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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 05:02 PM
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i have a 96 xj 4.0L that wont fire, it turns over but for some reason it wont get any spark. there is pressure in the fuel rail, the fuel pump turns on, the starter is turning over i replaced the coil wires and plugs, cap. heard this might be an ignition control moduel (icm) failure or possibly a crank positioning sensor (cps) failure ive ran through all of the usual suspects and wound up here begging my fellow jeepers to help a bro out thanks
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by j33p3rs
i have a 96 xj 4.0L that wont fire, it turns over but for some reason it wont get any spark. there is pressure in the fuel rail, the fuel pump turns on, the starter is turning over i replaced the coil wires and plugs, cap. heard this might be an ignition control moduel (icm) failure or possibly a crank positioning sensor (cps) failure ive ran through all of the usual suspects and wound up here begging my fellow jeepers to help a bro out thanks

Bad coil...disconnected coil?

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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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Coil, I think it's cheaper. If it don't work, refund and get a cps... Check fuel pressure, should be something in the forties
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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could also be a pickup coil aka cam position sensor.
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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Yarp, could be
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 07:40 PM
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just went through the same issue and got mine running yesterday. proly the crank pos sensor lol.
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 08:56 PM
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this happend to me bout a month ago... it was the crank position sensor
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