Starter problems?
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Starter problems?
Hello so i have a 1994 jeep Cherokee sport 4.0 it has been driven every day now for about 6 months with no problems. this morning i went to take my son to school and nothing. battery is good checked all relays/fuses tried jumping it but nothing. went to check the starter and it was covered with oil. so i did the screwdriver trick touching both bolts to make it spin. i got out from underneath and it started but now i need to do this every time any suggestions?
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Try pulling the starter and clean off all of the oil. Make sure to clean where it mounts also. All of the oil can cause it not to ground properly. I had mine do the same thing. Once I cleaned the mounting area it started right up without a problem. Since you need to pull the starter it won't hurt to take it to the parts store and have it checked out also. Hope that helps. May should also clean ALL of you other grounding points while your at it. And not just the ground at the battery but all of them. Let us know what the outcome is once you have taken care of that.
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If you've got oil on it then there's probably oil in it gumming up the electric contacts inside, especially the cap. I did this and prolonged the life of my starter. Just be careful not to lose any gears and there is a tiny ball bearing in there too.
http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoStarterClean.htm
http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoStarterClean.htm
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THANK YOU GUYS
THANKS for all of your input i believe i am going to remove the starter replace the (-) negative cable, clean the (+) positive cable. the starter i will have it checked @ an auto store maybe wipe it off. plus do an oil pan gasket swap since i have had a new one for a while......i will let you all no how it turns out when i get it done hopefully soon
-Cody
-Cody
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THANKS for all of your input i believe i am going to remove the starter replace the (-) negative cable, clean the (+) positive cable. the starter i will have it checked @ an auto store maybe wipe it off. plus do an oil pan gasket swap since i have had a new one for a while......i will let you all no how it turns out when i get it done hopefully soon
-Cody
-Cody
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