notamos
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fort Collins, CO
99 XJ, 4.0, Auto
We've been hammering this thing this week while chasing elk. Tons of bad washboard roads going fast, climbing up rock fields, etc.
While driving this evening, it just shutoff as if i turned the key off. After 2-3 secs, it started back up by itself and kept going. A few miles down the road, same thing. Only difference was it did not restart. We came to a stop, just cranked.
I got out and pulled each of the sensor plugs on the TB and replugged them. Unplugged CPS, replugged. No change. Then, I crawled under to check the fuel pump harness (i had it unplugged recently when i bedlined my interior). It was fine. When I got back in, started immediately.
Heres the thing. Where the fuel pump wiring goes through the floor was/is being crushed by a heavy cooler. I dont have a backseat in right now nor do i have the sheet metal "shields" that were on it from the factory.
I moved the cooler before i climbed under so i could get a coat...
When the fuel pump is disconnected/shorted/etc - will it cause the xj to shutoff like a switch? Or, will it just start sputtering and die like running out of gas?
I dont trust this thing now and need to make a decision on whether my season is over or not.
No codes/CEL, vehicle has 128k and a new mopar CPS as of 6 months ago.
Thoughts?
We've been hammering this thing this week while chasing elk. Tons of bad washboard roads going fast, climbing up rock fields, etc.
While driving this evening, it just shutoff as if i turned the key off. After 2-3 secs, it started back up by itself and kept going. A few miles down the road, same thing. Only difference was it did not restart. We came to a stop, just cranked.
I got out and pulled each of the sensor plugs on the TB and replugged them. Unplugged CPS, replugged. No change. Then, I crawled under to check the fuel pump harness (i had it unplugged recently when i bedlined my interior). It was fine. When I got back in, started immediately.
Heres the thing. Where the fuel pump wiring goes through the floor was/is being crushed by a heavy cooler. I dont have a backseat in right now nor do i have the sheet metal "shields" that were on it from the factory.
I moved the cooler before i climbed under so i could get a coat...
When the fuel pump is disconnected/shorted/etc - will it cause the xj to shutoff like a switch? Or, will it just start sputtering and die like running out of gas?
I dont trust this thing now and need to make a decision on whether my season is over or not.
No codes/CEL, vehicle has 128k and a new mopar CPS as of 6 months ago.
Thoughts?