Any one else experience a cracked Exhaust Manifold near the exhaust pipe
flange weld on the 1992-1998 Jeep Grande Cherokee.

I know of Three Cracked manifolds in my home area of Central Ohio

Does anyone have any knowledge of a recall for this?

Any information on this issue would be helpful.

I know that Autozone sells the Manifold itself for about $194.00 and
Advance Auto sell the manifold and gaskets as a kit for about $230.00.

But shoot if it is an issue for a recall why should i pay for it?

Thanks
Chris

It is a known issue. The manifold has been redesigned for later model jeeps.
This is a very common issue and it is not under a recall. If it were me and
I was going to keep it for a while, I would get a good borla replacement.
They have a lifetime warranty.
KH


"Chris" <chorn3 (AT) columbus (DOT) rr.com> wrote

Chris,

Just had mine ('94 ZJ, 4.0L) rewelded. Did not know before I took it in
that this was a common issue. I hate it when I find out from my mechanic
"oh, we see this all the time in GCs."

Glenn


"Chris" <chorn3 (AT) columbus (DOT) rr.com> wrote

Chris wrote:
The Grand Cherokee is the ZJ. The cracked manifold is tossed
in for free by the engineers at Chrysler. It would be a better
question of "has anyone NOT experienced the standard cracked
manifold on the 4.0"?

My dealer replaced mine totally free as part of the california
emissions warranty, with a slightly different design unit.

If I had to pay a dime, wouldn't use the jeep part, use an
aftermarket.

Emissions warranty.

Make that 4 in your area. No recall, it's just a eventuallity if you own an
older XJ. You know of any good spots to wheel around here? :-)

--
Brad

'89 XJ

"Chris" <chorn3 (AT) columbus (DOT) rr.com> wrote