worth it to repair my jeep engine or just get a rebuilt one?

Is this what the mechanic told you? at 5 dollars per seat and 8 per wrist pin seems like you're getting a little ripped off cause it definitely doesn't take 10 hours at a mechanics rate of 60 dollars an hour +400 in parts to fix those problems. Shop around.

you do not point out any after marketplace mods, like raise equipment, outsized tires, and so on... so i could say for a inventory ninety six that would not run, $500, perhaps $800 if this is sparkling. Mods truly do not upload a lot sell fee to a rig besides. that's why those that construct a XJ shouldn't anticipate to retrieve their investment in the event that they choose/prefer to sell it. i don't understand if any engine injury exchange into completed via the cracked head, yet whilst that's the only difficulty i does not replace the engine. i could replace the top. 140k on a 4.0L engine isn't something. i could locate out what led to the top to crack. The 2000+ fashions had a difficulty with the heads, the 1999 and till now did not, a minimum of from what I even have examine.

Def a rip off. If it's the 4.0 then just go to a salvage yard those can be had running mint for around $200-$400 and swapping it yourself ain't too hard. If you have your own mechanic hopefully he will do it cheap otherwise get a buddy :) if you will be paying $3700 for a rebuilt 5.2 or 5.9 with aftermarket mods and installation is say that's a steal

I agree. It's not that big a deal to fix your problems ( my brother will do it in a day, me, in two days). Sounds like a lot of money. I would check the "junk" yards for a wrecked Jeep with a good engine. You can sometimes get a really good deal this way. The 1000 is not too bad I guess, but the 3700 is a rip-off.