Starting Issues | 2000 Cherokee 2WD 6 Cylinder 4.0
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Starting Issues | 2000 Cherokee 2WD 6 Cylinder 4.0
Hi everyone,
Hope all is well! Have a starting issue that is completely puzzling me. Went to start up my Cherokee yesterday, which I recently replaced the starter about 3 weeks ago, and all it did was just a repetitive clicking noise from the starter area. All lights and dash come on without any issues.
First thought was the battery. So I attempted to jump it, no dice. Went and had the battery tested, they said it was a little old but had a full charge and nothing wrong with it. Since they said it was a little old, I went ahead and just bought a new battery. Put in the new battery, same deal. Since I just bought the starter I went ahead and pulled it and went to have it tested. They said it tested fine, but did sound a little funny, but nothing out of the ordinary, so they went ahead and just gave me a replacement. Put in the new one, same situation. Went ahead and replaced the starter power cable, same thing. Checked the voltage using + from battery and the body of the car and it's getting 12.5-12.68. Thought about the starter relay, so I pulled it out and swapped it with a relay from another spot and same clicking noise.
So to recap what I've done:
- Attempted to Jump It
- Swapped out the Starter
- Replaced Battery, since it was old
- Replaced Starter Battery/Power cable
- Starter is getting 12.6v using a multimeter
- Made sure crankshaft was able to turn.
Anything else I may be missing? My feelings are that it's a power issue, but I don't know what else to check.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Hope all is well! Have a starting issue that is completely puzzling me. Went to start up my Cherokee yesterday, which I recently replaced the starter about 3 weeks ago, and all it did was just a repetitive clicking noise from the starter area. All lights and dash come on without any issues.
First thought was the battery. So I attempted to jump it, no dice. Went and had the battery tested, they said it was a little old but had a full charge and nothing wrong with it. Since they said it was a little old, I went ahead and just bought a new battery. Put in the new battery, same deal. Since I just bought the starter I went ahead and pulled it and went to have it tested. They said it tested fine, but did sound a little funny, but nothing out of the ordinary, so they went ahead and just gave me a replacement. Put in the new one, same situation. Went ahead and replaced the starter power cable, same thing. Checked the voltage using + from battery and the body of the car and it's getting 12.5-12.68. Thought about the starter relay, so I pulled it out and swapped it with a relay from another spot and same clicking noise.
So to recap what I've done:
- Attempted to Jump It
- Swapped out the Starter
- Replaced Battery, since it was old
- Replaced Starter Battery/Power cable
- Starter is getting 12.6v using a multimeter
- Made sure crankshaft was able to turn.
Anything else I may be missing? My feelings are that it's a power issue, but I don't know what else to check.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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Thanks!!! This fixed it!
Thank you again!
- Dan
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