Cherokee swap
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from doing some digging i found that the law the prohibits the swap of an older engine into new car is for a gas to gas swap, and says nothing about diesel! So i think i just found a loop hole that will allow me to do this with the merc engine.
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I found a 700R4 transmission not to far from me with 30k miles for next to nothing and a engine also for a decent price. You wouldn't happen to know what transfer case would possibly work thats driver side drop? Its almost 5am and i should get to sleep rather than searching for hours more
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I personally think the OM617 is the best bang for the buck. Get an adapter kit for a 700R4 and you'll be good to go. Vlado has one in his Wrangler, FTE has one in a Jeep almost identical to mine. Check out their threads, those guys do great work, their conversions look factory!!!
John
John
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from doing some digging i found that the law the prohibits the swap of an older engine into new car is for a gas to gas swap, and says nothing about diesel! So i think i just found a loop hole that will allow me to do this with the merc engine.
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I found a 700R4 transmission not to far from me with 30k miles for next to nothing and a engine also for a decent price. You wouldn't happen to know what transfer case would possibly work thats driver side drop? Its almost 5am and i should get to sleep rather than searching for hours more
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I found a 700R4 transmission not to far from me with 30k miles for next to nothing and a engine also for a decent price. You wouldn't happen to know what transfer case would possibly work thats driver side drop? Its almost 5am and i should get to sleep rather than searching for hours more
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John
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CDI
Get one of the 3 liter CRD that where in the late model 2007 Cherokees, the are Mercedes and are aluminum v6 block, only 460 lbs. 215 hp 376 ft lbs and came in several vehicles including sprinter vans. I have seen them on ebay as low as 5000 used. And you could even get the 7 speed transmission that comes on some of them. Anyway if you are concerned about spending 4000 you should forget the whole deal. unless you want a high mileage 0617 from a used vehicle. below is a om617 rebuilt form just one seller, they want 7000.
Mercedes Rebuilt Engines
Mercedes Rebuilt Engines
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Get one of the 3 liter CRD that where in the late model 2007 Cherokees, the are Mercedes and are aluminum v6 block, only 460 lbs. 215 hp 376 ft lbs and came in several vehicles including sprinter vans. I have seen them on ebay as low as 5000 used. And you could even get the 7 speed transmission that comes on some of them. Anyway if you are concerned about spending 4000 you should forget the whole deal. unless you want a high mileage 0617 from a used vehicle. below is a om617 rebuilt form just one seller, they want 7000.
Mercedes Rebuilt Engines
Mercedes Rebuilt Engines
For an old Cherokee, a 200k mile OM617 out of a mid 80's SDL can be had for less than a grand and is just about right for an XJ with 100k-200k on the clock. The old OM617s are known to routinely run over 300k, and 350k-400k isn't that uncommon. So, you put a 200k mile engine into a mid 90's XJ and drive it for another 100k. That's how you'll get more than your money's worth out of it.