Hi. I am looking at buying a 1993 jeep Cherokee. But when I wAs driving I heard a noise when I pushed the gas pedal. So when I barley pushed the gAs there was a sound in the back it sounded like a whining noise and I need to n ow what it is so I can buy the jeep or keep looking

 

Hello. Need more info before guessing what that could be. Did you hear this whining noise when driving or even sitting in park and pushing on the gas? If it's all the time even not moving I might think fuel pump. If it's only when moving it could be a wheel bearing or drive shaft issue. If the price is right none of those would be to bad a fix though.

 

ok when i pushed the gas and then let off and pushed it just a little thats when it started to do the whining. it also did it at high speeds. he is asking 3000 but thats not a good price for me

 

also the guy selling it sayed that the person he bout it from told him that he out put different gears in the back.

 

I'd walk away from someone else modded machine, especially if it's making noises. You never know what kind of idiot put it in or how bad (or good, I guess) he did the work. It's just asking for trouble and ending up spending more to fix their hackjob on top of what you pay for the machine. But that's just me.

I'd rather buy a stock machine and build it up myself. I'd only buy a modded machine if I knew and trusted who did the work. But then again, if the price is right... it's up to you.

 

Very much agreed. Mine's stock (still), and it whines in the back a bit. In my case, I'm pretty sure it's the fuel pump because it's constant regardless of whether I'm rolling or not, so long as the engine's on. Hasn't died yet (fingers crossed), but at least that's not super-expensive when it does eventually go.

The rear diff, on the other hand...yeah, I'm not prepared to get spendy on that just yet. If (as you say) you've heard that someone might have been working on it, I'd probably back away. But that's just me...not sure whether you'd be willing to take that risk.

 

If the price is really right and you are sure you have he skills.to fix everything g2g.. that's what happened with mine. Rubicon express lift with near new tires and only 127xxx miles...2200... wiring and engine were tweaker ****ed. Lift and the tires alone were worth that and I felt good about fixing everything. I would move on if I were you. Unless he's willing to drop at least 1000 off the price its not worth it. There are plenty of nice xjs out there to less then that without a whiney rear end. My opinion.

 

heres a picture of the jeep
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/2525380821.html
i will inspect the jeep one more time and rly look it over and probly offer him 2000 or maybe less
and there is 200k miles

 

Ya he's off base on that price. Blue book is prob 1500 or less. If he won't come down just tell him good luck and walk away.

 

Check out the how much did you pay for your xj thread and you will get a goood idea of a decent deal.

 

For that price at private party, even in pristine condition with NO problems, it's too high.

By pristine I mean WELL maintained, which I doubt it is.

Add on top of that the fact that things are about to start failing. The chances are good that the person is selling it because they are starting to encounter problems themselves. You're about to overpay to inherit problems. Don't buy it, including it being very clean, for anything more than 1800.




It's whining in the back AND he put in different gears? AND he wants to charge you $3000... He's out of his godforsaken mind. All problems I have ever encountered with my XJ are mostly problems I have caused myself from doing other things. This one is definitely no exception.

This guy bought it thinking he could turn around and sell it for more to someone who doesn't know any better. Don't buy it. This is all bad juju.

If you have to ask anyone at all "... is this a good deal" on a forum.. the chances are it isn't. You know a good deal when you see one. Do research and then buy.

Also, I bought an Xj in good working order from a dealer (in california, no rust) with a 3" lift and 31x10.50's for $3500.

You're ripping yourself off if you buy that. The best I could get anyone to offer me on a forum when I wanted to sell it 9 months later (i had two and had to sell one) was a thousand bucks.

 

Agree....Like I said 7.5 inches lift with the drivetrain working beautifully and a good interior for 2200... keep lookin brother.

 

I can't believe I let this escape me. He put DIFFERENT gears in the back? What about the front ones? If they're not the same they'll tear your transfer case up in 4WD... or possibly the diff in the front/rear.

Gears can't be different, and one can not simply install gears on their own. If they don't have a receipt from a reputable shop there is a 110% chance they f*cked it up.

I know what I'm doing and I won't attempt a gear install. That requires specialized tools no one (not even the capable DIY mechanic) has laying around in his garage.

Gauranteed problems. I wouldn't buy it for 500 bucks because you're looking at a front/rear axle rebuilt and a new transfer case.

If he sells it to you for $100-$200 bucks it MIGHT be worth it.

 

ok how much would those parts go for?

 

Enough that I wouldn't take it unless he gave the damn thing to me.

250 to 300 and axle just to have the stuff installed. (500-600)

Probably another 650-700 for the master rebuild kits with the gears themselves for both axles if you look in the right places. If you don't then it'll be about a thousand.

As for the transfer case.. I haven't even included that.

Let's keep in mind I wouldn't buy this particular Xj, the one you want to buy, even WITHOUT those problems for that price. I wouldn't give him more than 1500 without problems. $3000? With problems? Installed different gears in the rear? That goes to show the guy that bought it is an idiot, because gears CAN'T be different unless you don't value your axles/transmission. That alone tells me he's just ignorant and is trying to turn a buck.

You're looking at at least $1000 to correct the problems (assuming this jackleg did install 'different gears' in the rear) you're about to inherit assuming NOTHING ELSE was OJT'ed that he didn't tell you about(and I can gaurantee if he's ballsy enough to do a gear install you're about to get at least handful of other things to fix as well).

That's why I say if he's selling it for $100-$200 it MIGHT be a good deal. I've seen 5 other posts this week alone in the OEM Tech section where someone has bought an XJ and inherited problems not even a hundred miles later that are more expensive than what they paid for it. Do you want to be number 6?

What would be worse in your case is that you actually spent $3000.. they didn't spend over a thousand. I wouldn't buy that XJ from a dealer for that price.