"Check Gauges" light came on. Gauges all fine.
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"Check Gauges" light came on. Gauges all fine.
Came on and I looked and oil pressure was good battery voltage was good and nothing looked wrong eventually it went away in a minute anyone know what this is?
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Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L H.O.
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Same here (well except for the fiasco part). Once I figured out what was causing the craziness in the instruments replacing the alternator was straightforward enough and that fixed it all.
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I have a 2000 Cherokee and the check gauge light comes on but all gauges are good.Did notice on mine it comes on when oil pressure goes to 19 psi idling and anything above 20 psi it goes off...Look at your oil pressure gauge and see if the light comes on at a certain pressure as mine does.
Pressure is good all other gauges I see no movement when this occurs so believe its in the oil pressure electrical system but sensor is good going to replace connector and see what happens.
Pressure is good all other gauges I see no movement when this occurs so believe its in the oil pressure electrical system but sensor is good going to replace connector and see what happens.
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I took mine out from the bottom. It's a tight squeeze but there's just enough room to do it. Some say they prefer to move the AC compressor out of the way and remove the alternator from the top.
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OP ~ There's no sense in replacing the alt until you know for sure it's the problem. Take it to a parts store(preferably not autozone) and have them do a running output test on it first.
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