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Old 08-20-2009, 05:30 PM
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I have a 1998 cherokee classic and i cant find where my oil sensor is at... oil guarge goes erratic while driving... sensor is loose but cant seem to find it... does anyone know where it mite be...
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Just aft of the distributor.
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where is that at
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near the oil filter.
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it is not there
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Look better, it must be somewhere around there...
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It looks like this...


and is on the passenger side of the engine, near the distributor which looks like this...


And this is what it looks like in the engine bay...


And I thought this might help too...

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thank you i found it... but its barely holding on... you can move the sensor and the guage will move... so every bump in the road it moves so i cant get a good read of my oil pressure... what should i do
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98's dont have distributors
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Originally Posted by offroadnut36
98's dont have distributors
xjs had dist's up to 2,000.when they went to coil on plug control system and did away with the dist.
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I thought they went to coil packs in 97 and the cooil on plugs in 2000 and 2001.
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Originally Posted by GoreXJ95
thank you i found it... but its barely holding on... you can move the sensor and the guage will move... so every bump in the road it moves so i cant get a good read of my oil pressure... what should i do
Install a new one.

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I thought they went to coil packs in 97 and the cooil on plugs in 2000 and 2001.
Think harder and verify before posting.
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Originally Posted by FrankZ

Think harder and verify before posting.
My bad haha
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Originally Posted by FrankZ
Install a new one.

Think harder and verify before posting.

couldnt have said it better myself!
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