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Car Forum / Jeep / March 20082004 TJ
I drove my 86 CJ for 10 years, traded a few months ago for a '04 TJ Columbia Edition which I believe is the same as a Sport with some seating/color upgrade. I have the 4.0 and 5speed. There a lot of things i miss about my CJ, (I hate to admit it but I used to be one of those who believed that real jeeps were only built prior to 1987)......but the daily ride is a lot nicer now. A few questions about my TJ.....which is better for routine maintenance issues for this model...Haynes or Chiltons? (I used the Haynes for my maintenance info before.) Also, does anyone know what brand of spark plug I need to get for my TJ? Also...how do I check the tranny fluid and how do I change out the front and rear diff fluids? Is it the same as the CJ? Probably not. Any help is appreciated. > I drove my 86 CJ for 10 years, traded a few months ago for a '04 TJ Columbia > Edition which I believe is the same as a Sport with some seating/color [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > how do I change out the front and rear diff fluids? Is it the same as the > CJ? Probably not. Any help is appreciated. The factory plugs are NGK ZF5RN with a 35 thousandth gap. That info should be listed on a decal under your hood. The tranny drains from the bottom (plug) and fills from the side and so does the transfer case. The differentials have no drain plug so you either use suction or loosen the the cover plate and drain that way.  SignatureFRH > I drove my 86 CJ for 10 years, traded a few months ago for a '04 TJ Columbia > Edition which I believe is the same as a Sport with some seating/color [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > how do I change out the front and rear diff fluids? Is it the same as the > CJ? Probably not. Any help is appreciated. Ooops! That's ZFR5N on the plugs. That's what happens when Alzheimer's meets dyslexia :-) SignatureFRH Forty thousandance: http://www.billhughes.com/temp/TJplugs3.jpg God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:BillHughes@billhughes.com > I drove my 86 CJ for 10 years, traded a few months ago for a '04 TJ Columbia > Edition which I believe is the same as a Sport with some seating/color [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > how do I change out the front and rear diff fluids? Is it the same as the > CJ? Probably not. Any help is appreciated. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Thousandths > Forty thousandths: http://www.billhughes.com/temp/TJplugs3.jpg > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > mailto:BillHughes@billhughes.com SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com On an otherwise nice day, Bill (Mr. ED) Hughes lied: > Thousandths Who corrected you, Dumbill? You were preoccupied with trying to squeeze back into your lavender-coloured tutu and dancing again, right? You'll probably have to have one fitted for you in tent-canvas this time around, and just sew on some lace trim, thweetie-poop..... >> Forty thousandance: http://www.billhughes.com/temp/TJplugs3.jpg >> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >> mailto:BillHughes@billhughes.com SignatureDon't measure up? Want a bigger gun? Does blowing someone away strike a chord deep in your soul? Then the Handgun Enthusiasts Everywhere - Handguns Aficionados Worldwide Association (LLC) is for you! Right now, you can save up to 25% on Member-ship if you suffer from ED, castration, impotence or are the subject of ridicule by women OR men!* And for the first 500,000 who join, you will receive, free of charge, a beautiful HEE-HAW bumper sticker AND matching window decal!** For more information and teste-monials, contact L.W. Hughes III in care of this newsgroup or at: BillHughes@billhughes.com Join now and feel (like) a real man, perhaps for the very first time! * Some restrictions apply. Medical certificate may be required, or a notarized teste-monial by spouse or other pelvic affiliate. ** Although our beautiful HEE-HAW logo is a braying jackass, we are not affiliated in any way with the US Democratic Party. On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:03:38 -0800, "L.W.\(ßill\)Hughes III" <BillHughes@billhughes.com> wrote: >Thousandths > >> Forty thousandths: http://www.billhughes.com/temp/TJplugs3.jpg >> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >> mailto:BillHughes@billhughes.com "That's right, spelling never meant anything to me". Nothing's changed, your still a pathetic loser, and you will die that way!! -- A winner makes commitment. A loser makes promises. The path of least resistance is the path of the loser. thanks Bill...i printed your chart and put it in the glove box. > Forty thousandance: http://www.billhughes.com/temp/TJplugs3.jpg > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> the >> CJ? Probably not. Any help is appreciated. > thanks Bill...i printed your chart and put it in the glove box. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>> the >>> CJ? Probably not. Any help is appreciated. Did you find the decal on the underside of your hood? I just went outside to double check my '04 4.0 and it reads 35 thousandths. I have no idea where Bill got a chart with 40 thousandths on it. SignatureFRH I did....mine is .035. Plugs came pre-gapped to that spec so I just stuck them in....(I did check the plugs with my guage). >> thanks Bill...i printed your chart and put it in the glove box. >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > to double check my '04 4.0 and it reads 35 thousandths. I have no idea > where Bill got a chart with 40 thousandths on it. > I did....mine is .035. Plugs came pre-gapped to that spec so I just stuck > them in....(I did check the plugs with my guage). > >> Did you find the decal on the underside of your hood? I just went outside >> to double check my '04 4.0 and it reads 35 thousandths. I have no idea >> where Bill got a chart with 40 thousandths on it. I forgot to mention the manual to have, if you're going to keep your '04 for a while, is the 2004 Jeep Wrangler Service Manual PN 81-370-04063. I bought a used one on eBay. Even if there are jobs you wouldn't want to tackle yourself it will help out your local repair shop "do the right thing". The Haynes manual I bought was a "one size fits all" POS for YJ's and TJ's. To be charitable it's better than nothing at all. :-) SignatureFRH #I drove my 86 CJ for 10 years, traded a few months ago for a '04 TJ Columbia #Edition which I believe is the same as a Sport with some seating/color #upgrade. I have the 4.0 and 5speed. There a lot of things i miss about my #CJ, (I hate to admit it but I used to be one of those who believed that real #jeeps were only built prior to 1987)......but the daily ride is a lot nicer #now. A few questions about my TJ.....which is better for routine #maintenance issues for this model...Haynes or Chiltons? (I used the Haynes #for my maintenance info before.) Also, does anyone know what brand of spark #plug I need to get for my TJ? Also...how do I check the tranny fluid and #how do I change out the front and rear diff fluids? Is it the same as the #CJ? Probably not. Any help is appreciated. # # The five-book Factory Service Manual set is the way to go. It will cost you up front... The stock plugs are NGK, but people swear that the Champion 4412 plug is a better plug. /herb |
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