I Was Doing My Normal 4.0 Engine Refresh, But This Engine Fought Back!

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  • Опубліковано 16 гру 2023
  • Rather than stacking this core up with all my other Engines, I decided to just stop what I was doing and turn this back into a good engine. It went pretty well but the oil pressure was not to my liking at all. But taking this negative to my advantage, I will use this engine to answer the age old question of where the oil pressure is actually going!! Thank you!!
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  • @danhambrick6331
    @danhambrick6331 7 місяців тому +14

    Nice job Dex.We are still waiting for part 2 of the 5.0L build..😁😁😁😁

    • @dexjs
      @dexjs  7 місяців тому +2

      I knowww. I haven’t touched it since the last video 😔

    • @wowchad
      @wowchad 7 місяців тому +2

      And part 2 of this one! I think if you’d agree to a low budget stroker build you could talk me into secretly pulling the 4.0 outta my wife’s ’06 LJ & shipping it down from WI, but it’d have to be back before springtime so she could drive it 😎

    • @Youngin6923
      @Youngin6923 7 місяців тому

      @@dexjscmon Man we are waiting patiently work on it and upload it for an early Christmas present for all of us

    • @aaadamt964
      @aaadamt964 6 місяців тому

      Eff that stroker. We want wheeling videos!

  • @whatliesbehindeyes
    @whatliesbehindeyes 7 місяців тому +1

    You gotta do the Off-road Games with Matt's Offroad Recovery, if you're not already signed up! I REALLY hope to see this channel out there! You guys will kill!!!!

  • @CherokeeXJ22
    @CherokeeXJ22 7 місяців тому +4

    my 4.0 is in the exact same condition as this one. Cleaned the sludge off rockers as much as i could without taking anything apart. Still runs good without a deep clean like you did, but cant wait to see what the oil pump does to the oil pressure issue. Great content!

  • @JDCarterMusic
    @JDCarterMusic 7 місяців тому +2

    ..I'll watch you do the same thing over and over. Good content.

    • @wadehobbs175
      @wadehobbs175 15 днів тому

      It's like watching Bob Ross paint

  • @Dmowery5036
    @Dmowery5036 7 місяців тому +2

    Another great video! Always something to learn on here

  • @kjohns236
    @kjohns236 7 місяців тому

    Love to learn more about these 4.0's! thanks

  • @EvanHolm75
    @EvanHolm75 7 місяців тому +1

    I hope to see your channel grow to the point where you can live well and do cool stuff

  • @rudy75
    @rudy75 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video! As always!

  • @paulwatts905
    @paulwatts905 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing .

  • @freedomfarms5960
    @freedomfarms5960 7 місяців тому

    Good video, can’t wait to see the turbo build

  • @pacman3908
    @pacman3908 6 місяців тому +1

    Check your cam bearings ,if your gona use a used oil pump take it apart and clean it and especially clean bypass valve ive seen debris cause it to stick causing low oil pressure. Love your videos man

  • @mikestroud3949
    @mikestroud3949 7 місяців тому +1

    Long videos are awesome !! No complaints here

  • @PapaEATSYOMama
    @PapaEATSYOMama 7 місяців тому

    I flippin love dex dude🤣, I like when his videos are more educational. I’m a truck driver, no means a mechanic lol

  • @KPaul7
    @KPaul7 6 місяців тому

    Love the video, and this is my first, I think. I know I've seen and liked your short videos. I had to subscribe after watching the video on your name debacle. Ya, I know that is a video, but not really. Now, this is a video you are doing what you love. Looking forward to the next one.

  • @devilscurse6662
    @devilscurse6662 7 місяців тому

    I definitely enjoy the longer videos especially when your actually teaching people

    • @dexjs
      @dexjs  7 місяців тому

      I'm so glad! I get nervous over 30 minutes.

  • @KIDZKARTBLDER
    @KIDZKARTBLDER 7 місяців тому +1

    Love it keep the videos coming !!

