I recently picked up an 02 KJ and while I did purchase it from the original owner I didn’t dig too much. I asked for the regular stuff like maintenance history and I drove it around a bit.
It’s a 25 year old car! It drove ok I’d say with my only concern being the suspension felt loose. No real clunks or bangs-just kind of wandering. The underbody is shockingly clean but there’s some grease on the transfer cases and the oil pan is pretty rusty. I plan to jack it up tomorrow and check the suspension more closely. One thing we have noticed is the steering wheel does not return to center on its own very well after turning.
The big find was this plug it “performance chip”. I didn’t notice it when I looked at the vehicle originally and it’s kind of inconspicuously placed. It’s made by Performance Chip Revamp…I do not know why people fall for this. $75 will not get you 60WHP and 8 more mpg-otherwise everyone would be using them.
I’m thinking I’ll take it off but the vehicle seems to run just fine so I may leave it be.
Oil and plugs tomorrow. I’ll post photos!
It’s a 25 year old car! It drove ok I’d say with my only concern being the suspension felt loose. No real clunks or bangs-just kind of wandering. The underbody is shockingly clean but there’s some grease on the transfer cases and the oil pan is pretty rusty. I plan to jack it up tomorrow and check the suspension more closely. One thing we have noticed is the steering wheel does not return to center on its own very well after turning.
The big find was this plug it “performance chip”. I didn’t notice it when I looked at the vehicle originally and it’s kind of inconspicuously placed. It’s made by Performance Chip Revamp…I do not know why people fall for this. $75 will not get you 60WHP and 8 more mpg-otherwise everyone would be using them.
I’m thinking I’ll take it off but the vehicle seems to run just fine so I may leave it be.
Oil and plugs tomorrow. I’ll post photos!
