peterfabs

So i have a 1996 cherokee 4.0 5speed. Brother was driving to work and he said the Oil pressure light came on (dummy gauges) and it stalled out. Then he couldn't start it. got home tonight and looked at it, it will crank but not start. Initially after some googling i thought it was the ASD relay because i got some CEL's ( P201-P206). Not really sure which direction to go in. Thinking it may be the oil pump or the whatever drives the oil pump ( Camshaft synchro or distributor ?)


Any help would be greatly appreciated !!!

OldTires

CPS maybe? Don't know why the oil pressure light would go on.

The codes reference injectors, which doesn't sound like your issue.

peterfabs

my thoughts exactly. i have no clue how that relates, anyways weather permitting, im gonna change the whole distributor tomorrow, which i believe has a new CPS on it? we'll see how that goes.

OldTires

The Crankshaft Position Sensor is not in the distributor, it is on the bell housing of the transmission.

Also, this is just an educated guess. Wait to see what other members suggest.

peterfabs

yeah i was thinking of the cam position sensor lol

Radi

The oil light will come on when the engine dies and the key is still "on".
Those codes mean a failure in the fuel injector circuit for cylinders 1-6. Take a look at the connectors, injectors, harness..

peterfabs

already did, everything grounded, no shorts. just got the engine TDC so i'm gonna pull the dizzy the second i find a wrench that can get at the bolt

peterfabs

anyone have any tricks to get this dumb bolt that holds the dizzy in ? my long wrench i can't turn and my short wrench doesn't have enough of a handle to get some torque on it.

OldTires

What's a dizzy?

SteveMongr

Distributor

peterfabs

UPDATE: so got the new distributor in, all my CELS went away but still no start. I know its not the ASD because i can hear the fuel pump going.

Oil pressure light is still on. i'm thinking its the oil pump -_-

peterfabs

so at this point th eoil pressure light turns off after cranking and no CELS. i put in a new CPS,but it still will not fire. i am still not getting power at the distributor, so at this point i don't know what it could be, im thinking it might be the PCM tbh, anyone have any suggestions ?

peterfabs

so i got the damn thing running. was my o2 sensor wiring shorting on each other, removed o2 sensor temp. ( will get a new one) and replaced fuse and fires right up now. However, i think i might have got the distributor in wrong, sounds like it might be idling high, anyone got any pointers on how to fix that ? or is it as simple as repulling the distributor and getting it to sit correctly at the 11 o'clock position?

Radi

If you have the distributor in wrong, I don't think it'll run. How high is it idling?

Click-Click-Pull

If it starts and runs without missing/backfire more than likely it in the right position. You can expect the engine to idle a little high initially while the ECM re-calibrates.
Good luck~