Finally i have bought my first cherokee for the grand total of £795 ( $1200 ) which is great to say its a "95 4.0 limited with only 76,000 miles.

however its not all rosy...!

Immobilizer

drains battery when left overnight, to the extent it wont start!
what could it be :S?

its seems like somethings being retro fitted into the existing system like almost hot-wired, cause the car has no key fobs ( remote central locking / immobilizer)

so i think its to bypass the system but can be sure

this then leaves me with not enough battery to get the engine turning over, just makes the side lights flash

im so confused please any help so much appreciated!

door weld

the top hinge has broke free held by bottom hinge, how hard it to weld?

any help would be very much appreciated!
cheers, alex

 

anything can be welded ... just depends on whats left to weld to.. and what you need to add to make it strong again...

You need to look the wiring over.. see if its spliced anyplace.. or all choped up...

Post pics of anything you find...

 

Sounds like a short in your wiring somewhere but i wouldnt know were to start looking. As far as welding, pay somebody so you know it's done right. Plus welders are pricey, especially if its not gonna be used a lot (unless you already have one).

 

this might be a long shot but it was causing my battery drain if you have a electric arial turn off your jeep and listen for a clicking relay and humming noise of the motor its not very loud because the arail is already down and the moter is not turning its just being energized for the 3 or four seconds mine kept doing it all night causing a dead battery

 

oh shes spliced allright, right into some part of the immobiliser :S

and both the electric seats have stopped working, wiring or relay?

anyone got any diagrams for the electrics or fuse boards? ( it came with no car manual )

 

as for pictures i will get some up tomorrow cause its dark now

 

that is a very fair idea, i will have a look tomorrow! cheers dyte
i cant help thinking its the immobiliser, i looked earlier and it it had a extra unit soldered into the jeep immobiliser in the top of the footwell ( where all the wires live just dont know propper name )

 

Until you can figure it out how hard would it be to put a batter disconnect switch inline? I welded the top hinge on my Cherokee but to get at it properly required removing the front fender. Never did quite get it right but it`s close enough to close the door with a bit more of a slam.

 

i had that prob with the battery a lil while back come to find out there was a short in my cd player and it was drawing constant power therefore killing the batt.

 

fair, ive thought about welding it cause ive got a MIG set but im going to get my local jeep mechanic to weld it back in straight. the cd player refuses to work at all wont even turn on but yet my 6cd changer is still powered...

i think my battery is F***** also, just had it on a hight power charge with a professional charger and it wouldn't accept any so charge so im assuming that's knackered also..

 

If your battery won't take a charge it's probably toast and the cause of your problem.