This just happened.... Cost to replace ??
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Medford
So much for the new lift/wheels/tires/ tie rod I’ve been talking about.
I dont even have $7k for a new engine.
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JK Enthusiast
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I guess I don’t understand how this just happened out of blue. People said the 3.8 was a good engine, just not powerful. Now i am finding all sorts of stories. Unfortunately i don’t know what other owners did or did not do with it.
The oil looked fine, it wasn’t heating up, no smoke, smell, nothing.
The oil looked fine, it wasn’t heating up, no smoke, smell, nothing.
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Wow....that sucks!
This thread may be of interest to you at this point. Post #34, seems like it may be relevant to your failure.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...y-pics-343308/
Also there's this great step-by-step 3.8L breakdown and rebuild video.
Sorry about the bad luck with the engine. Many of us have the 3.8L with high miles, but we have been original owners. I have 168K miles on mine currently. If you can do all the work yourself, an already rebuilt JK 3.8L can be found for around $2K.
This thread may be of interest to you at this point. Post #34, seems like it may be relevant to your failure.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...y-pics-343308/
Also there's this great step-by-step 3.8L breakdown and rebuild video.
Sorry about the bad luck with the engine. Many of us have the 3.8L with high miles, but we have been original owners. I have 168K miles on mine currently. If you can do all the work yourself, an already rebuilt JK 3.8L can be found for around $2K.
Last edited by Rednroll; Jun 15, 2019 at 05:12 AM.
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Medford
Wow....that sucks!
This thread may be of interest to you at this point. Post #34, seems like it may be relevant to your failure.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...y-pics-343308/
Also there's this great step-by-step 3.8L breakdown and rebuild video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDXXm3o73Jk
Sorry about the bad luck with the engine. Many of us have the 3.8L with high miles, but we have been original owners. I have 168K miles on mine currently. If you can do all the work yourself, an already rebuilt JK 3.8L can be found for around $2K.
This thread may be of interest to you at this point. Post #34, seems like it may be relevant to your failure.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...y-pics-343308/
Also there's this great step-by-step 3.8L breakdown and rebuild video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDXXm3o73Jk
Sorry about the bad luck with the engine. Many of us have the 3.8L with high miles, but we have been original owners. I have 168K miles on mine currently. If you can do all the work yourself, an already rebuilt JK 3.8L can be found for around $2K.
Thanks for the help, as always. Been a really rough nine months.
I am wondering if it would be better to replace it with the newer engine (2012+ if possible)
I called jaspers and they closed early.
i would love to put a 350 in it, but I am pretty sure that would cost a bunch more, since I would need new running gear and tranny.
if if the price for the swap was within a thousand bucks or so, I may consider doing that. Gonna have to charge it on a credit card for now, until I start making money at my new job. I have about $1200 that I was saving toward the new lift and tires.
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Originally Posted by poesdad
Thanks for the help, as always. Been a really rough nine months.
I am wondering if it would be better to replace it with the newer engine (2012+ if possible)
I called jaspers and they closed early.
i would love to put a 350 in it, but I am pretty sure that would cost a bunch more, since I would need new running gear and tranny.
if if the price for the swap was within a thousand bucks or so, I may consider doing that. Gonna have to charge it on a credit card for now, until I start making money at my new job. I have about $1200 that I was saving toward the new lift and tires.
I am wondering if it would be better to replace it with the newer engine (2012+ if possible)
I called jaspers and they closed early.
i would love to put a 350 in it, but I am pretty sure that would cost a bunch more, since I would need new running gear and tranny.
if if the price for the swap was within a thousand bucks or so, I may consider doing that. Gonna have to charge it on a credit card for now, until I start making money at my new job. I have about $1200 that I was saving toward the new lift and tires.
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