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  1. J

    overheating issues

    Blew out the water pump...Replaced water pump...thermostat and hoses. Temp will not maintain steady. Sometimes too hot and some times too cold. Heater blows fine when at at idle but cold when going down the interstate and at times the engine totally overheats. What the heck ?
  2. J

    battery seems dead

    left xj parked over the weekend and when I tried to start it, it appears to have no power whatsoever. no lights, nothing at all. I connected a battery charger and still nothing at all. I energised the headlights and while messing with the charger they came on very breifly and then back off. I am...
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    Freaky electrical problem??!!!

    I was driving my 94 XJ the other day on the interstate and noticed several miles down the road that the airbag, and yellow engine light was still on. Also..the tach and the speedometer were not working. After a few min. of continuing down the interstate everything all of a sudden operated...
  4. J

    oil pressure gauge dropping out

    Help please, 2004 4 L engine. My oil pressure drops to 0 when I come to a stop. and it only drops when it is hot about 20 min after start up. I had this problem before, I took it to the dealership last year and they changed the sending unit. Every thing was doing good for about 7 months...
  5. J

    hot day..engine runs bad

    Ok here we go.. 98 xj 4.0. on hot days the yellow engine light comes after driving a while. The yellow engine light comes on. It idles really rough and sometimes stops completely and is difficult to start. This has been happening for a couple of summers and never happens on short trips or in...
  6. J

    engine runnung terrible on hot day

    On hot days, and particularly longer trips my, yellow engine light will come on and my 4.0 will not idle smooth or will stop completely. After this happens it is difficult to start but will usually be fine after that. It only happens on the hotter days of the summer and it goes away with cooler...
  7. J

    Leaking steering box

    Ok..here goes...98 XJ..steering box is leaking. I looked up a few sources for a replacement but the cost I saw was in the $300-$400 range..WOW!!! or more like OOOWWW.. Does anybody know where I can just purchase the lower seal that is leaking or find a more affordable box? I gotta' have it...
  8. J

    Transmission trouble codes

    1998 XJ, 82k mi, I pull a 5x10 enclosed trailer on a daily basis. I went to Auto Zone and these are the codes they came up with but didn't have a clue how to fix them. I also looked them up in my manual and couldn't find any thing. P0705 - malfunction exist in electrical circuit for the...
  9. J

    Synthetic oils

    1998 XJ with 85000 miles. I am thinking about putting in synthetic oil on the next change. Is there any issues associated with doing that change over. I've heard that it needs to be flushed first and also have heard that it is not true. Thanks, Durt
  10. J

    Towing

    I'm pulling a 5x10 enclosed trailer on a regular basis. Trailer is about 1,000 and the tools and materials are about another 1,000. Mostly keep in the 10 - 20 mile range per day. Any suggestions out there or recomendations for modifications to keep my little XJ performing well and how to keep...
  11. J

    leaking dash

    When I park my 98 cherokee sport front end up on an incline during wet weather, I always end up with water on the passenger side floorboard. Joedurt2 has the same problem with his 2000 cherokee also. I called the dealer to see if it had been reported on those models before and all they could...
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