What would you do? I have a 2000 Jeep Wrangler 4.0. The Jeep runs great and has plenty of power. But, it does "use" about a gallon of coolant every 600-700 miles. And the oil pressure is not want I want it to be, I have to run heavyweight oil in it to keep the pressure up. According to the research I have done, the 2000 Jeeps had a head issue that causes a hairline crack in the center of the head and allows coolant to leak into the engine and damage the bearings. I am thinking this is whats wrong with mine due to the coolant useage and the low oil pressure. A head job will run about $750-$900, I really don't want to do just a head job because that will still leave me with bad bearings and low oil pressure. A fresh engine will run around $1800 or so and right now I don't have the extra money to do that either. So, let me ask you guys what would ya'll do? See the above poll

What should I do with a 2000 Jeep that loses some coolant? single choice
	Trade it in and get something different
	Drive it til it dies
	Fix it
Votes accepted starting: 02/28/10 10:55 PM
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I would fix it, I would also check oil preasure with a real gauge first as the factory ones can be all over the place and they typically show lower than what it really is.

You can pull the pan and throw bearings in those pretty easy, oil pump while your at it.

But it is not too hard to pull the head and look around

I'd fill the oil and coolant, sell it and cut my losses. That said, fixing the head issue and doing a hv oil pump would probably do it.

I've already put $450 into it with a new oil pump and pickup