Not starting XJ

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JIMBOJAMES

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Shawano WI

• Mar 21, 2007

• #1

Ok this is an on going problem. My 1996 XJ will not start. This is not a simple CPS solution because it has been changed. The thing has not started in 3 weeks. Since I got sick of it and went a bought a 05 F-350 as a tow rig and DD I have big plans for the cherokee but I need to get it running first.

Now when I try to start it just turns over and over. It is getting fuel but it is not getting spark. It has new plugs, wires, cap and rotor. It also has a brand new ignition coil. OK guys I have been stumped. Any thoughts.

 

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parkeruph

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Hudson, CO.

• Mar 21, 2007

• #2

Pickup coil / stater / cam position sensor, I've heard it called all 3, Located in the dist.

 

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jp904x4

NAXJA Forum User

Location

graham, wa

• Mar 21, 2007

• #3

check the braided ground wire from the fire wall to the block

 

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JIMBOJAMES

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Shawano WI

• Mar 21, 2007

• #4

All that stuff is fine

 

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lilredwagn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

South Carolina

• Mar 21, 2007

• #5

ASD relay or ASD fuse, both in the PDC.

What symptoms or modifications preceeded the issue?

 

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DaveKerwin

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Detroit, MI

• Mar 22, 2007

• #6

did you try the FAQ yet?

Try starting it with the gas pedal on the floor, see if it fires up.

 

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superdaemon21

NAXJA Forum User

Location

North Ridgeville Oh

• Mar 22, 2007

• #7

i have the same problem, a 96 SE that i have replaced teh coil and the CPS and the plugs and still nothing. it will crank and crank and crank all day long, but it will not start. any help would be much appreciated.

 

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JIMBOJAMES

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Shawano WI

• Mar 24, 2007

• #8

Well I am not a noob at this cherokee thing since I have had my XJ done up for a while. I have read the FAQS several times. It seems to be more detailed than that.

 

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88xjlover

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Marysville, WA

• Mar 24, 2007

• #9

What about the ground wires where the dip stick attaches to the block? Lotsa sensor's ground's hook up there. I've also heard of others here that have bought bad crank sensors brand new. Just throwing out ideas. All fuses checked?

 

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XJXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

SW_USA

• Mar 24, 2007

• #10

Changing sensors don't mean shit if the connector/wiring is bad. I've seen 100's of CPS replaced when all that's really wrong is the connector/wiring. Of course the work of changing the sensor often brings the connection/wiring back to life for a short time only to fail again and begin the cycle of shotgun troubleshooting all over again.

Hell, can't you pull codes from a '96? Have you reset ECU?

 

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JIMBOJAMES

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Shawano WI

• Mar 25, 2007

• #11

I would pull the codes but the battery was disconnected when we changed the coil. I will look into the loose wires. This Jeep is making my hair turn gray.