I did this upgrade on my ZJ and it is a great kit. If you run a winch this should be considered mandatory. I have faster starts and better charging. Also great job showing the lady what everything is and how to get her hands dirty. It is a life skill I think everyone should have.
Those JeepCables are on my buying list . They are a part of all the things being done to my TJ this spring and summer . Great job Sasha . Great teacher Dale .
Parenting Success! So many young people don't know how to do things in the real world now. Quality time with your daughter and real world skills. I love this!
Your a great dad, you take your time to explain each wire and the function of the item that the wire connects to. Got to laugh when you said you got to go under the engine to replace the starter wire the surprise look on Sasha’s face was LOL. She never gave up and got greasy hands and finished the wire upgrade. Spending time with your child is a priceless gift and teaching her to work on her own jeep is some perfect lessons she will carry on. Great job she did. Thanks for the explanation done very well Sasha.
This is something I should do on my XJ as she's 32 years old now.....I'll get my 20 yo daughter to watch this video and maybe I can get her to do it for me. hahaha Nicely done you guys, thanks for sharing!
Very cool 1st (safe) vehicle for her. I taught my niece how to drive in my '98 XJ LTD with a 4.5" lift and 32's. These Jeeps have that dreaded oil filter adapter leak, due to the O rings. It can mimic a faulty rear main seal, so inspect that area closely if there's a minor drip.
Nice of them to send you a kit! Good to see you two working out in the garage. Corroded terminals, bad grounds and rotten cables-source of a lot of headaches!! Cheers
A lot of that oil on the starter is likely from the oil filter elbow. New set of gaskets is real cheap, but the bolt holding it on has loctite on it, so it can be tough to get off. Once you get it free though, it's a real easy fix and gets rid of one of the major leak points. Having oil on your starter isn't ideal, as it can be a bit of a fire hazard.
Very good, I'm watching this while in the middle of installing these cables on my XJ. One quibble though, nothing is going to go boom if you are working on the negative terminal and touch a piece of metal with the wrench, the positive terminal is something else again. Not on an XJ anyway, if you are working on a much older vehicle, say a 55 Studebaker with 6v positive ground then you don't want to ground the negative terminal.
This is a great video Dale , I think this very important . I have all the stuff to make up these cables , so I do my own. I like the way I can make them route where I want them and add large fuse .
Thank you for the video, I bought the cables some time back. Did not think about just tie wrapping the new fuse. Great ideal! Wasn't crazy about drilling holes on the inner fender as other videos did and the fatter connectors needing adjsuting. That's what kept me from installing. Lol.
Negative terminal can go to metal all day, no problem there. Don't do it with a POSITIVE terminal though, cause that'll spark for sure Just ordered my Big 7 upgrade last night :-)
Good. Y’all should also replace the battery tray. Those things are garbage and will break sooner or later. I replaced mine with one from Dirtbound Off-road. Much better quality than OEM. There’s a vid or two on here If you’re interested. ✌🏼
Just purchased and am using this as a guide. Thanks so much. What size is the back of the cylinder head? I’m having difficulty getting to it. Any tricks? Also in regards to the alternator, I don’t see the green wire with fuse. (1992 Laredo) Evidently the nut is and has been stripped, unknown for how long.
These guys also offer a double din bezel kit for the cherokee. In case she would want to upgrade that radio system to modern times. Might even make a great video idea for you guys.
thats great! I replaced the negative cable and the change was very noticeable. But why did you use dielectrical grease if its used to isolate electrical components? its not conductive.
My G103 Ground cable to neg batt terminal is not separate from the other wires at the engine ground location. Trying to add these cables but not sure what to do about the ground directly attached to the other cables at the ground point.
Okay but WHAT bolt does the starter cable attach to on the Solenoid? I have been looking for vids just to be sure and nothing I've seen explains it. I did my upgrade years ago and now I have to replace the starter motor, and I'm pretty sure the new cable goes onto the larger of the two bolts along with the dual attachment piece.
I thought you only get a boom when you touch the positive to the vehicle isn’t the vehicle already grounded so if you touch the negative and the vehicle it shouldn’t do anything
Your battery powers everything not your alternator. Your alternator simply charges and back up your battery. That's why most race cars, especially Nascar and Indy cars have no alternators. This is to eliminate weight and motoring friction. The battery is enough to power the car for the short time of the race.
I see in the video you used a power tool to remove the ground by the fender. I tried removing with a ratchet and I broke it loose but now it just keeps spinning. Can’t get any tools behind the bolt to grab it. Did you run into any issues with that bolt? Right now I’m currently driving it with a slightly loose ground until I can get that bolt off to upgrade my cables.
It didn’t give me any issue. You don’t have to use that exact spot. You could drill a new hole or use any spot close that’s a clean ground to the fender.