    • @dexjs
      @dexjs  7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! Will do!

  • @benjamintresham9649
    @benjamintresham9649 6 місяців тому

    I wished you lived in Australia mate, have 20 plus years on jeeps and been a mechanic for 30 years now.
    Your job or hobby is what I have dream of

  • @janetbrowder6685
    @janetbrowder6685 7 місяців тому

    How cool is it when you need a head, you got one already rebuilt. You need a motor, and there is one ready to install. Envious setup. 👍👍👍

  • @ivanyurkinov
    @ivanyurkinov 6 місяців тому

    the balance and lack of vibration as well as the 7 mains makes these one of the longest lasting engines ive ever owned or ever worked on. in fact honda crv and these jeeps have never come in to the shop with a bad engine. never replaced one . a few head gaskets and clutches but they are as reliable as the imports best engines. the slant 6 was another of chryslers million mile engines that were indestructible and smooth as silk. not a ton of power but reliable as they come

  • @jonlyons3376
    @jonlyons3376 7 місяців тому

    I like watching your engine rebuild videos or your work videos.lol

  • @Trendkillers
    @Trendkillers 7 місяців тому

    Excellent videos 100%

  • @geraldhoopes8515
    @geraldhoopes8515 7 місяців тому +1

    Dex check your cam bearings. I had one that was doing the same thing, and when it got hot pressure came down to 2 pounds going down the road. Can't find out the camp. Bearings were completely wiped out and the Babbitt was actually coming out and going into the Pan. Check your cam bearings. I have heard that several level have done it so I would check that too

    • @v12alpine
      @v12alpine 7 місяців тому

      cam bearings suck. At least it's not in a jeep yet. Can pull the cam with out removing the head using a wooden dowel to hold up the lifters.

    • @brucegillies1694
      @brucegillies1694 7 місяців тому

      How long do your motors last with good maintaince

  • @leftlanedrivers
    @leftlanedrivers 7 місяців тому +1

    Love it

  • @rustypotatos
    @rustypotatos 6 місяців тому +2

    I betcha there are thousands of jeeps with cracked engines that are running just fine and you wouldn’t know until you took them apart

  • @autobodycolliosionrestorat3362
    @autobodycolliosionrestorat3362 7 місяців тому

    I just went through this with a 4.0 out of an 01 cherokee. It had no oil pressure at idle and was overheated. Sure enough the head was cracked bad enough that the coolant getting in the oil wiped out the main and rod bearings. I wanted to do what i thought would be quick and easy(turned out to be a waist of time) and put a brand new head on it, spun in new rod and main bearings(crank journals still looked brand new) and finally a melling high volume pump. Well sure enough when i started it, it only had about 5 oil pressure at idle when warm. I had to take the whole damn thing apart again, this time i pulled the cam out suspecting that the cam bearings were wiped and sure enough they were. Pressed in new cam bearings, put it all back together and now have 35-40 oil psi at idle hot. I have a feeling that the engine your working on someone rolled in new rod and main bearings hoping for the best but didnt work. Id check the cam bearings, ill never make that mistake again.

  • @Tpbmods
    @Tpbmods 7 місяців тому

    Oil pump video, YES PLEASE!

  • @hoppygoodness
    @hoppygoodness 7 місяців тому

    get to the bottom of it! 👍 pick up lots of little things on your videos on the 4.0. trying to figure out misfire on cyl. 6 on my '99 XJ. driving me crazy!

    • @dexjs
      @dexjs  7 місяців тому

      Will do. Coming soon!!

  • @xTinBenderX
    @xTinBenderX 6 місяців тому

    On my AMC 360 I use a thinner oil pump gasket and it raised the oil pressure slightly.

  • @jefferybrydson9616
    @jefferybrydson9616 7 місяців тому +1

    I'd love to see a video of converting a California emissions 2001 to a federal emissions 2000 wiring harness and PCM process.

