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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 10:51 AM
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Default Jeep cherokee studers and lost power

I have an 88 jeep cherokee and it has been acting up it will start up and the car will studer/shake a little while in park and when u put it in reverse it shakes even more and when u put it in drive it will shake when u take off and it will stop shaking while accelerating and when u get to a cruzing speed like 45-55 mph and it will shake a lot the steering wheele will not move at all it's just the body that shakes ..... When I was going up a hill it start to bog out like it was ganna die is that Saposed to happen ???? I Think it's a vacuum leak ... I have replaced the cap and roader along with the spark plugs and wires ...... Plz help me
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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i had somewhat of a similar issue but it was just O2 sensors and the ground to my PCM. Check your motor mounts and tanny mounts. and O2 sensors. that's where i would start
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 10:58 AM
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How many o2 sensors are there ???
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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should be two, before the cat and right before the cat ends
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 05:20 PM
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Is there a way to test the oxygen sensors
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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There is only one, before the cat, I'm going through a similar problem, if you haven't replaced the O2 then it's best to replace it.
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by elevol92
There is only one, before the cat, I'm going through a similar problem, if you haven't replaced the O2 then it's best to replace it.
There should be to as stated above. Pre-cat determines air/fuel mixture in the closed loop. Post-cat determines catalyst efficiency.
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 05:35 PM
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Cool thanks
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 88jeeplaredo
Is there a way to test the oxygen sensors
Yes:
With the engine off, disconnect the electrical connector to the O2 sensor (pre-cat), take a voltmeter, connect the positive lead to the connector terminal on the sensor and the negative to a ground. Start the engine. You should see 0.1 - 1.0 volts and this fluctuates as the ECU is compensating for rich and lean which occurs normally.
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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So on average it should be around 0.1 - 1.0 ???
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