Strange problems today....
03-04-2011, 03:11 PM
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Strange problems today....
Hey there guys, 2001 Cherokee sport 4.0L I6.
So today i was at the woodstock junk yard, and driving home to crystal lake. As im driving, my check engine light comes on. Jeep was still running fine, so i wasnt too worried. but then i get the check gauges, (and it wasnt my oil pressure this time...) it was my battery indicator. it dropped all the way to 9, pretty fast i think. and it stuck there. that got me worried. then a bit down the road i noticed my int. lights were going dim, and then my radio completely shut off. i shut off all electrics in the jeep. i also realized my brakes were very ****ty today, which pretty much scared the **** outa me. Then strangely when i was almost home, my clock came back on, the radio might have as well, not sure though. and even weirder, when i came to a light and used my brakes, as soon as i touched them, my radio went out again. i got home, and when i parked in my garage, i tried to start her and she was dead as a door nail. just clicks.
Is she just dead? she has died before and i had interstate batteries check her battery life and it was 88%. The battery dosent have a date stamp on it, and its gross, so i may get a new battery. think this will fix her?? Ill keep you updated.
So today i was at the woodstock junk yard, and driving home to crystal lake. As im driving, my check engine light comes on. Jeep was still running fine, so i wasnt too worried. but then i get the check gauges, (and it wasnt my oil pressure this time...) it was my battery indicator. it dropped all the way to 9, pretty fast i think. and it stuck there. that got me worried. then a bit down the road i noticed my int. lights were going dim, and then my radio completely shut off. i shut off all electrics in the jeep. i also realized my brakes were very ****ty today, which pretty much scared the **** outa me. Then strangely when i was almost home, my clock came back on, the radio might have as well, not sure though. and even weirder, when i came to a light and used my brakes, as soon as i touched them, my radio went out again. i got home, and when i parked in my garage, i tried to start her and she was dead as a door nail. just clicks.
Is she just dead? she has died before and i had interstate batteries check her battery life and it was 88%. The battery dosent have a date stamp on it, and its gross, so i may get a new battery. think this will fix her?? Ill keep you updated.
03-04-2011, 03:18 PM
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sure sounds like a dead battery to me. When she is running test the alt. output with a multimeter across the battery terminals, it should read ~14.
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/how...-a-car-battery
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/how...-a-car-battery
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Tried to start her, ON- everything is normal. Battery level is half way between 9 and 14. Hangs there for a bit, then drops fast to 9 and check gauges light comes on. Tries to turn over, but won't and clicks.
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Originally Posted by DaddyCat
sure sounds like a dead battery to me. When she is running test the alt. output with a multimeter across the battery terminals, it should read ~14.
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/how...-a-car-battery
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/how...-a-car-battery
Waitin for my mom to get home so I can try to jump her.
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re. your bad brakes (today) please check your fluid level @ the master cylinder. Any brake fluid leaks visible at the master cyl. / booster, under the jeep at the wheels or brake lines? I don't want you crashing from failed brakes!
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Originally Posted by DaddyCat
re. your bad brakes (today) please check your fluid level @ the master cylinder. Any brake fluid leaks visible at the master cyl. / booster, under the jeep at the wheels or brake lines? I don't want you crashing from failed brakes!
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The master cylinder reservoir is not pressurised, only the fluid in the brake cylinder and down stream becomes pressurised when you step on the brake pedal. Brown color = old fluid and probably contaminated with water. You should think about flushing your brake fluid and having your brakes looked at. Many brake shops will do a free brake inspection.