In this blog about Elring Gaskets, we must mention the illustrious past of the rugged off-road Jeep. Especially for today's style-conscious and hip vehicles, such as the Jeep Compass, the Jeep Cherokee, and the Jeep Renegade. Jeep's early models slowly but surely evolved from simple but indestructible all-purpose military vehicles to strong and luxurious city SUVs. In the intervening period, Jeep conquered the world as a reliable off-road vehicle for even the roughest terrain.

Once developed in a design competition by the U.S. Army, which was looking for a light and strong surveillance vehicle. The origins are still hidden in the brand name: "Jeep". The abbreviation GP stood in the U.S. Army for "general purpose vehicle," anywhere deployable vehicle. The name became so widely known that it has since become almost generic. Anyone who says "Jeep" could also mean an off-road vehicle of another brand. The 1948 Jeepster could be called an early forerunner of the SUV. Today, Jeep belongs to Stellantis, a group with 14 car brands.

In modern Jeep models - such as the Jeep Compass - you usually encounter the ECN 2.0 engine. You also encounter the same engine in other cars in the Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge family, such as the Caliber, Sebring, Patriot, and Avenger. The base is an aluminum engine block with liners made of cast iron. Remarkable detail: no coolant flows between the cylinder sleeves. This is common in many other engines. The advantage: using these types of cylinder sleeves, the bore, and thus the displacement, can be easily changed in a Jeep. Simply by choosing a different set of cylinder sleeves. More details: the engine's cylinder head is also made of aluminum, with double overhead camshafts and variable valve timing. 

The gasket for your 2.0 ECN engine

As with any other type of engine, the seal between different parts is essential to the operation and life of the engine. Below you will find the wide range of gaskets suitable for the Jeep ECN engine. Always with the matching OE numbers. You order most of them as a complete set, such as the Elring cylinder head gasket set. But also separate parts such as crankshaft seals and even a valve seal set.