rockosocko
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- NW Mississippi 'yall
First off, it's a 1996 Cherokee 2dr, 2wd, 4cyl, 5spd and 8.25 (4.10)
I usually like to have duplicate systems for whatever vehicle I am driving so if things go arye, I might not be down soo long.
(there IS a question in here that's relevent.. just bear with me)
Besides my 88 Comanche (and a buds jeep) I've never personally seen another Jeep xj with a 4cyl/manual trans. For all the decades that I've been going to salvage yards either.
Picked up this 2dr last fall and fixed little stuff along the way and since I brought it home, it had a slight coolant loss. Finally had water in oil. Did head swap from a 01 dakota (117 head) Got it all back together and NO START..
Which lead me on a rabbit trail chasing current and voltage through ASD, CPS etc.. And ending with me checking the PCM plugs.
The black tape around the black plug should've told me something, but before the 'water in oil' You wouldve never thought that it had issues. ALWAYS started and ran pretty well considering the 206K mi.
Going out yarding and EVERY xj that I come to the ECU/PCM is gone. And am reading horror stories of peeps getting screwed by vendors or shops.
In addition, they were ALL 6cyls..
Has anyone out here tried to run thier xj on Mega-squirt?
I'm just throwing it out there and NOT trying to start a verbal war.
I also tried doing the 'search' with PCM, ECU and "0" came up.
I even searched in the Vendor section..
I'm just throwing it out there as a 'maybe' and might not even have the time to dig into it that far since I have V8 planned in the future, depending on how this repair goes.
Thanks E
I usually like to have duplicate systems for whatever vehicle I am driving so if things go arye, I might not be down soo long.
(there IS a question in here that's relevent.. just bear with me)
Besides my 88 Comanche (and a buds jeep) I've never personally seen another Jeep xj with a 4cyl/manual trans. For all the decades that I've been going to salvage yards either.
Picked up this 2dr last fall and fixed little stuff along the way and since I brought it home, it had a slight coolant loss. Finally had water in oil. Did head swap from a 01 dakota (117 head) Got it all back together and NO START..
Which lead me on a rabbit trail chasing current and voltage through ASD, CPS etc.. And ending with me checking the PCM plugs.
The black tape around the black plug should've told me something, but before the 'water in oil' You wouldve never thought that it had issues. ALWAYS started and ran pretty well considering the 206K mi.
Going out yarding and EVERY xj that I come to the ECU/PCM is gone. And am reading horror stories of peeps getting screwed by vendors or shops.
In addition, they were ALL 6cyls..
Has anyone out here tried to run thier xj on Mega-squirt?
I'm just throwing it out there and NOT trying to start a verbal war.
I also tried doing the 'search' with PCM, ECU and "0" came up.
I even searched in the Vendor section..
I'm just throwing it out there as a 'maybe' and might not even have the time to dig into it that far since I have V8 planned in the future, depending on how this repair goes.
Thanks E