Hey Scotty! I love your videos and they have helped me a lot. I have a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 in-line 6 with around 160,000 miles. Has an automatic transmission. So my question was, sometimes it slips a little but mostly only when the engine is colder and hasn’t been driven for a little while. I added the Lucas Transmission fix a while ago and it helped quite a bit, but it still slips a little but not a ton. It revs above what it should and I give it more gas and then it eventually catches. I was wondering if this sounds like just a simple replacement of the shift solenoid and the accumulator spring of if it could be more serious. Thanks!
Those transmission are awful piles of garbage you're lucky it hasn't fully gone out on you yet TBH. My mom had that car for awhile and the trans just got worse and worse and worse. Best thing you can do it baby it and maybe it'll last to 200k miles but your best off finding another car. Its not worth fixing and it's matter of time until it break completely. Jeeps are one of the worst cars you can possibly own.
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Yeah, I’ve heard that the transmissions in the older ones weren’t that great. I just bought the car about 2 months ago, I’m just hoping it will last me another 2 more years until I’m done with high school. Appreciate the info.
You still in Highschool oh nooooo f*ck... : ( Baby that thing like it's a freaking newborn and you should be okay and look for a better car in meantime just in case and if you can get rid of it get rid it and never another Jeep again. Best of luck to ya <3
@jacksonishere
Okay. Appreciate it. Also, the engine has a knocking noise and I took it to my mechanic and he said that it is most likely a connecting rod (great....) but it is louder when the car is cold in the morning and gets a little quieter as it warms up. Do you think the engine will be fine until I'm done with it? (around 2 years) He said just make sure I change the oil every time it needs it. (I'm about to do my oil change in about 800 miles) He said he's heard cars way worse than it that run "forever."
If it knocks try switching to midgrade or premium gas. The higher octane rating helps prevent cars from knocking but man you got a clunker there. Like I said try and find something else because otherwise your really gambling. You should be able to keep driving it but I can't say for sure how long it'll last because knock is a sign that the engine has problems and if using high octane gas doesn't help that means the engine is on the way out. So baby it and try to drive it at little as possible and try to find something else. Check Autotempest.com for used cars in your area and its a great tool for finding a better car than that Jeep. Best of luck <3
@jacksonishere
Thanks man.