RokeeChick
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
This is ridiculous - I just got my XJ last month and everything was working fine - granted there were some mechanical issues I knew I'd have to fix (catalytic converter rattling, main seal needed to be replaced)...but a week after I got it home (bought it 2.5 hours away from where I live)...the check engine light came on. Got it scanned and the tech told me that the code was for a misfire on the cylinders. So I went home and switched out all the spark plugs and plug wires (yes I gapped them correctly). Disconnected the battery to reset the computer and was good to go...for 3 days...
This time I knew something was up because the radiator busted...leaking everywhere...got that replaced (metal radiator replaced the cracked plastic one)
The tech that fixed it didn't reset the computer (I forgot to ask him...and I haven't had time to reset it myself by disconnecting the battery)...final straw tonite...I got the catalytic converter replaced this afternoon and it sounds a heckuva lot better than it did...then I go out and pick up a friend for a movie 3 hours later and the stupid Jeep starts acting up...initially I thought I was just imagining things - but noticed the RPM's jumping and the Jeep was hesitating when I was trying to accelerate...it wouldn't accelerate...and then it would rev up and speed up really quickly...
Did the on/off method of retrieving the fault codes and came up with 3 different codes - when I looked them up online (didn't have a manual handy) 2 were wiring problems with the O2 and A/C...the other was misfiring on the cylinders again...
Are there any other problems this could be? I'm getting pretty sick of shelling out this amount of money and I've only had it for a month - I was planning on taking the money I've spent on fixing it up for a lift kit and some other mods I
wanted to do...
Any advice or helpful hints are appreciated...I don't want to throw in the towel but I'm ready to give in
This time I knew something was up because the radiator busted...leaking everywhere...got that replaced (metal radiator replaced the cracked plastic one)
The tech that fixed it didn't reset the computer (I forgot to ask him...and I haven't had time to reset it myself by disconnecting the battery)...final straw tonite...I got the catalytic converter replaced this afternoon and it sounds a heckuva lot better than it did...then I go out and pick up a friend for a movie 3 hours later and the stupid Jeep starts acting up...initially I thought I was just imagining things - but noticed the RPM's jumping and the Jeep was hesitating when I was trying to accelerate...it wouldn't accelerate...and then it would rev up and speed up really quickly...
Did the on/off method of retrieving the fault codes and came up with 3 different codes - when I looked them up online (didn't have a manual handy) 2 were wiring problems with the O2 and A/C...the other was misfiring on the cylinders again...
Are there any other problems this could be? I'm getting pretty sick of shelling out this amount of money and I've only had it for a month - I was planning on taking the money I've spent on fixing it up for a lift kit and some other mods I
wanted to do...
Any advice or helpful hints are appreciated...I don't want to throw in the towel but I'm ready to give in