Why did I ignore the sensor on my Jeep?
At first I ignored looking at it, because it was one of the more expensive sensors, changing it involved becoming a contortionist (as one Jeep owner put it), and it wasn’t always the fix.
Why is the O2 sensor on my Jeep Cherokee bad?
Your Cherokee’s oxygen sensors are responsible for helping to keep your engine running at optimal efficiency. The engine management computer uses the data from all of the O2 sensors to keep the air/fuel mixture optimized. A bad oxygen sensor can affect the mixture greatly.
What does a crankshaft position sensor do on a jeep?
What the sensor does is magnetically determine gaps in the teeth of the crankshaft disc, and use the output voltage as an aid in the rest of the engine’s timing to control emissions. Eventually I ran out of other ideas, and so I bought a Duralast Crankshaft Position sensor.
How did I fix the coolant sensor on my Jeep?
I had the map sensor, o2 sensor, and coolant temperature sensor changed. I cleaned the IAC sensor, eventually changed it, then changed it back. None of this fixed the problem, although it did help the car. It took a number of weekends to swap out the parts.
Why is the passenger door not working in my Jeep?
There are multiple short-range antennas in your GC, including one around the perimeter of the spare tire well (for tailgate operation). The fob will start operating randomly as the battery gets weak and then eventually not at all, requiring you to use the fob manual key to unlock the door.
Why is my passenger door sensor not working?
My passenger door passive entry (door handle sensor) is no longer working. Unlock sensor or lock button on handle are completely unresponsive. Drivers side works fine. I recently had body work done to right front and im wondering if something may have been unplugged.
Why does my Jeep Wrangler keep misfiring while driving?
So, my jeep started misfiring randomly while on a drive. I had just refilled from almost empty about 20 minutes before the issue happened. The check engine light started flashing, the engine was running roughly was able to get off the road no problem and eventually home.
What happens when the O2 sensor is replaced?
If the mechanic completed the O2 sensor replacement, reset the codes and the error code was triggered again, it is possible that the catalytic converter is damaged and needs to be replaced.
How did I Fix my 16 year old jeep?
There was tons of information on the internet, especially since Jeep owners in particular seem to love to tinker with their cars. In the meantime I started replacing things that needed to be swapped out of my almost 16 year old car, and also tried a few parts that were my best guess from what I’d read.
At first I ignored looking at it, because it was one of the more expensive sensors, changing it involved becoming a contortionist (as one Jeep owner put it), and it wasn’t always the fix.
There was tons of information on the internet, especially since Jeep owners in particular seem to love to tinker with their cars. In the meantime I started replacing things that needed to be swapped out of my almost 16 year old car, and also tried a few parts that were my best guess from what I’d read.
I had the map sensor, o2 sensor, and coolant temperature sensor changed. I cleaned the IAC sensor, eventually changed it, then changed it back. None of this fixed the problem, although it did help the car. It took a number of weekends to swap out the parts.
Where is the crankshaft sensor on a Jeep Cherokee?
View from under my Jeep. The Crankshaft sensor is held in by the top bolt that is in the middle of the photo, and it goes into a slot on the right. The results was this: the car no longer stalled (great!), but every 15 minutes or so in a cycle it would buck and miss and stutter and have no power when you try to accelerate.
Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 6 cyl fixed?
Although I’m withholding final judgement–the beast is fixed! Anyone who knows me knows I’ve had problems with my 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 6-cyl for what seems like ages. It’s been having issues (well, one issue in particular) since at least fall of last year.
How long has my Jeep Grand Cherokee been having issues?
Anyone who knows me knows I’ve had problems with my 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 6-cyl for what seems like ages. It’s been having issues (well, one issue in particular) since at least fall of last year. I’ve only owned the car for 5 years now, and I didn’t want to give up on it just yet–most of the time it ran great.
What did the upstream O2 sensor fail on my Jeep?
The upstream sensor failed in a way that messed up the jeep. At temperature (210) which was just long enough to leave me out of walking distance and cell service on my way to work today. The jeep started bogging and sputtering and after about a half hour of diagnostics at 5:15 in the am along the road.
Why does my Jeep Grand Cherokee not start?
No fire to coil pack.engine cranks but will not start 62 people found this helpful. 1996 Jeep Cherokee 4.0. Cuts off while driving. Losing signal to fire between distributor and computer. When running stops firing and loads up with gas and starts back backfiring exploding the muffler. My jeep has been to 7 different shops.
When to replace the upstream sensor on a Jeep XJ?
Replaced the upstream sensor on a 1998 Jeep XJ as the engine was sputtering and running rough. At the same time, I also replaced the catalytic converter. New sensor worked for about 1 week before it crapped out and started causing worse problems then the old one. I unhooked it for another week until I was able to get a MOPAR OEM sensor.
What’s the code on my 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Mine is a 1999 grand Cherokee Laredo inline 6, 4×4 automatic. Started misfiring with one code coming up P0351, which is cylinder#1 secondary ignition fault code. I replaced the complete coil pack and same code came up , then several other codes would come up all in relation to cylinder misfires. DO NOT replace you ignition coil pack with Autozone.