About 1200 miles so far, averaging 28.5 mpg. Really needs a turbo with the 3.55s... soon enough.

 

Grabbing seats and console from a 99 2dr XJ this weekend.

[bigmistake]

I might have missed it - do you have A/C in your truck?  Did you keep the jeep compressor?

[dzlmnche]

Nope, no AC. Never had it.

Seats and console done. I adapted to MJ boot to the auto shift cover but found the boot is too stiff where it’s located and makes shifting difficult. Bought a leather boot on eBay. Also bought a blank for the t case shifter hole.

[dzlmnche]

Turbo installed. Drives much better.

Averaging 29mpg on my commute.

[Pete M]

turbos make everything better.   it really looks factory in there.  

 

I remember when the Libby blew an air hose and I lost all my boost.  felt like I lost half my horsepower  

[kansashogan]

That diesel looks like it was meant to be there. Good job.

 

 

[dzlmnche]

Thanks guys! My intention was to try to make it look like it came there from the factory, makes me happy to hear an objective opinion that it looks that way.

Lot of zip tied stuff I plan to clean up.

6hr round trip this weekend and could not be happier. Has motivated me to give it that last 10% of love it needs to drive like new. Ordered some new shocks, rebuild steering gear, add some sound deadening.

[dzlmnche]

Full gauge cluster swapped in and working. Tach run off alternator using Dakota Digital conversion box thingy.



Floor patch, carpet, rear window in the coming weeks. Couple healthy layers of undercoating oil and keep on driving. Over 7,000 miles on it to date.

[A-man930]

Well done swap!  Nice to hear you're happy with the results

[dzlmnche]

Don’t look too close, this is not a SEMA build.

New carpet and rear window next. Heavy dose of NH Oil undercoating under the whole truck. Then, keep racking up the miles.

[Pete M]

Sema builds are just better at hiding the ugly  

[dzlmnche]

Done. Glad it’s behind me. Undercoating oil coming up soon.

[Comanchejess]

On 4/11/2019 at 9:13 PM, BustedKnuckleJK said:

Dude! This swap is so kickass, and cheers on the detailed pictures. Very well done!

This is definitely one of the coolest most bad @$$ swaps I've ever seen on any vehicle.

 

[eaglescout526]

On 10/29/2019 at 6:39 PM, dzlmnche said:

I don't know how or why but the garnet interior with the black bezel and black face on the cluster looks really damn good. Just some maroon or black carpet and it will look better. 

[dzlmnche]

10k miles on the swap on this thing today. Ready to keep racking up the miles.

Underside got a heavy coating of NH Oil. Need to grab some sand bags to toss in the bed before it snows.

[Pete M]

I still shudder at the thought of a non-rusty MJ in the salt.     but what must be done, must be done.  I always suggest a set of snow tires.   

[Awinski]

On 11/18/2019 at 10:32 AM, dzlmnche said:

10k miles on the swap on this thing today. Ready to keep racking up the miles.

Underside got a heavy coating of NH Oil. Need to grab some sand bags to toss in the bed before it snows.
 

Need to get myself some of that under coating as well. 

[dzlmnche]

I still shudder at the thought of a non-rusty MJ in the salt.     but what must be done, must be done.  I always suggest a set of snow tires.   

I get it, but I don’t own anything to preserve it, I own things to use them.

I’m no newb to snow, but I think LSD and weight with decent tires will work pretty well

[Pete M]

have you gotten to drive on snow tires yet?  my old minivan (the only thing I've been able to put snow tires on) DOMINATED the white stuff and was an absolute joy to drive no matter how nasty the weather.  (I don't have a minivan GIF so you'll have to pretend that's a silver Town-n-Country )

 

 

just be sure to wash out your rockers (there's a tiny access hole near the back), frame, doors, and above the rear tires inside the bed.  Our trucks rot from the inside-out and flushing them out will go a long way towards preventing the rust from starting.   

[dzlmnche]

I used about twice the mount of oil they recommended. Filled rails, rocker panels, fender wells, and up inside the bed (where it looks like it’s already started ). I like the oil because it never hardens and seeps into areas a normal coating can’t get. I definitely plan to make sure I wash it after every storm.

[A-man930]

11 hours ago, dzlmnche said:

I used about twice the mount of oil they recommended. Filled rails, rocker panels, fender wells, and up inside the bed (where it looks like it’s already started ). I like the oil because it never hardens and seeps into areas a normal coating can’t get. I definitely plan to make sure I wash it after every storm

I agree completely.  I bought a gallon of Fluid Film and an applicator gun kit.  

[dzlmnche]

Gave it some thought and decided I put too many miles on this thing to not have snow tires. Mounted four of these this weekend along with the Powertrax Pro Grip helical gear LSD. Can’t wait for some snow!!

The NH Oil undercoating seems to be doing well. Probably apply it in the wheel wells a couple more times this winter.

[Pete M]

snow tires are just the best!  I seriously can't understand why more people don't have them

[thecodemonk]

On 1/31/2020 at 6:37 AM, Pete M said:

snow tires are just the best!  I seriously can't understand why more people don't have them

 

I've heard everything from:
- "I have 4wd/awd/traction control, winter tires probably won't be that big a difference"

- "The tires I have do just fine"

- "They're so expensive...why would I have a second set of tires just for winter?"

- "They'll disintegrate as soon as it's summer!"

- "They don't look as cool as my mud-terrains."

 

They're a huge difference though.  I swear by them, even on my wife's subaru.