  • @jeepguy04
    @jeepguy04 7 місяців тому

    I swear u the only one I’d trust with my Jeep if I could drop off my Cherokee I’m going to buy and have u rebuild if I would lol love ur channel screw Jeep for making u change ur name

  • @janetbrowder6685
    @janetbrowder6685 7 місяців тому

    Rural King Hardware does not package oil, just like Wal Mart doesn’t. They contract with larger packagers who do, and given their volume of sales, can save the consumer money. The oil meets the same specifications as the major name brands, and can “possibly” be the same oil. Good information to know!!

  • @j.finesseflights1403
    @j.finesseflights1403 7 місяців тому +1

    May not matter in your engine, but when i changed my head and head gasket, i found that 40% of my pushrods were partially clogged! I soaked and cleaned then with mig welding wire!

  • @Sinfulsnoflake
    @Sinfulsnoflake 7 місяців тому

    KEEP SAYING WARSH IT MAKES MY DAY ❤ Don’t listen to the haters

  • @306-fromthestix
    @306-fromthestix 7 місяців тому +1

    A 4.0 that needed a rebuild. That don't happen often, those things are bulletproof.

  • @drew7767
    @drew7767 7 місяців тому

    i like it!

  • @jamesnewberry58
    @jamesnewberry58 2 місяці тому

    Have you ever used a product called ceramic seal? Worked well for me!

  • @TheMainLead
    @TheMainLead 7 місяців тому

    Please do a follow up on dailying that cracked head

  • @khaledaltliey4152
    @khaledaltliey4152 7 місяців тому

    You need change cam bearings it sets the oile pressure... Your fan from libya north africa

  • @tribble1
    @tribble1 7 місяців тому

    You may hate long videos but I love long videos.

  • @Randomgearhead
    @Randomgearhead 7 місяців тому

    A little coolant that seeps into the oil will sludge up the engine... Use some block seal

  • @superb60ce
    @superb60ce 7 місяців тому

    Good ol Magnaflux

  • @michaelcrawford5200
    @michaelcrawford5200 7 місяців тому

    I use a hose clamp as ring compressor😅

  • @shozdott
    @shozdott 6 місяців тому

    ' my boss said ' :) ditto man

  • @soundboydesign1373
    @soundboydesign1373 4 місяці тому

    Atta boy...yup, that oil is going nowhere!!

  • @mulletman3833
    @mulletman3833 7 місяців тому +1

    Where do you get all your motor parts from because I'd like to do a rebuild on mine but I don't know who has the best budget friendly parts

  • @bullbutter9699
    @bullbutter9699 7 місяців тому

    ive been driving a ford 4.9 six for 10 years with 3psi to 5psi hot idle oil pressure . maybe 20psi on highway. no noises runs fine,

  • @jamestaylor1078
    @jamestaylor1078 7 місяців тому

    Can you do a video of your toolboxes

  • @destinyballard925
    @destinyballard925 5 місяців тому

    Dex, say “wash” however you want to, don’t worry about the haters
    Haters gonna hate 🤷‍♀️
    Love your videos🤗 I don’t know much, but I’m learning more and more, bet I could even get in there and see if I actually spun a bearing like I think I did! Maybe.
    Curious, how often do you see shift solenoids act up on a 96 xj?

  • @25mking
    @25mking 7 місяців тому +1

    Addicted to your channel bro. Still want to work for you lol

    • @25mking
      @25mking 7 місяців тому

      No homo

    • @Midwest_XJ
      @Midwest_XJ 7 місяців тому +1

      Same

    • @25mking
      @25mking 7 місяців тому

      I'd like to learn all that machine shop stuff with Justin, too. Hell, we could just show up as a "youtube film crew." That way, Dex and Justin can just do work. Let's go! Lol

    • @25mking
      @25mking 7 місяців тому

      ...long live the XJ

  • @squatchfromearth4076
    @squatchfromearth4076 7 місяців тому

    I say warsh too. WV born and raised.

