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Oct 4, 2022 | 06:33 PM

Jacob Fox

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Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Distributor pickup coil

I’ve got a 1999 XJ with a 4.0 and have a few camshaft codes, how should I go about testing the pickup coil inside the distributor?

Oct 5, 2022 | 02:35 AM

Roler

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Year: 1997 (RHD)

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0 ltr

What happens while driving it?
what made you check for codes?

Oct 5, 2022 | 05:43 AM

Jacob Fox

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It shut off on me while driving the other day, then cranked but wouldn’t start. Now it starts

Oct 5, 2022 | 07:53 AM

awg

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check the wires and connector very carefully, they have a tendency to fail

otherwise try a new replacement sensor or a junkyard distributor or cam sensor

Check the FSM or Youtube for cam sensor checking

an oscilliscope will show the fault if you have access to one