97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
CPS location for '96 XJ
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
Engine compartment grounds ('02 WJ typical)
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43BDB654.1A107BF5@sympatico.ca...
> There are two CPS's. The crank position sensor and the cam one in the
> distributor.
>
> The ground strap 'could' be a wire mesh cable from the back of the
> engine up to the firewall on the 6 and there could be one down one one
> of the engine mounts. The other one would be to just follow the
> negative cable from the battery to see where it goes. One will be to
> the engine block and maybe the other will go to a fender or firewall.
> This one is the suspected dirty one at the fender end. The mesh one
> gets bad connections too and it rots out pretty fast in the rust belt.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> msgrace wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to appear stupid here but I am a woman trying to work on her
>> own Jeep to save money while my husband is over in Iraq, but what does
>> cps
>> stand for? I am looking in my Haynes repair manuel and the only thing I
>> can think of would be camshaft position sensor would that be what you are
>> talking about? I use my mechanic when there is a part that I can't get
>> to
>> myself to change.
>> Is there a fuel relay switch on the Jeep, it is a 2wd 6cyl and I was
>> wondering if that was going out and possibly causing the problem. Also,
>> where in the heck is that ground strap located!! I tried finding it and
>> I
>> could not locate it. Again thanks to everyone with suggestions I am going
>> to try them all till I solve the problem.
>>
>> Grace
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
Engine compartment grounds ('02 WJ typical)
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43BDB654.1A107BF5@sympatico.ca...
> There are two CPS's. The crank position sensor and the cam one in the
> distributor.
>
> The ground strap 'could' be a wire mesh cable from the back of the
> engine up to the firewall on the 6 and there could be one down one one
> of the engine mounts. The other one would be to just follow the
> negative cable from the battery to see where it goes. One will be to
> the engine block and maybe the other will go to a fender or firewall.
> This one is the suspected dirty one at the fender end. The mesh one
> gets bad connections too and it rots out pretty fast in the rust belt.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> msgrace wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to appear stupid here but I am a woman trying to work on her
>> own Jeep to save money while my husband is over in Iraq, but what does
>> cps
>> stand for? I am looking in my Haynes repair manuel and the only thing I
>> can think of would be camshaft position sensor would that be what you are
>> talking about? I use my mechanic when there is a part that I can't get
>> to
>> myself to change.
>> Is there a fuel relay switch on the Jeep, it is a 2wd 6cyl and I was
>> wondering if that was going out and possibly causing the problem. Also,
>> where in the heck is that ground strap located!! I tried finding it and
>> I
>> could not locate it. Again thanks to everyone with suggestions I am going
>> to try them all till I solve the problem.
>>
>> Grace
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
CPS location for '96 XJ
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
Engine compartment grounds ('02 WJ typical)
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43BDB654.1A107BF5@sympatico.ca...
> There are two CPS's. The crank position sensor and the cam one in the
> distributor.
>
> The ground strap 'could' be a wire mesh cable from the back of the
> engine up to the firewall on the 6 and there could be one down one one
> of the engine mounts. The other one would be to just follow the
> negative cable from the battery to see where it goes. One will be to
> the engine block and maybe the other will go to a fender or firewall.
> This one is the suspected dirty one at the fender end. The mesh one
> gets bad connections too and it rots out pretty fast in the rust belt.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> msgrace wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to appear stupid here but I am a woman trying to work on her
>> own Jeep to save money while my husband is over in Iraq, but what does
>> cps
>> stand for? I am looking in my Haynes repair manuel and the only thing I
>> can think of would be camshaft position sensor would that be what you are
>> talking about? I use my mechanic when there is a part that I can't get
>> to
>> myself to change.
>> Is there a fuel relay switch on the Jeep, it is a 2wd 6cyl and I was
>> wondering if that was going out and possibly causing the problem. Also,
>> where in the heck is that ground strap located!! I tried finding it and
>> I
>> could not locate it. Again thanks to everyone with suggestions I am going
>> to try them all till I solve the problem.
>>
>> Grace
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
Engine compartment grounds ('02 WJ typical)
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43BDB654.1A107BF5@sympatico.ca...
> There are two CPS's. The crank position sensor and the cam one in the
> distributor.
>
> The ground strap 'could' be a wire mesh cable from the back of the
> engine up to the firewall on the 6 and there could be one down one one
> of the engine mounts. The other one would be to just follow the
> negative cable from the battery to see where it goes. One will be to
> the engine block and maybe the other will go to a fender or firewall.
> This one is the suspected dirty one at the fender end. The mesh one
> gets bad connections too and it rots out pretty fast in the rust belt.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> msgrace wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to appear stupid here but I am a woman trying to work on her
>> own Jeep to save money while my husband is over in Iraq, but what does
>> cps
>> stand for? I am looking in my Haynes repair manuel and the only thing I
>> can think of would be camshaft position sensor would that be what you are
>> talking about? I use my mechanic when there is a part that I can't get
>> to
>> myself to change.
>> Is there a fuel relay switch on the Jeep, it is a 2wd 6cyl and I was
>> wondering if that was going out and possibly causing the problem. Also,
>> where in the heck is that ground strap located!! I tried finding it and
>> I
>> could not locate it. Again thanks to everyone with suggestions I am going
>> to try them all till I solve the problem.
>>
>> Grace
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
CPS location for '96 XJ
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
Engine compartment grounds ('02 WJ typical)
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43BDB654.1A107BF5@sympatico.ca...
> There are two CPS's. The crank position sensor and the cam one in the
> distributor.
>
> The ground strap 'could' be a wire mesh cable from the back of the
> engine up to the firewall on the 6 and there could be one down one one
> of the engine mounts. The other one would be to just follow the
> negative cable from the battery to see where it goes. One will be to
> the engine block and maybe the other will go to a fender or firewall.
