Jeep Cherokee XJ won't crank
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Jeep Cherokee XJ won't crank
Yesterday I was driving on the highway and I gassed it to the speed limit and I noticed it lagged. (You could hear it and then it was silent and you could hear it again) That was one of my warnings. Warning #2 is when I turned it off and turned it on again it was struggling to stay on and had really rough idle. So I took it home. Today, it turned on fine so I drove it and I went to go shopping and I came back to turn on my jeep and it wouldn't crank at all however all the electronics are working. I've checked the battery. Nothing. It isn't the starter either because I have another working jeep and exchange it. I got a diagnoses and it said P0753 & P0743. I don't know if that's effecting it to crank at all?
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During the first warning, did the engine run worse and worse (bogging down) as you slowed down? Or did it only lag as your were accelerating?
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Engine: 4.0L 6cyl
Have you tried putting it into neutral and starting it then? Could be a bad NSS for the starting issue. I have similar symptoms. As for the engine being weak, I couldn't tell ya. The only thing I could say is to make sure that your fuel filter is good. Hope this helps a little.
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key on in park, you can jump the starter with a screwdriver, red cable to small start wire. i did mine till i got a new starter. the jump is a good starter test.
be careful standing outside, use park brake.
be careful standing outside, use park brake.
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I've checked all the fuses and ground nothing. I put the jeep in neutral and start it that way. Still nothing. The little secret where you do something to the starter with a screwdriver trick is the only thing that starts the jeep. But like I've said I already replaced the starter with a Jeep that was already working. So I don't think it's the starter that's malfunctioning.
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No need to replace it without trying to service it first. Most of the time it works. I mean if a girl can do it.............
http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1747
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