jmurdock45

I have a 97 and my fuel filter is bad I guess because it will shut off randomly like it's not getting any gas so I'm gonna go ahead and change it any help

NorCalJeep

if i not mistaken, on the newer xj,s they are in the gas tank

GreenClassic

Yes, the fuel filter is inside the gas tank for 97-01.

jmurdock45

**** are you kidding me I have to take my whole gas tank off to get to it what the **** was Jeep thinking when they did that ****

cherokeewheelin73

ya its a pain in the ***** helped a buddy do it the other day luckly all my jeeps are older so there just under right next to the tank all tucked up

jmurdock45

This pisses me off because I'm not totally sure it's the fuel filter.
I'll be driving and it will die randomly but it will start back up after I park it or when I'm at a stop light it dies but again starts back up and drives for a ways

Xj88

Yea you got the **** end of the stick with the newer style fuel filters. The old xjs had inline filters right inside the unibody...easy to get to

jmurdock45

From what I described above it that a fuel filter problem?

Xj88

Could be, could be the pump, clogged lines, anything. Filter is a good place to start

OttawaXJ

check your TPS sensor, IAC, CKS, CPS in that order first then think about fuel pump

jmurdock45

I think it's the filter because it will idle fine than out of nowhere sputter and die

zr2toxj

That sounds more like a sensor to me. It doesn't take much to check the sensors OttawaXJ listed. A lot less time than dropping the tank. I just wouldn't want to do all that and realizing it was something else. Good luck! Let us know what it was.

cherokeewheelin73

if it was the tps it wouldent run at all...

jmurdock45

It's the fuel filter I believe because if it was tps or cps it wouldn't run at all

cherokeewheelin73

when your driving and step on the gas does it sputter out and not move like it should?