SimpleXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- east coast
A while back I posted here about error code 24.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18362
1996 XJ, 4.0L, AW4, 160K miles. My check engine light is on and the jeep doesn't have any power when you drive it past 2K RPM. Starts, idles, revs fine. When under load though it has NO power.
-I pulled the codes, got code 24 - TPS and MAP voltages don't match.
-Replaced TPS - $30 with no effect
-Replaced MAP sensor - $90 with no effect
-Brought it to a local shop - they scrached their heads and said they don't know where to start.
-Bought a handheld code reader - $155 which didn't help any more than my volt meter
-Finally broke down and took it to jeep thinking "yeah, they're the pro's... they'll know what's wrong with it". It sat there for a week and a half. Finally they said it needs a cat. converter. I said "are you sure??" They said they were. I told them to make SURE and cut the cat off and drive it. They wouldn't do it -- said they were SURE. $585 for a cat - installed. I said no thanks - I'll get my own. They still charged me $80 to look at it.
-Bought and installed a new cat - $170 with no effect. The rattle they heard were just pebbles trapped under the head shield. My cat wasn't clogged at all! While I had the old cat out, and I was swapping the O2 sensor to the new one, I decided to test it. It tested bad. Of course the dealership didn't mention this...
-Bought and installed new O2 sensor (at the cat) $70 with no effect. Tested the front sensor, tested fine.
Check engine light is still on, I still have no power. Local shops are clueless and even the f|_|cking DEALER couldn't fix it. I have thrown a total of $600 at it and haven't made ANY difference. No one can help me, not even the f*uckers that made this POS - JEEP.
I would just like to know if anyone has any suggestions on things I should try before I take a sledgehammer to this damn thing?
Thanks
BTW, I have 3 XJs and one MJ. This '96 has given me more problems than all 3 other jeeps added together.
SimpleXJ
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18362
1996 XJ, 4.0L, AW4, 160K miles. My check engine light is on and the jeep doesn't have any power when you drive it past 2K RPM. Starts, idles, revs fine. When under load though it has NO power.
-I pulled the codes, got code 24 - TPS and MAP voltages don't match.
-Replaced TPS - $30 with no effect
-Replaced MAP sensor - $90 with no effect
-Brought it to a local shop - they scrached their heads and said they don't know where to start.
-Bought a handheld code reader - $155 which didn't help any more than my volt meter
-Finally broke down and took it to jeep thinking "yeah, they're the pro's... they'll know what's wrong with it". It sat there for a week and a half. Finally they said it needs a cat. converter. I said "are you sure??" They said they were. I told them to make SURE and cut the cat off and drive it. They wouldn't do it -- said they were SURE. $585 for a cat - installed. I said no thanks - I'll get my own. They still charged me $80 to look at it.
-Bought and installed a new cat - $170 with no effect. The rattle they heard were just pebbles trapped under the head shield. My cat wasn't clogged at all! While I had the old cat out, and I was swapping the O2 sensor to the new one, I decided to test it. It tested bad. Of course the dealership didn't mention this...
-Bought and installed new O2 sensor (at the cat) $70 with no effect. Tested the front sensor, tested fine.
Check engine light is still on, I still have no power. Local shops are clueless and even the f|_|cking DEALER couldn't fix it. I have thrown a total of $600 at it and haven't made ANY difference. No one can help me, not even the f*uckers that made this POS - JEEP.
I would just like to know if anyone has any suggestions on things I should try before I take a sledgehammer to this damn thing?
Thanks
BTW, I have 3 XJs and one MJ. This '96 has given me more problems than all 3 other jeeps added together.
SimpleXJ