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From: Coleridge, NC
Year: 1998
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6
After a couple days of sitting, my jeep barely wants to crank. Hardly even spins now. Volt gauge is reading low prior to trying to crank. I did a couple of voltage checks. 1st the battery. At 20V setting on my DMM, battery reads 11.62V. So after ruling out battery, I thought back 2 years to my crankshaft sensor replacement. Its all too similar. I believe a good cps is suppose to read over 10k ohms. When I tested mine earlier I got an open loop, or 0 ohms reading. Is this accurate?
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From: Australia
Year: 1997 (RHD)
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 ltr
After a couple days of sitting, my jeep barely wants to crank. Hardly even spins now. Volt gauge is reading low prior to trying to crank. I did a couple of voltage checks. 1st the battery. At 20V setting on my DMM, battery reads 11.62V. So after ruling out battery, I thought back 2 years to my crankshaft sensor replacement. Its all too similar. I believe a good cps is suppose to read over 10k ohms. When I tested mine earlier I got an open loop, or 0 ohms reading. Is this accurate?
11.6V is about one Volt below what it should be. And that's " for starters" , so to speak...
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From: Lehigh Valley PA
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 renix
Sorry, was answering a question I thought was OP's, even though I knew it wasn't the culprit - didn't realize the thread was hijacked...
Anyway.... did you follow Radi's post?
I would follow this....
Anyway.... did you follow Radi's post?
Start at one end and work your way back.
No spark at the plug?
Check at the coil main lead. Nothing?
Check for power at the coil + terminal with the key on.
No power? Check the PDC, Ignition switch and connectors.
Yes power? Check the - coil terminal for ground pulses while cranking (test light works)
No ground pulses? Check the CPS first.
No spark at the plug?
Check at the coil main lead. Nothing?
Check for power at the coil + terminal with the key on.
No power? Check the PDC, Ignition switch and connectors.
Yes power? Check the - coil terminal for ground pulses while cranking (test light works)
No ground pulses? Check the CPS first.
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From: Coleridge, NC
Year: 1998
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6
Well I did check for spark at the plug and was unable to see spark, of course it was a bit light outside Not sure how to test for power at coil. And I was under the impression that 11.6V is a good thing. Anyway was hoping somebody may know for sure about proper resistance reading for a good cps. When I did replace it a couple years ago, I feel like it was 10k ohm or higher..Mine currently is reading 0.0. Are these sensors so cheap they only last a couple years on avg or wht? If so, I may need to invest in a higher quality sensor.
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From: Nor-Cal Coast
Year: 90,84
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Bob, it would be be perfectly alright if you just started a new thread. You didn't do anything wrong, I don't imagine anyone could object. Just state where you are again, and take it from there...
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