1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited Start Up, Exhaust, In Depth Tour, and Test Drive
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 11 дек 2011
- Hello and welcome to Saabkyle04! RUclips's largest collection of automotive variety! In today's video, we will take an up close and personal in depth look one of the mightiest Jeep Grand Cherokees to come out of the late 90s, the 1998 5.9 Limited. With performance rivaling other competitors, Land Rover for example, it was considered one of the fastest SUVs of its time, think of it as almost the SRT-8 of it's day! During this presentation, we will take a 1st person look at what the suv is all about beginning with the start up, performance data, fuel economy, the occasional track data, and build quality. Also, I will teach you how to use most of the interior and exterior features in a detailed fashion, that before, you could only get from going to a dealership yourself! Throughout the video, I will highlight key styling and unique differences about the vehicle, any available options, and of course it would not be an enthusiast car video without the good ole engine portion with rev and exhaust note with interior and exterior perspectives. A test drive is also included to show how it drives and sounds on the road as well as ergonomics. A thorough tour/review of this suv designed to give others a greater overall appreciation of the vehicle.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANNEL SEE BELOW:
In this channel you will find in depth reviews/tour of automobiles from all over the world, presented in a more detailed fashion than ever before. Basically, this gives the viewer the chance to view the most detailed 1st person look you can get without going to an actual dealer yourself! Every video is consistent in the way I present so viewers know what to expect in my presentations. I treat every vehicle with the same respect whether a 1960 Chevrolet Impala SS or the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador. I film all types of vehicles from past, present, and future while broadening the knowledge of the automotive enthusiast. You will see everything from vintage, brand new, exotic, mainstream, old, etc. I am very proud of this channel and have built it up from amateur videos years ago to what you see today. I wanted to share my love for the automotive world with the rest of the world. Be sure to explore the massive video variety, have fun and enjoy The Driver's Seat of RUclips!
FIND ME ON THE OFFICIAL SAABKYLE04 FACEBOOK PAGE FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATES ON WHAT'S TO COME AND INTERACTING WITH OTHER FANS!
/ 315743567772 
Авто/Мото
I worked for jeep in the 90s and early 2000s by far this was the most powerful ,fast, reliable truck I've ever seen and driven
I have a question for you since you worked for Chrysler I'm thinking about tradeing 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited in for a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland with the 4.7 liter H.O V8 should I do it also which is better a zj or wj.
Jster Smithson I'd keep the 5.9 limited if it's in great shape you just don't find them anymore kinda iffy on 1999 thru 2004 grand cherokee in my opinion worse years for jeeps litterally would see them leave the car lot and come back next day but I know a few people who love them so it's all bout luck that's with any car tho lol. wj is 94 thru 98 2000 thru 04 wj so it's all bout personal preference you'll surely miss tht power from the 5.9 tho i guarantee you that.
king troy thank you for your reply what about the 5.2 is it better then the 4.7
+Jster Smithson My uncle worked as a test engineer for Chrysler at the time and shared a story about the '98 5.9 vs the '99 4.7. He and another engineer were using the two Jeeps to pull a heavy trailer up a steep grade in CA, and the 5.9 would overheat if taken above ~30 mph up the hill. The 4.7 made it at 70mph. That said, the 5.9 (and by extension the 5.2 as they are basically the same engine with different bores) turned out to be far longer lasting, as the 4.7s would often die early due to sludge buildup.
My Jeep ended up getting a engine knock and i decided to go look at a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland in silver stone Metallic with the 4.7 liter H.O V8 in it and in my personal opinion the WJ is way better then the ZJ
A Jeep of almost 20 years and had better, nicer and quality interiors, equipment, etc. than most of the cars nowadays
Jaime Blanco 😂 it's 💩 quality, German/Japanese now that's quality, not this American Junk!
Ginge1990 Lol German? Quality? That’s funny. Most German cars such as Benz, VW, and BMW have parts that constantly fail and cost an arm and leg to fix. A German car won’t outlast it, and that’s a fact. Parts on this Jeep are simple, not overly engineered and affordable and can last a long time. It was built to last. And it does it’s job as I personally own one. It’s a 20 year old car and it runs amazing for its age. A lot of the 20 year old cars that you see in junk yards or on a tow truck are German.
Jaime Blanco I hear that
@@rutter1ify old American cars are the strongest built cars big boy best engines to people buy those Hondas Toyotas etc fiats etc just because of the gas only reasion
Chevy and fords from the 40s still running and goin in Cuba etc
The amount of tech this car has is surprising! I would drive this car still today.
