jamesonw23
NAXJA Forum User
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- Enumclaw
Alright so a few months ago I went out on a cold morning to start my XJ and it cranked very slow but did start. The issue has progressively become worse, however it is not consistent meaning it only does it sometimes, usually in the morning when it's cold. My first idea was the battery, which I replaced. The issue still proceeded. Then I read up on the forums about the check valve in the fuel pump being the culprit. So I tested this by first turning the key to the prime position and letting fuel go through. This did seem to help it start quicker, but still did not fully rid the issue. As of the other day, it has not started on me twice. I went to start it after coming out of the store the other day and it was a slow crank. I tried priming it and that made matters worse. At that point, it would not even crank. I just heard a click....click when I turned the key. I had my buddy come up and we tried to jump it which did not work. We left the jumper cables connected and tapped the starter with a hammer and it started to crank finally. After a few seconds of cranking, it finally fired up. So I'm wondering what this could be? I am suspecting starter because I would think it would still crank even with a bad check valve. But I was also thinking maybe there is a draw on my battery somewhere....Any ideas? Please help. Thank you.