What was the wrench and socket length that you used to remove the drivers side rear cylinder/valve cover but for firewall to cylinder ground? I’ve been struggling to get that one off (I have this same cable kit except for 93 xj).
@@smcfall2 so I looked it up. And the definition of dielectric is “insulator” but since he’s putting such a thin layer on, it won’t really affect anything. So you’re pre-edited answer of just “no” is partially correct, it wouldn’t matter for this, but it is a non-conductive substance. Thanks for editing it to try to be a dick though.
It’s ok to put it on before. When connections have good contact, grease doesn’t interfere. I feel I get better coverage that way as well. Doesn’t leave nooks and crannies exposed
Great job! I have heard and read many things about replacing the starter fuselink with a fuse and most everyone says don't do it! What are your thoughts and do you have any info on this kit ? I am doing my 03 TJ this spring
Hi there! Great maintenance you do to this XJ. I am interested in getting one! Would you advise me ow much it would cost for example one in the condition like yours? Really like it!
If your wrench touched the car or any other metal besides the positive cable or terminal you'll be fine, that's coz it's all grounded the same. Good practice tho. If your wrench touches any metal while working on the positive cable that's when it'll short out
Don't teach he too much, or let her find out there's a world of us rock crawlers out here, Cause dad might be out and BLEEPINJEEP Matt will be in and you'll have yourself a full blown scorpion crawler in the drive. :) HAHAHA keep it up girl!!!! ;)
How many gallons of oil does she go to on that jeep the entire frame area area around the starter the entire bottom of the oil pan was covered in black oil. If it's the front seal or the camshaft seal and it's slinging oil around you get into the alternator and short out alternator. If the oil pan gasket is bad you know drops it all drain the oil drop the pan change the gasket and put that new RTV that this General motors has been using that most mechanics nowadays like to put in the oil pan.
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Love the relationship between this father and his children !!
Good job man 👍🏼
Agreed!
I did this upgrade on my ZJ and it is a great kit. If you run a winch this should be considered mandatory. I have faster starts and better charging.
Also great job showing the lady what everything is and how to get her hands dirty. It is a life skill I think everyone should have.
Agreed, I did the same on my ZJ!
I have the set on my 4.0 ZJ. Starter can barely cycle before it fires up. Good product.
I installed this in my buddy's 97XJ.. it's pretty good!
Those JeepCables are on my buying list . They are a part of all the things being done to my TJ this spring and summer . Great job Sasha . Great teacher Dale .
Its a must!! and its cheap considering!!
Parenting Success! So many young people don't know how to do things in the real world now. Quality time with your daughter and real world skills. I love this!
Your a great dad, you take your time to explain each wire and the function of the item that the wire connects to. Got to laugh when you said you got to go under the engine to replace the starter wire the surprise look on Sasha’s face was LOL. She never gave up and got greasy hands and finished the wire upgrade. Spending time with your child is a priceless gift and teaching her to work on her own jeep is some perfect lessons she will carry on. Great job she did. Thanks for the explanation done very well Sasha.
This is something I should do on my XJ as she's 32 years old now.....I'll get my 20 yo daughter to watch this video and maybe I can get her to do it for me. hahaha Nicely done you guys, thanks for sharing!
Very cool 1st (safe) vehicle for her.
I taught my niece how to drive in my '98 XJ LTD with a 4.5" lift and 32's.
These Jeeps have that dreaded oil filter adapter leak, due to the O rings.
It can mimic a faulty rear main seal, so inspect that area closely if there's a minor drip.
Stumbled across your video when needing to replace my cables + starter. Super glad I found it because the cables are legit!
Just did this to my ‘96 XJ last week. My power master alternator is working great now.
It is AWESOME that your daughter has interest to learn and execute how to change the cables and take care of her own vehicle!
They added the little rubber covers since I bought mine a little over a year ago. I definitely don't regret doing this upgrade.
Nice of them to send you a kit! Good to see you two working out in the garage.
Corroded terminals, bad grounds and rotten cables-source of a lot of headaches!! Cheers
Such a good father
Idaho 20 plate, ftw.
Doing this today. Made my own 00 cables for my 79 f150. I didn't feel like making them again so had to order.
I love my cables from Jeep Cables. My V8 in my ZJ has no hesitation at startup since upgrading!
A lot of that oil on the starter is likely from the oil filter elbow. New set of gaskets is real cheap, but the bolt holding it on has loctite on it, so it can be tough to get off. Once you get it free though, it's a real easy fix and gets rid of one of the major leak points. Having oil on your starter isn't ideal, as it can be a bit of a fire hazard.