These jeeps are so fast, but so reliable! My bf has the 98 jeep grand Cherokee 5.9 v8 and his is all white with black rims and all black leather interior. It's one if the cleanest jeeps I've ever seen.
I'm hear checking out videos because I bought the neighbors '98 5.9 Ltd.
Super clean.
Two thousand dollars
200,000 Miles.
I had a '96 with a 318 V8 (5.2L V8). Lived in northern Wisconsin, and that was the vehicle to own.
What a real car should be, it`s as beautiful in town as out of the country side, It has the right look, right sound and right performance, this was back in the days when Chrysler made real cars, nowdays they are way different.
Melker Ekströmer nowadays jeeps are just rebranded fiats
Already 15 years have passed and I have not seen a car more beautiful than this.
I have a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited and the 5.2l 318 is an amazing engine. Had mine for about two years and nothing ever went wrong with it. Gas consumption really isn't bad. 14 mpg average but i straight piped mine with a chip and its nasty. Loud, fast, and bullet proof engine. Never got stuck and 4x4 a lot. Towing is good for my quads. I'm honestly in love with this Jeep and never want to get rid of it. Props to Jeep for the SUV of the 1900's!!
I'm a huge fan Kyle. By far my favorite video. I'm a huge Jeep enthusiast. ONLY IN A JEEP! 5.9 Grand Cherokees are bad ass......these rigs don't mess around.
I’ve had one of these for just over 4 years. Overall a good car. Very powerful and great in the snow. Very good interior quality. My only complaints are the bad gas mileage ( but kinda expected with a 5.9 V8 ) and that the feel of the steering is not the greatest.
i have the same exact jeep, i love mine. amazing power and is a great ride on long trips. couldnt ask for a better jeep!!
I just sold my 5.2 v8 limited to get one of these bad boys. Talk to this guy who pulled up in it and said he would sell it because of the reason he bought it was no longer needed. 100000 miles and everything is perfect condition. Leather, carpet, sunroof, it is in perfect condition. My dream zj and the ac still works great. Will post a video for you guys soon.
Jaob Weaver it's been four years and still no video
Selling mine. She will be missed. EDIT: One year later. I haven’t gotten over the loss 😭😭😭 I have to get another. There’s just nothing else out there like it. If you have one, don’t sell it! You’ll regret it...BIG TIME
Just bought one last year. 6.8sec. 0-60 not bad! Slate Grey! Love my Grand Cherokee Limited 5.9
I bought the neighbors today!
Two thousand dollars.
200,000 miles.
I had one of these when I was living in Bolivia. It was perfect for the messed up the roads there and great fun to drive! That screen on the dashboard made me feel like I was in the future hahaha. Extremely comfortable as well.
98 5.9 green color. One of the 775 cars ever produced. Its a honor to drive this car. 90k. I dont wanna drive any other car for the rest of my life
This Was My Car 10 Years Ago, I Loved It So Much
We had one of these that we bought new and drove until 2015. It is my favorite Jeep ever!
The standard 5.2L V8 was one thing, but this beast had the limited-run 5.9L monster in it.
And 98 was the only year you could get the Grand Cherokee with the 5.9L V8...makes them pretty hard to find especially in good enough condition to even want to buy one.
How's the MPG
@@redneckillinois2030 I'm about to find out.
Bought my neighbors today.
I figure it will be the same as the Nissan Titan truck I drove for Fifteen years. 15 miles per gallon average.
@@wildbill23c I found one.
Bought it today.
Seeing everyone's positive comments sealed the deal.
What a beautiful example of this Grand Cherokee! Great vid always Kyle!
i loved this review!! i´m watching in Ago 21.
Man, this brings back memories..had one of these when I was 17! Haha great jeep! It was tan though.
You can tell Kyle loves this jeep! Hell he went over every square inch of this jeep! Very good vid, I love these jeeps.
Amazing engine. Really low RPM when you drive it, just like a diesel engine. And this sound... love it!
I want one. Had regular V8 on a 1995 version and loves it! All wheel drive. I miss that jeep. 🤕
This class of Jeep is my dream... I have "only" the Jeep XJ 4.0 with AW-4 and NP242 and I love that sturdy and unbeatable car. But having a V8 ZJ for long journeys would be something. Alas, prices of ZJs in good state of preservation are soaring higher and higher here in Europe (and so do the prices of XJs, too).
Nice vid!
