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Old 02-03-2017, 06:47 PM
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I have recently bought my first Jeep, it's a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0 4x4. It has a horrible miss at idle and low rpms. What is everything I need to check?
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Start by pulling the codes. Many auto shops will read them for you.
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Start by pulling the codes. Many auto shops will read them for you.
Ok I will take it, hopefully they can give me some info. Thank you
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Start by pulling the codes. Many auto shops will read them for you.

Bleh. I should have said auto STORES. Like Autozone & Advance Auto.
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Bleh. I should have said auto STORES. Like Autozone & Advance Auto.
it's too late, they probably already have a $1500 repair bill.
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Bleh. I should have said auto STORES. Like Autozone & Advance Auto.
Yea, I went to Autozone. They let me borrow a code reader and when I hooked it up it gave me a code for Cylinder 5 and cylinder 6 misfire and multiple cylinder misfire.
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Your engine is missing? Where did you see it last? I have a hell of a time keeping up with my keys. Never lost the engine though.
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Your engine is missing? Where did you see it last? I have a hell of a time keeping up with my keys. Never lost the engine though.
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You can buy a code reader for like $15
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your engine is missing? Where did you see it last? I have a hell of a time keeping up with my keys. Never lost the engine though.
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​​​​I should have said misfire, I didn't think about people acting like jerks
he is yanking your chain. Take a joke.
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Well I can borrow a code reader from AutoZone anytime for free
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​​​​I should have said misfire, I didn't think about people acting like jerks
wooowwwww...
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wooowwwww...
OP's sarcasm receptor missing, I wonder if advanced auto can scan for that.
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So...P0305 and P0306, and P0300?

If its misfiring, i wouldnt want to drive it, anywhere. Neither should you. A misfire is bad news, for any engine. Misfire could be bad plugs, fuel, injectors, wiring, or the coil pack/rail, to name a few.
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