2.0L Blown at 87K

[karlosmi]

My 18 JLU w 2.0L (Italian origin motor) blew the head gasket at 87. Have the Mopar service contract. Has been at dealer over 2 weeks with no update. Last they said they have to tear down to diagnose whether it needs just head pulled/machined/repaired or new motor. Is this motor going to make it to 200k after repair?

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[SparkleTooth]

Is this motor going to make it to 200k after repair?

Ha……it was never going to make 200k even without a blown head gasket

 

[autotragic]

As someone who has cooked a head gasket or two typically head gaskets don't just "let go" for no reason.

 

[CptFloridaMan]

I mean did it overheat? Normally
head gaskets don’t just give up.

 

[saturnfire]

....see if they can give you credit toward putting one of these in...
https://www.allmoparparts.com/sku/53010973ba.html

 

[Ol’ Timey Manual SWB Guy]

If they started allowing that, there’d be a mysterious rash of inexplicable 2.0 failures, no?

 

[JLfromCA]

it’s 1995cc turbo motorcycle engine, pushing around a full-size jeep. No it’s not gonna last 200K as you found out..

 

[SoK66]

I simply refuse to buy vehicles with these small displacement turbo engines. There is no way they can last a reasonable 150k+ miles given the weight of the vehicle, all the internal stresses, combined with the type of use we but them through Jeeping. Low speeds, idling, then high speeds in high ambient. These is only so much surface area you can give a four cyl engine to disperse the loads. And, oh yes, let’s put 40s on the rig, too. Fergetit!

 

[Deleted User 38384]

That sucks!

What'd you do to it? It could be a failure point from the factory, but it kind of sounds like a maintenance/driver error issue. The fact that it lasted 87,000 mi before it blew a head gasket is a little bit weird.

Be curious to see what the outcome of the problem ends up being?

 

[Koolkarguy]

My 18 JLU w 2.0L (Italian origin motor) blew the head gasket at 87. Have the Mopar service contract. Has been at dealer over 2 weeks with no update. Last they said they have to tear down to diagnose whether it needs just head pulled/machined/repaired or new motor. Is this motor going to make it to 200k after repair?

It never had a prayer to make 200k I see them at dealer auctions all the time smoking and running rough with 50 and 60k miles id get it fixed and trade out if you can.

 

[Blues Fan 30]

It never had a prayer to make 200k I see them at dealer auctions all the time smoking and running rough with 50 and 60k miles id get it fixed and trade out if you can.

Wait so I only need to make it to 60k miles before I can maybe convince my wife to let me hemi swap it?!

 

[Koolkarguy]

Wait so I only need to make it to 60k miles before I can maybe convince my wife to let me hemi swap it?!

Exactly....????? best plan I've heard so far

 

[Blues Fan 30]

Exactly....????? best plan I've heard so far

Dangit....the dealer replaced my head gaskets with a 5.7!

 

[Rogersocal]

this post made me go look at the LS Swaps .... Im getting ideas

 

[Koolkarguy]

Dangit....the dealer replaced my head gaskets with a 5.7!

Could I get a referral I think that dealer could come in handy ????

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