I have a 1994 5.2 grand Cherokee limited and I absolutely love it, best SUV I have ever owned, pulled out my dads 2018 grand Cherokee atleast half a dozen times this winter at our farm and I have yet to get stuck myself. We have a 98 5.9 litre engine inside our barn and I’m planning to restore it this summer so that one day I can swap that engine into my Cherokee.
I currently own a 98 ZJ limited. Same exterior and interior color as this. Has the 5.2 with the 249 AWD t-case. That V8 power combined with the AWD these Jeeps just jump right out of the shoot quick. Love my ZJ
Such a powerful and loud engine on a Jeep, love it!
My mom had this kind of jeep longer then i was alive, one of the best long lasting reliable vehicle ever. I miss it.
I had to watch this because I saw it as a suggestion on the RUclips home page.
I’ve had 3 of these and currently own a very clean one. Great suv with all the power you could need and with the exception of a stupid distracting touch screen they have all the options of a late model suv but much better looking!
I am so happy that I’m going to get this car now
I have a 1998 jeep grand cherokee limited 5.2. shes got 212,000 fun loving miles on her. each mile a story. shes no 5.9, but she will still put u back in your seat! by far the best 4x4 i have ever owned! I'm hoping she will see 300,000.
Alex Bullock you still have the jeep?? It's been three years haha
Alex Bullock bows it’s been 4 years still got the Jeep ?
nyx will he ever reply?
Just picked up a 98 ZJ this past December with 150k on it, 4.0L Straight 6 4x4 and with the selec-trac transfer case of course...mine is a Laredo, however it was special ordered and actually is an Special Edition behind Laredo badges. Its in excellent condition, if you didn't know any better it looks like someone just drove it off the assembly line, its clean inside and out.
The 5.9L V8 Limited was only offered in 1998, just a 1 year run, so they're pretty hard to find, and if you do find them they're usually trashed, but if you do find one that is in great condition grab it, they're great vehicles and that 5.9L V8 was the quickest SUV of its time...and its still pretty dang quick.
i have one whit 4500000 km on the same motor and transmition still running good juste a small losse in the sterring wheel .i cant belive how much reliable it is.
Buying a 97 grand Cherokee with hella clean interior and fabric seats. 170k miles and a loft on it. 3,500. Great first car for me to take fishing and camping. Also to get me to school and back ofc
Just bought one of these and I love it sooo much!!! I previously had a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis, and I missed it badly. Was super excited to replace it with this. Mine's silver too!
Definitely, especially for the amount of miles it has. My uncle found a 5.9 with about 30,000 miles! Unfortunately, that means it was not driven very often. It was left parked outside on by a coastal house for years before he bought it. It has differential issues, shocks issues, and power steering pump problems. Good thing he has two others though. He's gonna sell one of them to me soon, it's got 80,000 miles on it. I wish more people took care of these rare cars. Less than 15,000 produced.
+Goku Kakorot It’s given me a few major problems. Let me tell you, losing braking power or power steering while driving is not fun. But I still love the thing, there are few cars quite like it.
I love this model. Beautiful.
My favorite Grand Cherokee body. Love this one.
nice video, nice test drive
This is one nice jeep !!
best video yet... mostly because of the jeep
these are so cool! as a young(ish) kid, I always loved picking out the badging that made a car the hot model. 5.0 or a cobra on a mustang, "turbo"or "v6"on a k-car, Supercharged on all sorts of GM 3.8s, etc. One of the coolest to me was the 5.9 cherokees. Sort of a precursor to the AMG MLs and Range Rover Sports.
Best SUV Ever
Ryan Howell no🤢🤢🤮🤮
Very clean example, especially for the mileage-- it had an easy life!!
Had a 1995 Orvis Edition a while back. I really liked the green and tan leather seats with the red piping.
De las mejores camionetas!
Great review!
Thanks a lot Kyle ! finally you did it ! : )
I hope I can find one half as clean as this one day.. Classic Jeep
I'm selling one of my 5.9 L with 155K miles. Mine is cleaner. I have 2.
Nice to know there's still good ones out there! Unfortunately I'm not in the US so it's just on my wish list for now lol
Where do you live?
I'm in Australia. I have had a 98 ZJ for about 5 yrs. We only got them with 4.0 engines which is no bad thing, but I'm always wondering what it'd be like with even the 5.2!
I have a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L with 46k miles same as the one in the video but a Laredo edition With out the 4x4
Always dreamed of getting the 5.9 Grand Cherokee. Unfortunately they are very rare now a days.
Mike Candela got one for sale bro
Nice video Kyle. VHS FTW!