Very good, I'm watching this while in the middle of installing these cables on my XJ. One quibble though, nothing is going to go boom if you are working on the negative terminal and touch a piece of metal with the wrench, the positive terminal is something else again. Not on an XJ anyway, if you are working on a much older vehicle, say a 55 Studebaker with 6v positive ground then you don't want to ground the negative terminal.
Such a slick kit, always fun working with the kids.
I got those last year. that and the 4 hole injectors is a must.
Looks like some really high quality cables!
Felt like I was watching a quality educational school video from the 90s. Soundtrack selection was the icing on the cake! Good video fam!!
i use fluid film it also works great on all my electronical connections. i also spray down my fuse box as well.
This is a great video Dale , I think this very important . I have all the stuff to make up these cables , so I do my own. I like the way I can make them route where I want them and add large fuse .
Thank you for the video, I bought the cables some time back. Did not think about just tie wrapping the new fuse. Great ideal! Wasn't crazy about drilling holes on the inner fender as other videos did and the fatter connectors needing adjsuting. That's what kept me from installing. Lol.
1:30 didnt you mean the positive terminal?
I'm sure he meant positive, touching the negative terminal to the body won't short anything.
Yeah. Didn’t explain that well on camera. Just wanted her to be aware and careful of what her wrenches were touching.
I was looking for this before I was going to reply.
Negative terminal can go to metal all day, no problem there.
Don't do it with a POSITIVE terminal though, cause that'll spark for sure
Just ordered my Big 7 upgrade last night :-)
What a great video! I hope someday my daughters want to help dad in the garage!
Really nice kit as well I'm going to their site now to check it out!
Going to be getting these before adding any accessories👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome video for DYI, thank you!
Her Jeep is identical to mine’s!!!! Great video I’m going to do the same!!!
That's a quality kit Dale , Not much to mod or change. Like the big fuse , not a fuse wire to burn up !
PERFECT TIMING!, YES!! 👏👏👏. Thx Gang
Great video! Just remade mine in my 04 LJ battery terminals and all.
I need this for my ZJ! great video
It's so awesome to see you work together. The best father and daughter team! :D
I don't have any kids yet :/ but a YJ however :)
Ok but what about the rest of the starter cable. I’m confused on the green wire that goes with the old one
Hey did you ever figure out what to do with the green wire and the plastic part that connects them?
@@marivalparish I just used a hacksaw and split the plastic piece down the middle. Worked like a champ.
Thank you for this video. I didnt know tjat company was around. Awesome mod for my 90 yj.
thankyou for the video it really helped me out you deserve alot more subs.
Good. Y’all should also replace the battery tray. Those things are garbage and will break sooner or later. I replaced mine with one from Dirtbound Off-road. Much better quality than OEM. There’s a vid or two on here If you’re interested. ✌🏼
Love the Jeepcables, I had them on a previous XJ I owned and also have a set now on my TJ. Very high quality kit.
Love the vid cant wait to start wrenching with my little one.
Just purchased and am using this as a guide. Thanks so much. What size is the back of the cylinder head? I’m having difficulty getting to it. Any tricks? Also in regards to the alternator, I don’t see the green wire with fuse. (1992 Laredo)
Evidently the nut is and has been stripped, unknown for how long.
Go Sasha! Great upgrade D
And great jeep. I always disliked that body ground on XJs. Lol
These guys also offer a double din bezel kit for the cherokee. In case she would want to upgrade that radio system to modern times. Might even make a great video idea for you guys.
Now fix the valve cover leak
thats great! I replaced the negative cable and the change was very noticeable. But why did you use dielectrical grease if its used to isolate electrical components? its not conductive.
You want good connections to reduce any voltage drops also
Great Video!! I did the same on my channel 🎥 with my ZJ. Well Done you two!!
Hi, what size gauge are those new wires? Thanks in advance
I'm wondering this same thing. Did you ever find the answer?
Voltage test prior and after would have been nice
Is that a 2 ga or 1/0 ga cable kit ?????
Great video!
Hi! Did you get the 2 or 4 gauge? I’m running the stock alternator. Thanks in advance!
I'm wondering this same thing. Did you ever find the answer?
That look when you tell her she has to crawl underneath. Priceless. lol
I just did the wires on my cj7 a couple weeks ago...much easier job because there's plenty of open space around the engine.
My G103 Ground cable to neg batt terminal is not separate from the other wires at the engine ground location. Trying to add these cables but not sure what to do about the ground directly attached to the other cables at the ground point.
A Monday video? What madness is this??
Love that kit! I'm gonna order one!!
The starter cable has 2 wires for me. what goes to the battery positive and the solenoid for the starter. Any recommendations for what to do?
Killer vid !
Okay but WHAT bolt does the starter cable attach to on the Solenoid? I have been looking for vids just to be sure and nothing I've seen explains it. I did my upgrade years ago and now I have to replace the starter motor, and I'm pretty sure the new cable goes onto the larger of the two bolts along with the dual attachment piece.
