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 !!!

 

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

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

yeah i was thinking of the cam position sensor lol

 

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..

 

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

 

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.

 

What's a dizzy?

 

Distributor

 

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 -_-

 

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 ?

 

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?

 

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

 

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~