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Old 08-03-2011, 10:15 PM
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I have a 97 4.0 Jeep Cherokee. Since I bought it I have replaced the cap, rotor, wires and plugs. It runs great but I keep getting check engine light for randon cylinder misfires. I have Seafoamed it and swapped the injectors for 307s. Same issue. Any other ideas?

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Could it be the coil? O2 sensor? What else would cause this condition?

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o2 sensors. Get a code reader on there before doing anything else. Both o2's will run ya over 200 bucks for the good ones so be methodical.
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what kinda plugs are you running?
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New Denso U Groove. .035 gap.

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Random misfire code is often caused by one "common" root cause.

The first thing I would do (and what a shop would do) is to verify proper fuel pressure. This must be done with a gauge; anything less is guesswork.

For a 97, you should have 49 psi, plus or minus 5 psi.

A major vacuum leak is also a primary suspect with a random misfire.

Start there.
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Can be a knick in an electrical wire in the wire box, this happened to me it was sending wrong pulses to the fuel injector.

Look at my post concerning my issue I just replayed on it today
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