- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
At least the whole thing is metric. Mixed systems on different parts are the worst.
Better than the E torx that GM uses. I had to buy an entirely new socket set just for my GM car.
They really don’t want us fixing our own stuff 
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
My 86 F250 is awful. The body is metric, but the mechanical parts are SAE. Sometimes, I swear they threw in British Whitworth just to mess with me because nothing I own fits.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
Water pump uses the timing chain cover as a backplate. I found that out the hard way after replacing the head gaskets and filling the engine with coolant and oil, only to find a milkshake on the dipstick. The water pump had a massive hole in the cover. Went to the junkyard, got a new cover, put everything back together, and it’s still running strong with over 300k miles.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
Water pump uses the timing chain cover as a backplate. I found that out the hard way after replacing the head gaskets and filling the engine with coolant and oil, only to find a milkshake on the dipstick. The water pump had a massive hole in the cover. Went to the junkyard, got a new cover, put everything back together, and it’s still running strong with over 300k miles.
Wow, that’s crazy!
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I use the antenna on my ‘94 B4000 to unlock the door all the time.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I use the antenna on my ‘94 B4000 to unlock the door all the time.
Had to do it today haha.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I can unlock my truck with almost any key, and I can take the key out while it’s running.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I can unlock my truck with almost any key, and I can take the key out while it’s running.
I miss my old Jeep for that. You could pull the key out while it was running and lock the doors manually because the power locks didn’t work. Good luck stealing it though because the trunk wouldn’t open.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I can unlock my truck with almost any key, and I can take the key out while it’s running.
I miss my old Jeep for that. You could pull the key out while it was running and lock the doors manually because the power locks didn’t work. Good luck stealing it though because the trunk wouldn’t open.
Hello from another former XJ owner
- Hard to burp the cooling system
Oil filter location
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I have a '99 3.0 XLT, and I feel your pain. Don’t even get me started on the tailgate assembly.
Built a truck but forgot the engine.
Nathan said:
Built a truck but forgot the engine.
But they did a great job on the rest.
Nathan said:
Built a truck but forgot the engine.
Haha, true.
Putting the slave cylinder in the bell housing was a terrible idea.
Logan said:
Putting the slave cylinder in the bell housing was a terrible idea.
Also, putting the master cylinder at such an angle that it’s impossible to bleed without taking it out.
Logan said:
Putting the slave cylinder in the bell housing was a terrible idea.
Also, putting the master cylinder at such an angle that it’s impossible to bleed without taking it out.
The whole clutch system was a mistake.
Lucypiper said:
Logan said:
Putting the slave cylinder in the bell housing was a terrible idea.
Also, putting the master cylinder at such an angle that it’s impossible to bleed without taking it out.
The whole clutch system was a mistake.
I came here just to see if anyone mentioned the clutch system.
Logan said:
Putting the slave cylinder in the bell housing was a terrible idea.
That one cost me.
Plastic thermostat housing on the 4.0? What were they thinking?
AdamWheels said:
Plastic thermostat housing on the 4.0? What were they thinking?
Exactly! Who thought that was a good idea?