> This one is the suspected dirty one at the fender end. The mesh one
> gets bad connections too and it rots out pretty fast in the rust belt.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> msgrace wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to appear stupid here but I am a woman trying to work on her
>> own Jeep to save money while my husband is over in Iraq, but what does
>> cps
>> stand for? I am looking in my Haynes repair manuel and the only thing I
>> can think of would be camshaft position sensor would that be what you are
>> talking about? I use my mechanic when there is a part that I can't get
>> to
>> myself to change.
>> Is there a fuel relay switch on the Jeep, it is a 2wd 6cyl and I was
>> wondering if that was going out and possibly causing the problem. Also,
>> where in the heck is that ground strap located!! I tried finding it and
>> I
>> could not locate it. Again thanks to everyone with suggestions I am going
>> to try them all till I solve the problem.
>>
>> Grace
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
Engine compartment grounds ('02 WJ typical)
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43BDB654.1A107BF5@sympatico.ca...
> There are two CPS's. The crank position sensor and the cam one in the
> distributor.
>
> The ground strap 'could' be a wire mesh cable from the back of the
> engine up to the firewall on the 6 and there could be one down one one
> of the engine mounts. The other one would be to just follow the
> negative cable from the battery to see where it goes. One will be to
> the engine block and maybe the other will go to a fender or firewall.
> This one is the suspected dirty one at the fender end. The mesh one
> gets bad connections too and it rots out pretty fast in the rust belt.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> msgrace wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to appear stupid here but I am a woman trying to work on her
>> own Jeep to save money while my husband is over in Iraq, but what does
>> cps
>> stand for? I am looking in my Haynes repair manuel and the only thing I
>> can think of would be camshaft position sensor would that be what you are
>> talking about? I use my mechanic when there is a part that I can't get
>> to
>> myself to change.
>> Is there a fuel relay switch on the Jeep, it is a 2wd 6cyl and I was
>> wondering if that was going out and possibly causing the problem. Also,
>> where in the heck is that ground strap located!! I tried finding it and
>> I
>> could not locate it. Again thanks to everyone with suggestions I am going
>> to try them all till I solve the problem.
>>
>> Grace
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
getting it to finally code is a start!!!
Grace
Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
getting it to finally code is a start!!!
Grace
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
getting it to finally code is a start!!!
Grace
Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
getting it to finally code is a start!!!
Grace
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
getting it to finally code is a start!!!
Grace
Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
getting it to finally code is a start!!!
Grace
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
msgrace wrote:
> Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
> Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
> kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
> code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
> that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
> that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
> telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
> getting it to finally code is a start!!!
>
> Grace
>
Code 12 will flash for the first 40 times after the battery
was disconnected.
> Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
> Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
> kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
> code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
> that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
> that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
> telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
> getting it to finally code is a start!!!
>
> Grace
>
Code 12 will flash for the first 40 times after the battery
was disconnected.
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msgrace wrote:
> Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
> Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
> kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
> code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
> that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
> that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
> telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
> getting it to finally code is a start!!!
>
> Grace
>
Code 12 will flash for the first 40 times after the battery
was disconnected.
> Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
> Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
> kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
> code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
> that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
> that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
> telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
> getting it to finally code is a start!!!
>
> Grace
>
Code 12 will flash for the first 40 times after the battery
was disconnected.
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
msgrace wrote:
> Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
> Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
> kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
> code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
> that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
> that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
> telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
> getting it to finally code is a start!!!
>
> Grace
>
Code 12 will flash for the first 40 times after the battery
was disconnected.
> Okay guys I finally figured out how to get my truck to code with the On
> Board Diagnostic system. I can't believe I finally did it in between my
> kids making me miss the flashing codes the first go round. Anyway, the
> code it flashed was "battery power to PCM was disconnected" does that mean
> that the Powertrain Control Module is bad or is it something going to it
> that is? Would that be that grounding strap that everyone has been
> telling me to check and I still can't find the stupid thing? For me
> getting it to finally code is a start!!!
>
> Grace
>
Code 12 will flash for the first 40 times after the battery
was disconnected.
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Re: 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo kills while driving
Nicely done, billy ray. Very helpful indeed.
billy ray wrote:
> CPS location for '96 XJ
> http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
>
> Engine compartment grounds ('02 WJ typical)
> http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2115943693
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:43BDB654.1A107BF5@sympatico.ca...
>
>>There are two CPS's. The crank position sensor and the cam one in the
>>distributor.
>>
>>The ground strap 'could' be a wire mesh cable from the back of the
>>engine up to the firewall on the 6 and there could be one down one one
>>of the engine mounts. The other one would be to just follow the
>>negative cable from the battery to see where it goes. One will be to
>>the engine block and maybe the other will go to a fender or firewall.
>>This one is the suspected dirty one at the fender end. The mesh one
>>gets bad connections too and it rots out pretty fast in the rust belt.
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>msgrace wrote:
>>
>>>I don't want to appear stupid here but I am a woman trying to work on her
>>>own Jeep to save money while my husband is over in Iraq, but what does
>>>cps
>>>stand for? I am looking in my Haynes repair manuel and the only thing I
>>>can think of would be camshaft position sensor would that be what you are
>>>talking about? I use my mechanic when there is a part that I can't get
>>>to
>>>myself to change.
>>>Is there a fuel relay switch on the Jeep, it is a 2wd 6cyl and I was
>>>wondering if that was going out and possibly causing the problem. Also,
>>>where in the heck is that ground strap located!! I tried finding it and
>>>I
>>>could not locate it. Again thanks to everyone with suggestions I am going
>>>to try them all till I solve the problem.
>>>
>>>Grace
>
>
>