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OBD1 XJs have the diagnostic plug under the hood on the left side near the air box. I hard wired a cable onto that port. There are 4 wires which are data in, data out, 12v and earth. I ran the cable through the firewall and up into the centre console. I then had to splice the cable onto the...

I went through all that years ago, as my 95 4.0 used to suffer terrible overheating issues. Even with hood vents, ceramic coated headers, all new cooling system, flush etc.. I had triple electrics and a separate tranny cooler all on switches etc. She still used to get hot and the noise of four...

95 XJ on 33’s with 4.0, AW4 and half a ton of accessories including winch, roof rack, tire carrier etc. 4.56 gears and calibrated speedo. I average combined 13 mpg. I use an mpguino touch screen fuel economy meter on my OBD1 Jeep that gives me distance to empty, instant fuel use and average...

I’ve had a MT2500 scanner for my 95 XJ for a few years now. Great scanner that has really helped me out. Shows lots of real time data on the state of the engine and sensors. I usually keep it in its suitcase with its cables and books/guides. But I decided I wanted to have it readily available...

The usual suspects are the Crank and cam sensors. But I’ve also had a rough idle worn cap and rotor. The coil is also problematic. The side up against the engine gets cracks and then you end up with intermittent problems. Every few years it’s best just to go through and replace cap/button/ht...

Easy to whack with a hammer from underneath.. Sent from my CPH1725 using Tapatalk

OK, used tapatalk to get a pic up.. Sent from my CPH1725 using Tapatalk

Oops..sorry, can’t seem to post pics up at the moment..

I get mine on and off using these tools..

I’ve got a 95 with D35 and ABS. I did the ZJ rear disc swap and retained my ABS. I have extended front braided lines, new quality front rotors and Black Magic front pads. I have the ZJ prop valve but never fitted it. I’m on 33s and brakes work good. No sponge or low pedal. Took a lot of work to...

Good feedback. Yep, the cruise is deactivated by the brake switch, so makes sense now that the misadjusted switch was the cause. Well done. I will put that one in my memory for the future as I use my cruise all day everyday too.

Here is my old one stripped down. You can see the upper section under the plastic cap that gets corroded and dries out a bit. This makes them sloppy as well.

Not sure how far up the shaft the distributor gets lubricated, but they dry out and have that squeak. One of the main reasons folk swap them out is because of the shaft squeak and shaft wear. I take mine apart and grease the upper shaft and it runs silent and feels tighter for ages. I think...

Yep, i used the same cam sensor, rotor cap and distributor cap at all times. They are all good quality units that are almost new. Just swapped the distributor body in and out a few times, with poor results on the el cheapo. Which brings me to another question. All the new ones seem el cheapo...

Hi gents, I have a 95 XJ with the 4.0. I have taken the distributor out numerous times, as every few months, it get the squeaks. I strip it down, grease the bush, reinstall it and the Jeep runs like a champ. The way i do the install is to mark the rotor button location in regard to the...