Please DO NOT Buy a Jeep (Unless It Has This Engine)

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[charlesthevoice]

I’ve got a 2000 TJ, 4.0 straight six, and just changed my 3 rd clutch. It’s ok. I figure it’s part of the experience. Love my jeep. Drove it to go buy coffee beans this morning with the dog in the back. Doors and top off and wind blowing in my face. It was a great morning. ❤

[thugzbunny]

My 4.0L has 225, 000 miles and still drives and shifts like a dream 2000 XJ

[robertweiss]

Don’t dismiss the AMC 2.5 four cylinder. It’s also a bulletproof engine. Not as powerful but just as durable.

[Hubjeep]

Yup, I have a 1999 Jeep XJ Cherokee, 245, 000 miles. With a snow plow and trailer hitch. Runs like a top, uses zero oil.

[Flyby-]

I have a '92 Jeep YJ... Best thing I ever bought... Love this thing... I-6, 5 Speed, 4" lift, 32"'s, 10KLb synthetic rope Winch, rocks sliders, rock guard panels... 14MPG...When JEEPS were JEEPS!!!!

[MPGunther]

Had an old Jeep with a straight 6... the way they ride you've really got to love 'em

[orangecrate]

The 2.5 four is bulletproof as well. Not as much power. But, great off-road setup....

[quinnmullen]

Dang I’m glad i saw this vid, I have a ‘93 wrangler 4.0L 5 speed manual, bought it from a firefighter too lol, i bought it last year when I was 18 and it had 84k miles, I’m up to 90k miles now and I love it so much and it’s still rust free

[patrickfitchjr]

As if I didn't believe already, those straight 6 engines are absolutely amazing. They can even get beat on and last. Of course the life of the engine still won't be as long. I had an 89 Ford f150 with a 4.9 6 cylinder and that was such a great engine too. Scotty knows his business. And yeah the Jeeps rot easy. I know several jeep owners and the engines always outlive the frame and body.

[danielm]

Bought my 99 Wrangler TJ brand new in 1999. 190k miles later, still runs like a champ with the straight-6 manual. Love it!

[HeatherSpoonheim]

I bought a 91 Jeep YJ in 92 and drove it until 2017 - yes, 25 years. It had a 4 cylinder engine, and I can say that I probably would have preferred the 6. It got me through 4 provinces of Canada and didn't have much rust at the end. I broke my back at the end of 2016, so I no longer wanted to bounce around in it, so I let it go.

[davidlewis]

I’ve got an 1994 Jeep Wrangler YJ with a 4 cylinder (just had engine replaced ) got over 230000 no rust and still runs great driven at least once a week. I love it

[joshuaallen]

Straight 6 on the older Jeeps are the way to go. I love my 258 on my CJ-5.

[traceykinsman]

I had a 2001 Jeep tj and it was a great vehicle. I drove it for years without any issues. Then we had to take it off the road and it sat for 5 yrs. My son became the age to drive it and he spent about $5000 to fix all the problems, like brakes and new tires, etc. I showed him once how to drive it because it's a standard and he loved it. He drove it for a while and then the back door wouldn't close properly so my husband gerry rigged it until he could get it looked at. Then a few wks later, he couldn't go in reverse so off to the garage it went. They discovered that the frame was so old and rusty that it had moved and shifted and the steering box got separated so that's why he was having issues with changing gears and why the back door had shifted out of position. So now, we have been told, to scrap it but not until we get as much parts off of it as can be sold first! I am sad...

[jefflilyea]

The 2.5 AMC is what the 4.0 was designed from. Also a good engine.
The old school 4.2 is the best.

[jamesfarthing]

I've had my 1994 YJ 4.0 5-speed for nearly 30 years, and 240, 000, original clutch. Still runs like new. Best purchase I've ever made.

[tommontague]

I've had my 06 CJ Golden Eagle for 12 years now. Straight 6, auto trans, a/c only 61, 000 miles on it still like new inside and out. I played hell finding one that some kid didn't screw up. Before that, I never had a Jeep. Now I will never be without one.

[samsky]

Scotty, you are spot on with this video! Find an older jeep with a straight 6 cylinder engine that has a 5 speed stick shift. Me personally, I would put a 6 cylinder, points, plugs and rotor with a 6 speed manual transmission. The more electronics you have, the more trouble you'll have.

[creepycrawler]

The old Ford 300 straight 6 was one of the toughest engines ever built.