Wyvern
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Upstate New York
Hi guys,
I was recently leaving work after starting my '96 XJ flawlessly. I got about 600 feet when my jeep died completely with no warning.
I tried to start it up again and it came to life and immediately died out. I tried once again to start it--same deal.
Then, I started it up and as it came to life I added a little gas while in drive still and the check engine light came on, but the vehicle stayed on and drove like normal.
The engine light went out after I got home and started the vehicle again and I have not had any problems since and no more CELs.
My scan tool showed that I got a thermostat code (stuck open), which I knew about, as well as a camshaft position sensor code (which is just a pick-up coil in our XJs).
What's strange about this is that I just replaced the entire distributor/cap back in October of '17.
I'm a bit nervous about this because a vehicle dying mid drive can be potentially very dangerous and I'm driving back to my hometown 9 hours next week.
The only other issue my XJ has is, being a '96, it has a pressure regulator valve in the fuel pump assembly instead of on the fuel rail. It has been bad for a while, forcing me to do the "poor man's prime" method of turning the key forward a few times before turning over the engine.
My first thought after stalling was that the Jeep had leaned out and wasn't getting fuel, which would explain why giving it some gas put things back in order. However, upon returning home I checked the line pressure at the schrader valve with my pressure gauge and got 49PSI bang on while the Jeep was running, which is perfectly within spec.
Any thoughts guys? I want to hear some more opinions before I simply replace the pick-up coil under the distributer cap. I was going to be safe and simply replace the crankshaft sensor as well, since they go so often and can produce the symptoms... however the fact that the jeep started up after stalling leads me to believe this isn't a CPS issue.
Thanks guys, I'm so glad to be part of this awesome community after many years of spectating the forums.
-Wyvern
I was recently leaving work after starting my '96 XJ flawlessly. I got about 600 feet when my jeep died completely with no warning.
I tried to start it up again and it came to life and immediately died out. I tried once again to start it--same deal.
Then, I started it up and as it came to life I added a little gas while in drive still and the check engine light came on, but the vehicle stayed on and drove like normal.
The engine light went out after I got home and started the vehicle again and I have not had any problems since and no more CELs.
My scan tool showed that I got a thermostat code (stuck open), which I knew about, as well as a camshaft position sensor code (which is just a pick-up coil in our XJs).
What's strange about this is that I just replaced the entire distributor/cap back in October of '17.
I'm a bit nervous about this because a vehicle dying mid drive can be potentially very dangerous and I'm driving back to my hometown 9 hours next week.
The only other issue my XJ has is, being a '96, it has a pressure regulator valve in the fuel pump assembly instead of on the fuel rail. It has been bad for a while, forcing me to do the "poor man's prime" method of turning the key forward a few times before turning over the engine.
My first thought after stalling was that the Jeep had leaned out and wasn't getting fuel, which would explain why giving it some gas put things back in order. However, upon returning home I checked the line pressure at the schrader valve with my pressure gauge and got 49PSI bang on while the Jeep was running, which is perfectly within spec.
Any thoughts guys? I want to hear some more opinions before I simply replace the pick-up coil under the distributer cap. I was going to be safe and simply replace the crankshaft sensor as well, since they go so often and can produce the symptoms... however the fact that the jeep started up after stalling leads me to believe this isn't a CPS issue.
Thanks guys, I'm so glad to be part of this awesome community after many years of spectating the forums.
-Wyvern