And Jeeps were never the same again after this 5.9 Limited (which some relatives of mine drove) and the SRTs (my FAV GC Jeeps).
Had a 5.2 and then bought this one. You really notice the difference. Missed it since the day I had to sell it. Going up a dual carriageway once in third at 90mph the readout was 3mpg 😂
Very through presentation. Thanks i just bought one not too long ago (different engine but same features) I had a hard time finding if my idle was correct. And if it was "behaving" normally.
Its features are the same too. Now I know what all of the buttons do. Lol mine did not come with the book or video. Thanks for the vid! 😃
I have the 1996 limited model, with the 5.2 v8 i love it, and it goes like hell
Had one of these for almost 3 years now and love it. I feel like such a badass in it. Gas is costing a lot and I'm thinking of trading it for an 04 wrx
Wow this takes me back. My parents used to have this jeep and it was a great jeep. And when I turn16 this will be my first car
Well did you get one??
Found one of these for 4k euro with 250 000 km, thinking of picking it up just for the fun of it, flawless interior and no scratches
Wow I never realized that they were this well equipped
napalmnn Exactly
Yep they were well equipped
so weird watching u drive thru my home town lol
I love this truck
"beautiful" always said after starting up any vehicle
i love your style
I've been dyin 2 see the Video!!!
I got a 97' Laredo and I love the the feel of it.
The 5.9 Grand Cherokee was big news back in 98. Definitely ahead of its time. Oh, and Built in Detroit!
That for a 98 its rather amazing inside! imagine driving in the night with this! You should definitely test some of these vehicle in the night!!!
Nice wagon in excellent shape, engine sounds great also.
That engine sounds absolutely mean. Love it.
Future classic. Guaranteed
I love the test drive
Nice sound
I like the position you put the camera at 7:48! You should do that with all your videos.
Hey, could you put the sound of that V8 revving on a CD and put it on sale ? Haha, I'm sure a lot of people would buy it!
A rolling underbody shot of the vehicles like they do at Barrett Jackson would be quite nice
***** I've got a '96 with the 5.2L V8, one of the best Jeeps ever made, as well as my personal favorite! 201,000 miles and she still runs like new :) I really love your channel, your videos are always top notch. Keep up the great work!
+Jacob Begley you are a kind and good person
I was thinking of purchasing one of these for 3000$ off a friend! Everything works great. Same interior, the exterior is white with gold trim though. Really beautiful SUV.
Dream car, that’s the color I want too
That is a really nice car
Could you let me know if u get Any dually pickups diesel ?
very nice
One day I hope I can find one as clean as this one
Nice Shape !!
I'm looking one being sold for 2 grand... anything I should be checking to make sure it's a good buy? 150k miles
Live and let die FTW!
Great vid and car BTW Kyle.
I like that horn sound on the 1998 Jeep grand Cherokee 5.9! It’s a 2 note horn it’s a F# And A horn!
Hello Saabkyle04! Machines with wonderful sound. Friend; where do I find
Button Center Caps Cherokee Wheel 5.9. I need two.
Love the 5.9
Would it be possible to get the manufacturer's info on those 18" rims. I have a 98 5.9
My favorite Grand Cherokee of all time! Yes I even like it better than the SRT8.
Man what a nice Jeep. I didn't even know this model existed so once again, thank you Kyle for making a video of it! It's now my favorite model of this generation. That engine and exhaust sound awesome and it's got some serious power for a 98. Especially all of that torque!
I might be getting one of these for my first car (4.0l or 5.2l) they're cheap and are a steal. I'm really excited
lol I ended up getting the 5.9l haha.
I love jeep grand cherokee limited 1998
I USED TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE , EXCEPT BUT ON MODEL LAREDO AND COLOR RED IN 2006. NICE VEHICLE THOUGH!!
Those seats are so comfy
I have a 1998 GC Limited and get 22mpg highway on cold days. 26mpg or better on hot days. Keep it well maintained. Don't go cheap on your fluids. $120 on diff oil every 30K miles is a good investment. Get some good spark plugs and check the gaps on each one (.038) Make sure your electrical system is in good shape (wires, dist. cap, coil, alt). Clean the ground from the battery to the fender and spray some anti corrosive stuff on it. K&N FIPK wakes up the 5.2. Have fun, good luck
I bought one of these, the v6 version though, for 850 ;) and it runs like a champ!
does this engine fit in grand 1994?
and is there a difference in the switches of the air conditioner and the gear wires
If i ever find one of these for sale im gonna buy it