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10-04-2022, 06:33 PM

Jacob Fox

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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?

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10-05-2022, 02:35 AM

Roler

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

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10-05-2022, 05:43 AM

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

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10-05-2022, 07:53 AM

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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