Jeep life bro

"Bairclaw" (bairclaw03)
06/03/2015 at 12:09 • Filed to: None

Two months ago I bought a jeep because I’m getting rid of my WRX. The Wrx was too much to insure and I didn’t really have a love for it. So I bought something cheap to hold me over till I either find a project or buy a new car when my insurance goes down. I didn’t think I would say this but I absolutly love this jeep. It’s a 1994 Cherokee sport with 113,000 miles and no mods at all. No rust either! Anyway.. It hasn’t had a problem but on cold starts, like the first start of the day, it will crank for an extra second longer than a start when it’s already at operating temperature. I’m not sure if it could be the starter or maybe some plugs. I don’t want to buy and throw parts at it and waste money. Anyone have any idea what it could be?

DISCUSSION (42)

KylesPerGallon > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:13

New York plates what's up my glip glop!

HammerheadFistpunch > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:13

I think its just called “the cold”. I wouldn’t worry.

Milky > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:14

Both of my I-6s jeeps loved to take all day cranking over. They still started every time, I think its just a jeep thing.

Bairclaw > HammerheadFistpunch
06/03/2015 at 12:15

Ok, it just worried me because it's June 3rd and it still does it.

Alex B > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:16

Looks clean! 2 dr models are awesome.

Bairclaw > Milky
06/03/2015 at 12:16

that makes me feel a little better. Ive owned two subarus so I'm not familiar with jeeps

John > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:17

Multi-XJ owner here, as everyone else suggests, it’s normal. In general, I find these vehicles to take longer to turn over than others. If it hasn’t had a tune-up recently, spark plugs, spark plug wires, and cap and rotor are never a bad idea. Might even squeak an extra mpg if everything is well used, and by that I mean > 3 years old or more than 50k miles.

Bairclaw > Alex B
06/03/2015 at 12:18

I love that it has two doors! It is very clean. Inside and out, and underneath.

Bairclaw > John
06/03/2015 at 12:19

thanks! I'll look into that, I want to keep this thing running as well as possible for as long as possible.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:20

My wife had one, and it took forever to start as well. I think it’s just a jeep thing. I really miss that thing too.

Bairclaw > KylesPerGallon
06/03/2015 at 12:21

Represent! Where are you from

Party-vi > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:21

Dat XJ. That’s a nice looking Cherokee!

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:21

How on earth did you find a XJ that clean in NY? It has to be a southern car, no?

Bairclaw > Snuze: Needs another Swede
06/03/2015 at 12:22

Yeah that seems to be the case, and I already know it will be hard to get rid of this thing. Thinking about giving it to my girlfriend when I get a new car. Now that I've taken it on the beach a few times it will be hard to go through a summer without it

KylesPerGallon > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:23

Long Island but I spend a couple years in Binghamton

BarryDanger > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:24

I would test the battery first. Starters on those jeeps are pretty robust, even at 20+ years and it’s much easier to test a battery than a starter. Good lookin XJ - I had a 96 and absolutely loved it.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:25

Yeah, I’d just keep it unless you have issues with parking or something. In that case, give it to your girl so you can still enjoy it. She got a Lexus RX330 to replace it, and it’s soul crushingly boring.

Bairclaw > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
06/03/2015 at 12:25

One owner from 1994-2007 (old man)

Then it was bought by someone who used it for an extra car because from 2007-2015 only 4,000 miles were put on it.

I found it at a used car dealer 8 hours after he posted it online. I looked at it that day and just knew I had to buy it.

Bairclaw > Party-vi
06/03/2015 at 12:26

Thanks!

Bairclaw > BarryDanger
06/03/2015 at 12:29

Will do, I have a fluke meter so I could test the starter if I wanted. And they're definietly cool things, everyone who I know that had one or has, loves it.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:30

Damn, that’s quite the score. Never had one myself, but I know people who swear by them. You can pretty much do anything to them and they'll run forever.

Bairclaw > KylesPerGallon
06/03/2015 at 12:31

I'm from Long Island too! Out in Shirley.

Captain of the Enterprise > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:34

So much want, what are you getting for gas mileage?

Alex B > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:36

Nice. Take good care of it! These are pretty rare now.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:42

Since you love it so much you should buy mine :) then you can have two

Bairclaw > Captain of the Enterprise
06/03/2015 at 12:44

I haven't figured it out exactly, I think it's mid to high teens. I do mostly highway driving. I don't even factor in the time spent on the beach. That eats about $20 worth of gas right there

Bairclaw > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
06/03/2015 at 12:44

Only if you buy my WRX!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:45

That’s the thing about Jeeps. Objectively, they may only be average vehicles, but they just have that mysterious X-factor that makes you love ‘em

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:49

That’s awesome but I have bad news for you.

It had a glimpse at the water, RUST IS COMING!

Haha, just kidding. I bet those 4 wheel mud flaps help with the rust too.

Great looking XJ and yeah I wouldn’t worry about starts. Especially remembering it’s an older truck with a straight 6. You have to put actual effort in to break those I-6’s.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:49

trade? lol. im trying to thin the fleet down

JEM > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:57

Like everyone else said, they just take a little longer to crank. Mine does as well.

That said, it could be a sign the battery is getting old. In general, here in the Northeast, batteries last on average about 5 years. If the one in there is older than that, probably getting time for a new one. There should be a date code thing on the battery, saying when it was made.

Sweet Trav > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 12:57

Yamahog’s XJ cranks for a long time, but it always starts. 250,000 miles in and it still starts. I hate that thing, but Damnit do I respect it.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 13:03

I’ve been putting around in a ZJ that a friend and I are trying to flip. Plus my brakes are mushy so the jeep is the highway cruiser. The 4.0 is more engine than I can ask for. I really like the ride for having solid axles. Nice xj really clean for a NY state car.

Hey, y'all, watch this! > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 13:22

Yessss, welcome to the cult club.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 14:47

Welcome to the Jeep club. I have a 95 5 speed, 3” lift on 31’s. Its rusty but trusty, needs a little work, 176k miles.

KylesPerGallon > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 14:47

Barely in Nassau County off exit 33

yamahog > Captain of the Enterprise
06/03/2015 at 15:21

I get 13 with a lift and mud tires as the good lord intended the XJ to be driven.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 16:11

Nice 2 door XJ! They look great, I love those long windows in the back. No wonder you fell in love with it!

Captain of the Enterprise > yamahog
06/03/2015 at 17:33

If the good lord will pay for my gas I'll take his suggestion, otherwise I'll go back to trying to not drown in my student debt and basic needs with a vehicle that I could afford to drive

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 18:19

That’s one handsome jeep! And the correct number of doors!

greasemonkey235097 > Bairclaw
06/03/2015 at 23:04

So jealous, a clean XJ in the north east...

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Bairclaw
06/13/2015 at 21:45

Killer XJ!

My buddy owns 2 of them. He had the same problem and he fixed it by getting a New fuel pump. Its very possible it could be causing the slow starts.