90 XJ wont shift after cleaning
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Year: 1997
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90 XJ wont shift after cleaning
took the new to me 90 xj 4.0 to the wash n go and pressure washed the entire thing, even the engine cuz it was filthy. i had it running while i was cleanin it so i knew it would start, drove half a mile to oreilley to buy some stuff and went back out and the tranny wont shift out of first gear now...it will shift if i red line it to like 5k rpms. did i blow somethin off? is there a sensor that tells the tranny when to shift, maybe it got wet and isnt contacting good...? its been sitting for a day to see if it will dry out and shift but i havent tried yet. ideas?
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its prob your throttle position sensor....i did the same exact thing on my 98. i washed the engine with it running, drove/ran fine going back to work, and when i went to go home it wouldnt shift out of first and started throwing all kinds of engine codes.
do a check on your tps....i forget how so you will have to search that one.
i got lucky and just started looking at the first code it threw....which was a tps code. i tried drying it out, but it never worked out...had to buy a new one
do a check on your tps....i forget how so you will have to search that one.
i got lucky and just started looking at the first code it threw....which was a tps code. i tried drying it out, but it never worked out...had to buy a new one
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its prob your throttle position sensor....i did the same exact thing on my 98. i washed the engine with it running, drove/ran fine going back to work, and when i went to go home it wouldnt shift out of first and started throwing all kinds of engine codes.
do a check on your tps....i forget how so you will have to search that one.
i got lucky and just started looking at the first code it threw....which was a tps code. i tried drying it out, but it never worked out...had to buy a new one
do a check on your tps....i forget how so you will have to search that one.
i got lucky and just started looking at the first code it threw....which was a tps code. i tried drying it out, but it never worked out...had to buy a new one
the t-body is different than my 97 so im assuming its one of the sensors on the odd looking t body correct? its 21 yrs old im sure it went outt lol
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Year: 1991
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yes its on the back side of the tb if i remember correctly......two torx screws holding it in.........i had this problem back in 2001, so sorry i dont remember for sure!!
EDIT.....just noticed your is a 90 and you even told me it was different! i suck today!.....but yes it is one of the sensors on the tb. the front round one is the iac....so it would be the other.
i will run out here in a few and look at my 93 and get back to ya
EDIT.....just noticed your is a 90 and you even told me it was different! i suck today!.....but yes it is one of the sensors on the tb. the front round one is the iac....so it would be the other.
i will run out here in a few and look at my 93 and get back to ya
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its prob your throttle position sensor....i did the same exact thing on my 98. i washed the engine with it running, drove/ran fine going back to work, and when i went to go home it wouldnt shift out of first and started throwing all kinds of engine codes.
do a check on your tps....i forget how so you will have to search that one.
i got lucky and just started looking at the first code it threw....which was a tps code. i tried drying it out, but it never worked out...had to buy a new one
do a check on your tps....i forget how so you will have to search that one.
i got lucky and just started looking at the first code it threw....which was a tps code. i tried drying it out, but it never worked out...had to buy a new one
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