all started a week ago, with a random slippage of second in my aw4. It feels like it's in neutral. It revs fine, and after some clicking, like a metal on metal creak, it engages then goes fine. It's not every time it goes from first to second, or anything that I can test, it does it randomly, more often than not around a right-turn corner.
Then, my muffler/cat started rattling. I have kicked the cat, and there's no more rattle to it than normal (ie not falling apart in there), but then again, maybe it's been clogged and falling apart the whole time, and that's the sound I've been hearing.
Two days ago, it started running in the 212-215 range, when it constantly ran at 207-208, unless under real stress (heat, standstill). That's when the CEL came on for the first time. The same night it came on, I pressure washed the engine bay (mud was caked on), and the CEL went away.
Yesterday, another symptom: I was driving in city conditions, stop sign after stop sign, and it began to sputter and buck on idle. It would hover around 600rpm and buck violently. Then, from a takeoff, it would slip 2nd consistently. Since yesterday, it has hovered around 800rpm at idle, no bucking.
Also, beginning about four days ago, I hear a chatter, much like a cricket, above 20mph. I thought "oh jeez, this is easy, it's clearly wheel bearing", but I lifted the tires, and spun them, and nothing....
Today, I drained the trans, put in a new filter, and granted, the fluid that came out was as black as old oil, but the new fluid didn't help the slipping at all, which I thought it could. I thought it was just not getting enough fluid to the flywheel or something.
As I was starting it up after the flush, the CEL came back on. I was happy, though, because I thought I could take it into the shop and have them pull a code for me. So I drive it around a bit, get the trans worked in, and come back and let it sit for 4 or so hours. I am all excited, maybe it will be better. So then I go to the Jeep about 1 hour ago, and put my laptop in the passenger side. Dome light turns on, power locks work. I go to the drivers side, put the key in, turn it, and it loses all power:gonnablow. So, unhappy, I get out and begin hand locking. The dome light is out when I lock the drivers side door, and shut it. I open the drivers side rear door, and poof, the light's back on :shocked:. So I get back in the drivers seat, put the key in, and it starts up VERY weak.
All these problems make me want to kill myself. Seriously. I enjoy the whole "break it, rebuild it" idea of my Jeep, but I do NOT enjoy searching for a damned problem, not being able to find it, and then put into a situation where I cannot get to work because I can't fix my damn car.
I beg of someone, advice....I have heard anything from trans to TCU to o2 sensor to cat to t-stat....there has to be something I can try....:banghead:
Then, my muffler/cat started rattling. I have kicked the cat, and there's no more rattle to it than normal (ie not falling apart in there), but then again, maybe it's been clogged and falling apart the whole time, and that's the sound I've been hearing.
Two days ago, it started running in the 212-215 range, when it constantly ran at 207-208, unless under real stress (heat, standstill). That's when the CEL came on for the first time. The same night it came on, I pressure washed the engine bay (mud was caked on), and the CEL went away.
Yesterday, another symptom: I was driving in city conditions, stop sign after stop sign, and it began to sputter and buck on idle. It would hover around 600rpm and buck violently. Then, from a takeoff, it would slip 2nd consistently. Since yesterday, it has hovered around 800rpm at idle, no bucking.
Also, beginning about four days ago, I hear a chatter, much like a cricket, above 20mph. I thought "oh jeez, this is easy, it's clearly wheel bearing", but I lifted the tires, and spun them, and nothing....
Today, I drained the trans, put in a new filter, and granted, the fluid that came out was as black as old oil, but the new fluid didn't help the slipping at all, which I thought it could. I thought it was just not getting enough fluid to the flywheel or something.
As I was starting it up after the flush, the CEL came back on. I was happy, though, because I thought I could take it into the shop and have them pull a code for me. So I drive it around a bit, get the trans worked in, and come back and let it sit for 4 or so hours. I am all excited, maybe it will be better. So then I go to the Jeep about 1 hour ago, and put my laptop in the passenger side. Dome light turns on, power locks work. I go to the drivers side, put the key in, turn it, and it loses all power:gonnablow. So, unhappy, I get out and begin hand locking. The dome light is out when I lock the drivers side door, and shut it. I open the drivers side rear door, and poof, the light's back on :shocked:. So I get back in the drivers seat, put the key in, and it starts up VERY weak.
All these problems make me want to kill myself. Seriously. I enjoy the whole "break it, rebuild it" idea of my Jeep, but I do NOT enjoy searching for a damned problem, not being able to find it, and then put into a situation where I cannot get to work because I can't fix my damn car.
I beg of someone, advice....I have heard anything from trans to TCU to o2 sensor to cat to t-stat....there has to be something I can try....:banghead: