Hello folks. I've got a 92 xj (116k on body) with a motor from a 96 gc (4.0). The other day I noticed a tick, like a fan cover was hitting a blade, but alas not that easy. It seems to be coming from the motor close to the firewall. Oil pressure is good, temp is good, idles fine (other than the noise) and seems to be running on all six, but it is getting louder. When I put it in reverse it gets very loud. I hope it's not the motor, I bought this thing last Nov with 101k on it for $1100, and we love it. At 106k it blew a motor, I'm assuming the previous owner didn't treat it very well. I had the new motor put in (it was a bitch), it had 80k on it and have been putting rottella in it every 3k since, and now this. I can't afford to put another motor in it or even another xj right now (in the process of buying our first house), but this vehicle is our only car so please pray to the Jeep Gods and tell me this isn't a dead truck. It also goes in and out of part, full, and low with no problems.
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18 years ago