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1993 XJ, 4.0L, AW4 Hi folks. I swapped my P/S last summer and ever since that, the serpentine belt has had an intermittent chirp. It's not constant, and it goes away and comes back every now & then. Swapping to a Gatorback belt helped to improve things - but a small amount of chirping is...

'98 XJ, 2WD, 4.0L, auto. My car has developed a whine somewhere under the hood. It was faint at first for a few weeks, then it has gradually gotten louder. The closest thing that would describe it is that it sounds sorta like a supercharger whine (but there's no supercharger there). I can't...

98 XJ 4.0L RWD It's been cool and raining and the Temp gauge reads below 200º. I noticed that whenever I turn on the heater/defroster - the radiator electric fan kicks in and cycles on/off every 5 seconds. It does this even when I'm hurtling down the highway at warp speeds, in cold outside...

'93 XJ. When the wipers are parked they're OK. Blades are parallel to the bottom edge of the windshield, about 1/2" from the rubber. However, when I turn on the wipers - the driver's side wiper will sweep so far that the top 1/3 of the wiper will go beyond the edge of the windshield and...

OK, here's one that's got me stumped: Occasionally (about 1 in 6 times), when I start the engine, the starter will grind gears for a split-second AFTER the engine fires up and the ignition key is released. It sounds like: rrr...rrr...rrr...vv-vroom...GRRINNGGG! I suspected that the...

'93 XJ, 4.0 HO, 2WD, 8.25" rearend. I'm trying to track down the source(s) of some annoying clonk noises coming from the 8.25" rearend on my Cherokee whenever I lift up off of the gas pedal. With the parking brake set and tranny in "N" - the drive shaft can be rotated freely (by hand) about...

I'm about to open up the rear cover on my 8.25" corporate rearend to change the oil and to check the ring gear lash. While I'm there, I'm thinking of drilling and tapping the bottom of the rearend center housing to accept a small drain plug (say, maybe 3/8" NPT) to make future oil changes a...

'93 XJ, 4.0L HO, Auto. Whenever I set out to drive my Cherokee in the morning, the Speedo and Tach needles will occasionally simultaneously drop dead and flicker. The other guages on the cluster are OK. After 3-5 miles, everything becomes A-OK once the car warms up (engine-wise, and/or from...

93 XJ, 4.0L, 2WD, Auto. Recently, whenever I engage my right turn signal - for the first 1-2 seconds, it'll blink so rapidly that the lights barely have enough time to become bright enough to see in daylight. After 3-4 seconds, it'll calm down and behave normally. I've taken apart and tested...

OK, I've just removed, sealed, and replaced a leaky fuel pump on a '93 XJ, 4.0L, H.O. - and I must say that it was not a pleasant experience. The previous owner never seated the pump against the tank properly and I had to bend the assembly (a lot!!) in order to get it to fit in the tank. The...

OK, I'm still getting my feet wet with my 3 month-old (used) '93 XJ, 2WD, non-ABS, and so I need some brake parts info clarification. Is there a definitive year-model interchange reference chart for brake parts used on this puppy? Everytime I go to get brake pads, and shoes, and bits...the...

'93 XJ 4.0L My fuel sending unit is leaking. It is definitely not leaking at the tank flange or O-ring. I've narrowed the leak to come out either at: 1) the hard plastic "plug" where the wires come through the flange disk. 2) ...or the joint where the tubes are brazed onto the flange...

'93 XJ 4.0L My fuel sending unit is leaking. It is definitely not leaking at the tank flange or O-ring. I've narrowed the leak to come out either at: 1) the hard plastic "plug" where the wires come through the flange disk. 2) ...or the joint the tubes are brazed onto the flange disk...

OK, what gives? Ever since buying my '93 XJ (4.0L H.O., 2WD, auto) 3 months ago it has always taken a concerned amount of starter spinning and praying (or cursing) to get the beast to fire up when cold. I've changed the CPS (new), cleaned the NSS, new O2 sensor, and cleaned every dang...

I was wondering if anyone out there uses a Code Scanner (ie: Actron, OTC Mindreader, etc.) to retrieve and diagnose error codes on a '93 XJ, or similar? This year model car uses the DRB II compliant system - but the only scanners I can find these days are the OBD I/OBD II type readers. Is it...

The electric speedometer on my '93 XJ (4.0L, 2WD, automatic) is goofy. While driving: it'll be working OK for most of the time, then, sometimes when it's between 25-35 mph, the pointer will twitch and suddenly drop to "0" and lay there for few seconds...then the pointer will suddenly bounce...