    • @janetbrowder6685
      @janetbrowder6685 7 місяців тому

      Had a TN buddy relocate to CA in his 20s. His CA friends would buy all the free beer 🍺 he could drink.....just to hear him talk with that TN accent. Not a bad deal. 😂😂😂

  • @seniorxj2931
    @seniorxj2931 7 місяців тому +1

    Do you rebuild motors to sell? If so, have you ever built a stroker?

  • @janetbrowder6685
    @janetbrowder6685 7 місяців тому

    How many laughs and head scratches do you get when you show Justin’s minnow trap used to hold small parts in the big parts washer? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @wowchad
      @wowchad 7 місяців тому

      I love it! Stuff like that these guys do because…if it works, well why not. Did something similar in my ultrasonic cleaner after seeing theirs. Thanks Dex & Justin👍🏼

  • @rustypotatos
    @rustypotatos 6 місяців тому

    Jeez it’s so pretty where you live

  • @dg98adams
    @dg98adams 7 місяців тому

    whats the ballpark $ on this kinda refresh motor?

  • @benjamintresham9649
    @benjamintresham9649 6 місяців тому

    What pistons do you recommend mate?

  • @shaneshonda
    @shaneshonda 7 місяців тому

    Smaller exhaust ports were made to lower the exhaust temperature

    • @v12alpine
      @v12alpine 7 місяців тому

      It was to increase the velocity thru the pre-cats to get them up to temp faster. So kinda opposite. Also hurts performance a little, since these heads barely breath right to begin with.

  • @bullbutter9699
    @bullbutter9699 7 місяців тому +1

    Cam bearings

  • @zkeyes4056
    @zkeyes4056 7 місяців тому

    Whens a turbo build coming ?

  • @laggaming558
    @laggaming558 6 місяців тому

    Will a wj engine fit in a zj don’t know the year of the wj but my jz is a 1998

    • @laggaming558
      @laggaming558 6 місяців тому

      Forgot to add there both 4.0 jeeps

  • @Midwest_XJ
    @Midwest_XJ 7 місяців тому

    What are the chances I drive down to you from Ohio and y’all install a rebuilt 4.0 for me?

  • @jonmartin3876
    @jonmartin3876 7 місяців тому +1

    I have a 4.0 with these exact symptoms you are trying to diagnose. Very interested in what you find. I've been driving the Jeep for 2 years now with no oil pressure @ idle when hot. Would be great to get it fixed!

    • @dexjs
      @dexjs  7 місяців тому +1

      I’ve got the answers coming soon!!

  • @markmeyer403
    @markmeyer403 7 місяців тому

    I’m from Minnesota and I say warsh. I get shit for it

  • @davidchappelle6480
    @davidchappelle6480 7 місяців тому

    Quaker State Motor oil will sludge up like that..

  • @stanhamtree5054
    @stanhamtree5054 7 місяців тому

    Delta cams

  • @locustvalleyfarms7241
    @locustvalleyfarms7241 7 місяців тому

    9:26. You said your “boss” was that a joke?

  • @thegearheadshop8621
    @thegearheadshop8621 7 місяців тому

    13 lbs of oil is fine lol ha my 91 has like 5 lbs at idle….lol😢

  • @LegendCampbell
    @LegendCampbell 7 місяців тому

    Aren't you the boss LMAO?

    • @dexjs
      @dexjs  7 місяців тому

      Haha it’s just me.

  • @atozproductions9660
    @atozproductions9660 7 місяців тому

    W.rsh...this mofo didn't have a couch as a kid, his family had a Davenport

  • @daveunbranded
    @daveunbranded 6 місяців тому

    Controversial statement. But if you're changing your oil every 5k. It doesn't make a shit what you use.

  • @arronhale280
    @arronhale280 7 місяців тому +1

    early for once

  • @monette44
    @monette44 7 місяців тому

  • @Formerlywarmer
    @Formerlywarmer 7 місяців тому

    Cam bearings