yungupgrade Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Cheap parts XJ near me had an engine bay fire. I don't know the complete severity of it yet and I will be going to look at it soon but in the pictures it seems that the top of the dash melted because the front windshield broke but below the steering column its fine. The front doors are also somehow fine. I needed it for the doors and tranny but curious if a 4.0 in a fire could rebuilt? I'll update with pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Shouldn't need a rebuild from a fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUREKA Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 In engien-talk "rebuild" has a specific meaning. Maybe you meant repair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungupgrade Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, EUREKA said: In engien-talk "rebuild" has a specific meaning. Maybe you meant repair? Yea I should've been more specific, I didn't mean replace cams valves etc, but more like would the fire have warped the head so that it would need to be machined? Stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 This engine was rebuilt 300 miles prior to an engine fire. When the fire department put it out they filled the cylinders with water, which in turn ruined the engine. So technically the fire didn’t create the engine having to be rebuilt, but putting the fire out did https://comancheclub.com/topic/47985-project-code-red-88-olympic-edition/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Got pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 8 hours ago, cruiser54 said: Got pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Ugly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 28 minutes ago, Eagle said: Ugly ... Yes , it was ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungupgrade Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Strokermjcomanche said: Yes , it was ... What parts of it did you need to rebuild? How did you know what parts got damaged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 hours ago, yungupgrade said: What parts of it did you need to rebuild? How did you know what parts got damaged? I’m more or less just replaced everything that looked bad . If you had a donor vehicle I would say that would be the best way to do it. Just swap everything over at the same time. If you haven’t already please read my build thread . That may answer all the questions that you have, or at least some of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungupgrade Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 8:11 PM, Strokermjcomanche said: I’m more or less just replaced everything that looked bad . If you had a donor vehicle I would say that would be the best way to do it. Just swap everything over at the same time. If you haven’t already please read my build thread . That may answer all the questions that you have, or at least some of them Could you link the thread? I can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 https://comancheclub.com/topic/47985-project-code-red-88-olympic-edition/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungupgrade Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 Update: So I finally got the parts XJ home and block doesn't look like its in great shape. The wiring harness, injectors and pretty much everything else was shot. I couldn't shift the tranny, I think it's because the clutch cable melted- I haven't gotten under to look yet. This was sitting with no hood on it in the tow yard for about a week and a half with about 2 days of poor weather. The intake manifold cracked and it looked like there was some particulates on the dipstick when I pulled it. I'll be purchasing an engine hoist soon to get this out of the jeep. I've never torn down an engine before so this will be a first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Poor lil guy. Dang. Not too much looks salvageable there. The good news is these 4.0L engines are still commonplace and its probably just worth it to install another known working one if it can be found for cheap. Good luck and nice job saving the rest of the xj! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxyjeep Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Unless you are hell bent on building your own engine, I would just find a different (working) used engine to swap in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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