New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
08-24-2006, 08:41 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
Jay wrote:
> Thanks for the speedy answer Doug. I was talking about the
> heater/blower fan. It slows down as the engine revs but in every
> other car I have had it has always stayed the same or increased in
> speed slightly. I am bewildered as to why it would slow down as the
> engine is producing more electric.
Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for free.
--
DougW
> Thanks for the speedy answer Doug. I was talking about the
> heater/blower fan. It slows down as the engine revs but in every
> other car I have had it has always stayed the same or increased in
> speed slightly. I am bewildered as to why it would slow down as the
> engine is producing more electric.
Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for free.
--
DougW
08-24-2006, 08:41 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
Jay wrote:
> Thanks for the speedy answer Doug. I was talking about the
> heater/blower fan. It slows down as the engine revs but in every
> other car I have had it has always stayed the same or increased in
> speed slightly. I am bewildered as to why it would slow down as the
> engine is producing more electric.
Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for free.
--
DougW
> Thanks for the speedy answer Doug. I was talking about the
> heater/blower fan. It slows down as the engine revs but in every
> other car I have had it has always stayed the same or increased in
> speed slightly. I am bewildered as to why it would slow down as the
> engine is producing more electric.
Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for free.
--
DougW
08-24-2006, 08:41 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
Jay wrote:
> Thanks for the speedy answer Doug. I was talking about the
> heater/blower fan. It slows down as the engine revs but in every
> other car I have had it has always stayed the same or increased in
> speed slightly. I am bewildered as to why it would slow down as the
> engine is producing more electric.
Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for free.
--
DougW
> Thanks for the speedy answer Doug. I was talking about the
> heater/blower fan. It slows down as the engine revs but in every
> other car I have had it has always stayed the same or increased in
> speed slightly. I am bewildered as to why it would slow down as the
> engine is producing more electric.
Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for free.
--
DougW
08-24-2006, 08:52 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
> Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
> vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
> be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
> stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for
> free.
>
> --
> DougW
>
Thanks - you have answered my question - the battery is indeed not in great
condition!
Any help on my original Q about what basic checks / precautions I could take
on an 118,000 miles engine with no service history? I read that there is no
cam belt on these 2.5 petrols - is this true?
08-24-2006, 08:52 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
> Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
> vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
> be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
> stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for
> free.
>
> --
> DougW
>
Thanks - you have answered my question - the battery is indeed not in great
condition!
Any help on my original Q about what basic checks / precautions I could take
on an 118,000 miles engine with no service history? I read that there is no
cam belt on these 2.5 petrols - is this true?
08-24-2006, 08:52 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
> Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
> vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
> be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
> stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for
> free.
>
> --
> DougW
>
Thanks - you have answered my question - the battery is indeed not in great
condition!
Any help on my original Q about what basic checks / precautions I could take
on an 118,000 miles engine with no service history? I read that there is no
cam belt on these 2.5 petrols - is this true?
08-24-2006, 08:52 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
> Ah, then I dunno. :/ Voltage is reguated quite a bit better in newer
> vehicles so there isn't the old swing up to +18V anymore. Could also
> be the battery is tired or low on water. Check your local auto parts
> stores, the ones over on this side of the pond will check batteries for
> free.
>
> --
> DougW
>
Thanks - you have answered my question - the battery is indeed not in great
condition!
Any help on my original Q about what basic checks / precautions I could take
on an 118,000 miles engine with no service history? I read that there is no
cam belt on these 2.5 petrols - is this true?
08-24-2006, 09:30 PM
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
If the mesh wire ground from the engine to the firewall goes ratty, you
can have the body mounted systems lose power when the engine needs more.
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)
Jay wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I bought a Jeep Cherokee yesterday. I've never had a 4x4 before, I always
> had hot hatches, but I woke up the other day and fancied a 4x4 - it must be
> middle-age creeping up on me! Next I'll be wearing uni---- jeans and having
> a bonfire on a Sunday afternoon.
>
> Anyway. I was after some advice as I am pretty clueless about Jeeps and also
> know hardly anything about the mechanics of a car. The Jeep is a 1995 model
> and has done 118,000 miles. It is the 2.5 petrol model. The engine sounds
> pretty smooth and performs well enough and the gear change feels nice. There
> is no service history with the Jeep and I am wanting to take some
> precautionary steps in order to hopefully lengthen the life of it. I am
> going to change the oil and oil filter for starters, but what other things
> should I be doing or inspecting?
>
> There are a few faults I have already found:
>
> 1) The lights dont't come on when set in the first setting (sidelights.)
> Also none of the bulbs behind the rev counter and speedo are lighting up
> even when on main beam (which does work.) Is this likely to be a fuse that
> has blown?
>
> 2) The oil pressure gauge is mental - it goes up and down all the time and
> at high revs goes wildly off the scale.
>
> 3) This may not be a fault but seems bizarre - the higher I rev the engine
> the slower the blower fan runs which is odd as it's usually the other way
> around.
>
> Any help would be greatfully received.
>
> Jay
can have the body mounted systems lose power when the engine needs more.
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)
Jay wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I bought a Jeep Cherokee yesterday. I've never had a 4x4 before, I always
> had hot hatches, but I woke up the other day and fancied a 4x4 - it must be
> middle-age creeping up on me! Next I'll be wearing uni---- jeans and having
> a bonfire on a Sunday afternoon.
>
> Anyway. I was after some advice as I am pretty clueless about Jeeps and also
> know hardly anything about the mechanics of a car. The Jeep is a 1995 model
> and has done 118,000 miles. It is the 2.5 petrol model. The engine sounds
> pretty smooth and performs well enough and the gear change feels nice. There
> is no service history with the Jeep and I am wanting to take some
> precautionary steps in order to hopefully lengthen the life of it. I am
> going to change the oil and oil filter for starters, but what other things
> should I be doing or inspecting?
>
> There are a few faults I have already found:
>
> 1) The lights dont't come on when set in the first setting (sidelights.)
> Also none of the bulbs behind the rev counter and speedo are lighting up
> even when on main beam (which does work.) Is this likely to be a fuse that
> has blown?
>
> 2) The oil pressure gauge is mental - it goes up and down all the time and
> at high revs goes wildly off the scale.
>
> 3) This may not be a fault but seems bizarre - the higher I rev the engine
> the slower the blower fan runs which is odd as it's usually the other way
> around.
>
> Any help would be greatfully received.
>
> Jay
08-24-2006, 09:30 PM
#19
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Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
If the mesh wire ground from the engine to the firewall goes ratty, you
can have the body mounted systems lose power when the engine needs more.
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)
Jay wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I bought a Jeep Cherokee yesterday. I've never had a 4x4 before, I always
> had hot hatches, but I woke up the other day and fancied a 4x4 - it must be
> middle-age creeping up on me! Next I'll be wearing uni---- jeans and having
> a bonfire on a Sunday afternoon.
>
> Anyway. I was after some advice as I am pretty clueless about Jeeps and also
> know hardly anything about the mechanics of a car. The Jeep is a 1995 model
> and has done 118,000 miles. It is the 2.5 petrol model. The engine sounds
> pretty smooth and performs well enough and the gear change feels nice. There
> is no service history with the Jeep and I am wanting to take some
> precautionary steps in order to hopefully lengthen the life of it. I am
> going to change the oil and oil filter for starters, but what other things
> should I be doing or inspecting?
>
> There are a few faults I have already found:
>
> 1) The lights dont't come on when set in the first setting (sidelights.)
> Also none of the bulbs behind the rev counter and speedo are lighting up
> even when on main beam (which does work.) Is this likely to be a fuse that
> has blown?
>
> 2) The oil pressure gauge is mental - it goes up and down all the time and
> at high revs goes wildly off the scale.
>
> 3) This may not be a fault but seems bizarre - the higher I rev the engine
> the slower the blower fan runs which is odd as it's usually the other way
> around.
>
> Any help would be greatfully received.
>
> Jay
can have the body mounted systems lose power when the engine needs more.
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)
Jay wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I bought a Jeep Cherokee yesterday. I've never had a 4x4 before, I always
> had hot hatches, but I woke up the other day and fancied a 4x4 - it must be
> middle-age creeping up on me! Next I'll be wearing uni---- jeans and having
> a bonfire on a Sunday afternoon.
>
> Anyway. I was after some advice as I am pretty clueless about Jeeps and also
> know hardly anything about the mechanics of a car. The Jeep is a 1995 model
> and has done 118,000 miles. It is the 2.5 petrol model. The engine sounds
> pretty smooth and performs well enough and the gear change feels nice. There
> is no service history with the Jeep and I am wanting to take some
> precautionary steps in order to hopefully lengthen the life of it. I am
> going to change the oil and oil filter for starters, but what other things
> should I be doing or inspecting?
>
> There are a few faults I have already found:
>
> 1) The lights dont't come on when set in the first setting (sidelights.)
> Also none of the bulbs behind the rev counter and speedo are lighting up
> even when on main beam (which does work.) Is this likely to be a fuse that
> has blown?
>
> 2) The oil pressure gauge is mental - it goes up and down all the time and
> at high revs goes wildly off the scale.
>
> 3) This may not be a fault but seems bizarre - the higher I rev the engine
> the slower the blower fan runs which is odd as it's usually the other way
> around.
>
> Any help would be greatfully received.
>
> Jay
08-24-2006, 09:30 PM
#20
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Posts: n/a
Re: New Jeep Cherokee Owner, Advice Please.
If the mesh wire ground from the engine to the firewall goes ratty, you
can have the body mounted systems lose power when the engine needs more.
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)
Jay wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I bought a Jeep Cherokee yesterday. I've never had a 4x4 before, I always
> had hot hatches, but I woke up the other day and fancied a 4x4 - it must be
> middle-age creeping up on me! Next I'll be wearing uni---- jeans and having
> a bonfire on a Sunday afternoon.
>
> Anyway. I was after some advice as I am pretty clueless about Jeeps and also
> know hardly anything about the mechanics of a car. The Jeep is a 1995 model
> and has done 118,000 miles. It is the 2.5 petrol model. The engine sounds
> pretty smooth and performs well enough and the gear change feels nice. There
> is no service history with the Jeep and I am wanting to take some
> precautionary steps in order to hopefully lengthen the life of it. I am
> going to change the oil and oil filter for starters, but what other things
> should I be doing or inspecting?
>
> There are a few faults I have already found:
>
> 1) The lights dont't come on when set in the first setting (sidelights.)
> Also none of the bulbs behind the rev counter and speedo are lighting up
> even when on main beam (which does work.) Is this likely to be a fuse that
> has blown?
>
> 2) The oil pressure gauge is mental - it goes up and down all the time and
> at high revs goes wildly off the scale.
>
> 3) This may not be a fault but seems bizarre - the higher I rev the engine
> the slower the blower fan runs which is odd as it's usually the other way
> around.
>
> Any help would be greatfully received.
>
> Jay
can have the body mounted systems lose power when the engine needs more.
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)
Jay wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I bought a Jeep Cherokee yesterday. I've never had a 4x4 before, I always
> had hot hatches, but I woke up the other day and fancied a 4x4 - it must be
> middle-age creeping up on me! Next I'll be wearing uni---- jeans and having
> a bonfire on a Sunday afternoon.
>
> Anyway. I was after some advice as I am pretty clueless about Jeeps and also
> know hardly anything about the mechanics of a car. The Jeep is a 1995 model
> and has done 118,000 miles. It is the 2.5 petrol model. The engine sounds
> pretty smooth and performs well enough and the gear change feels nice. There
> is no service history with the Jeep and I am wanting to take some
> precautionary steps in order to hopefully lengthen the life of it. I am
> going to change the oil and oil filter for starters, but what other things
> should I be doing or inspecting?
>
> There are a few faults I have already found:
>
> 1) The lights dont't come on when set in the first setting (sidelights.)
> Also none of the bulbs behind the rev counter and speedo are lighting up
> even when on main beam (which does work.) Is this likely to be a fuse that
> has blown?
>
> 2) The oil pressure gauge is mental - it goes up and down all the time and
> at high revs goes wildly off the scale.
>
> 3) This may not be a fault but seems bizarre - the higher I rev the engine
> the slower the blower fan runs which is odd as it's usually the other way
> around.
>
> Any help would be greatfully received.
>
> Jay