where would the starter be located on the 05' Cherokee mine has went out and i want to replace it myself and i have no idea where it is located if someone has a diagram that would be greatly appreciated

 

Diagram not really needed but its on the passenger side of engine, down at the bottom beside the oil pan and in front if the trans bellhousing. It is about the size/shape of a 16oz beer can with another smaller can attached to it, or you could follow the positive battery cable down to it.

 

allrite thanks man!

 

If you're have a hard time finding the starter, I would suggest having the job done by a pro. Are you sure it's the starter that is bad? How did you diagnose it to be bad?

 

hey everyone has to learn somehow, if he wants to do it himself awesome, just make sure to unhook the battery first! and before you buy a new one have someone test it to make sure thats what is wrong, autozone or a place like that can do that for you

 

So then I will start doing brain surgery tomorrow, everybody needs to start someplace, right?

 

LMAO replacing a starter is far from brain surgery, not even a realistic comparison, and its pretty much unbolt, take out, put new in, bolt back up, simple so whats the big deal if the guy wants to do it himself?

 

i found out it was bad by it not starting lol so i took it to my mechanic (was goin there anyway to replace steering box and a couple other things)and had him look at it and he said it was bad plus i want to do it myself cause i want to learn bout my vehicle and learn to do the work my self cause i mean being 19 years old i know alot of mechanical things just dont know everything and wanna learn as i go

 

But if does not even know where to find the starter, that could be a problem. I really doubt there is anything wrong with the starter. The fail rate for starters on any vehicle made in the last 10 years is very low, I would bet money on it being a battery related problem. If you don't know where to find the starter, the chances are pretty slim that you'll know how to properly diagnose it to be bad. If he wants to replace it, fine, it's his money. But a little bit of diagnostic skill can save a bundle of cash, and not ripping into something you have no idea about will also save you money.

A 2005 in need of a steering box? How many miles do you have on this rig? Do you beat on this poor thing, or do you baby it?

 

thats why I said take it out and take it somewhere to be tested!! scroll up

 

well i know the battery anit bad seeing how it is a BRAND new duralast and the alternator is also brand new and my jeep dosent get babied i take it out in fields round my house alot and now with all this snow we were getting i took it to unplowed parking lots lol and i hate having it down and out cause now i have to drive a ford

 

Check the battery connects just to make sure. A new battery with bad or dirty connections is not much better than a dead battery.