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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 01:41 PM
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Hey guys well i finally took some pics of my xj.






I have a questions i found 2 wires that dont connect to anything and im just wondering if you guys could tell me what they are for.




I would have posted this in the introduction section but since i have a question i decided to put it here.

The guy before me put in a viper alarm and remote starter so i thought maybe thats why those wires dont connect to anything but i want to know for sure what they are there for.

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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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1st kinda looks like tcu 2nd.. well does your oil pressure guage work?
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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I have a 96 sport. Im not sure what the male end looks specifically like but coming from right there i have 3 wires coming out and they all go down fallowing the transmission dipstick. So look around for the other end near the tansmission on the underside. Good luck.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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thanks guys and yes the oil pressure gauge works. Im not sure if it works good but it works. When i drive oil pressure gauge shows 40-50 and when i idle at cold its 40 and when it warms up it shows about 20. Now I have a manual for a jeep grand cherokee that has the 4.0l and it shows that at idle as long as its above 13psi its fine. So im guessing its all good.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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and the tcu you mentioned it looks like it has the end part on it to be blocked off. hmm
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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mine has a 2 wire connection around your last pic for the under hood light.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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Ima go look. What year is this?
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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ahh okay, so its nothing to important
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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slick its a 98
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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What does tcu stand for and what is it?
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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Transmission Control Unit. It tells the transmission when to shift. Any check engine codes?
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 12:22 AM
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nope, no codes everything passes. It seems fine when it shifts. What rpms should each gear shift at?
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