Which kit did you get? The 4GA or the 2GA? Thanks!
You can short the hot terminal, not the ground.
I thought you only get a boom when you touch the positive to the vehicle isn’t the vehicle already grounded so if you touch the negative and the vehicle it shouldn’t do anything
So I recently just switched to these cables and two days later my battery was dead. Any ideas on why?
Hey my xj is cranking bust won’t start could it be these connections causing that ?
Your battery powers everything not your alternator. Your alternator simply charges and back up your battery. That's why most race cars, especially Nascar and Indy cars have no alternators. This is to eliminate weight and motoring friction. The battery is enough to power the car for the short time of the race.
I see in the video you used a power tool to remove the ground by the fender. I tried removing with a ratchet and I broke it loose but now it just keeps spinning. Can’t get any tools behind the bolt to grab it. Did you run into any issues with that bolt? Right now I’m currently driving it with a slightly loose ground until I can get that bolt off to upgrade my cables.
It didn’t give me any issue. You don’t have to use that exact spot. You could drill a new hole or use any spot close that’s a clean ground to the fender.
What was the wrench and socket length that you used to remove the drivers side rear cylinder/valve cover but for firewall to cylinder ground? I’ve been struggling to get that one off (I have this same cable kit except for 93 xj).
Should be an 18mm, ratcheting wrench might be the best way to get it
Great job dad
Wouldn’t you want to put the dielectric grease on after you connect the wire? I thought it was non-conductive
I was thinking that too - make the connection then spread it on
@@smcfall2 ok, but look up the word dielectric. Maybe it will work, but only because some grease is pushed out of the way enough to make contact.
@@smcfall2 Dielectric grease is an insulator by definition. Please do a quick search or read some instructions
@@smcfall2 so I looked it up. And the definition of dielectric is “insulator” but since he’s putting such a thin layer on, it won’t really affect anything. So you’re pre-edited answer of just “no” is partially correct, it wouldn’t matter for this, but it is a non-conductive substance. Thanks for editing it to try to be a dick though.
It’s ok to put it on before. When connections have good contact, grease doesn’t interfere. I feel I get better coverage that way as well. Doesn’t leave nooks and crannies exposed
Which cable size are you using in this video? Their Website shows 2 sizes (2GA and 4GA).
I'm wondering this same thing. Did you ever find the answer?
@@danmele1 No ... not really. I have not been focusing on the XJ lately. Once I get ready to order, I’ll decide what size then….
Great job! I have heard and read many things about replacing the starter fuselink with a fuse and most everyone says don't do it! What are your thoughts and do you have any info on this kit ? I am doing my 03 TJ this spring
Hi there! Great maintenance you do to this XJ. I am interested in getting one! Would you advise me ow much it would cost for example one in the condition like yours? Really like it!
If your wrench touched the car or any other metal besides the positive cable or terminal you'll be fine, that's coz it's all grounded the same. Good practice tho. If your wrench touches any metal while working on the positive cable that's when it'll short out
Positive terminal
Great video
How can I know the right size of the cables for my cherokee?
Don't teach he too much, or let her find out there's a world of us rock crawlers out here, Cause dad might be out and BLEEPINJEEP Matt will be in and you'll have yourself a full blown scorpion crawler in the drive. :) HAHAHA keep it up girl!!!! ;)
What is this kit I need it
Nice video but there’s no neutral in low voltage 👍🏻
What size wire did you end up going with?
4
2/0 wire is way overkill😂😂😂😂
Good job Sasha ;)
What size is the nut and bolt for the cylinder head one?
disappointed you didn't show what the new positive cable end for the starter looked like..
What size fuse did ya use?
I'll have to look. don't remember off the top of head
How many gallons of oil does she go to on that jeep the entire frame area area around the starter the entire bottom of the oil pan was covered in black oil.
If it's the front seal or the camshaft seal and it's slinging oil around you get into the alternator and short out alternator. If the oil pan gasket is bad you know drops it all drain the oil drop the pan change the gasket and put that new RTV that this General motors has been using that most mechanics nowadays like to put in the oil pan.
Next upgrade weathertech digital fit front and rear floor mats
The ones from the BMW 325i 328i and the 335i
Great... another thing I have to order😂
She is almost as tall as you, Dale. Good job
Haha! Yep
What guage did you use on you xj
1k Like, about to change out my 98 XJ 👍🏽
Dielectric grease STOPS the flow of electricity. I would only wipe it on after the connection is made.
Nice xj 😍💯💯✔
Hello iam from iran . I love jeep yj original
Is this the 4gauge?
I'm wondering this same thing. Did you ever find the answer?