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Re: Recall!
I put in a new downstream oxygen sensor from oxygensensors.com ($49.90
instead of the $120 at a FLAPS!) and my "Check Engine" light has stayed out for the past few days. With the light out my Jeep will pass inspection. Thanks Bill! Jeff DeWitt Dave wrote: > Damn! I replaced mine on my 97 XJ on 10/16/04 86,000-Miles. I guess I > could have waited but the rattle was bad. Dave > On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:23 GMT, Jeffrey DeWitt > <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > >>Good grief... >> >>I got a letter from Chrysler today that my Cherokee has been recalled. >> >>They say the computer needs to be reprogrammed because it probably >>doesn't trigger the check engine light, and they also want to check the >>catalytic converter to see if it's rattling, if it is they will replace >>it for free! >> >>This is a 10 year old Jeep with 300,000+ miles on it and a (not >>Chrysler) factory rebuilt engine and they want to work on it for free! >> >>I think they are right about the computer not picking up a failing cat, >>the thing rattled quite a bit for a while but eventually calmed down... >>and there have been no more problems with it for the past 200,000 miles >>or so. >> >>I've often wondered what happened to the cat to quiet it down, might the >>stuff have fallen out or did enough stuff build up to glue everything >>back together? >> >>The Jeep probably really does need a new cat, and it DID rattle, I >>wonder if giving the thing a smack with a hammer cushioned by a block of >>wood would get it rattling again. >> >>I'm not trying to get over on Chrysler, the thing DID rattle and I >>suspect it doesn't work right and hasn't in years. >> >>Any comments or suggestions? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Jeff DeWitt > > |
Re: Recall!
I put in a new downstream oxygen sensor from oxygensensors.com ($49.90
instead of the $120 at a FLAPS!) and my "Check Engine" light has stayed out for the past few days. With the light out my Jeep will pass inspection. Thanks Bill! Jeff DeWitt Dave wrote: > Damn! I replaced mine on my 97 XJ on 10/16/04 86,000-Miles. I guess I > could have waited but the rattle was bad. Dave > On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:23 GMT, Jeffrey DeWitt > <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > >>Good grief... >> >>I got a letter from Chrysler today that my Cherokee has been recalled. >> >>They say the computer needs to be reprogrammed because it probably >>doesn't trigger the check engine light, and they also want to check the >>catalytic converter to see if it's rattling, if it is they will replace >>it for free! >> >>This is a 10 year old Jeep with 300,000+ miles on it and a (not >>Chrysler) factory rebuilt engine and they want to work on it for free! >> >>I think they are right about the computer not picking up a failing cat, >>the thing rattled quite a bit for a while but eventually calmed down... >>and there have been no more problems with it for the past 200,000 miles >>or so. >> >>I've often wondered what happened to the cat to quiet it down, might the >>stuff have fallen out or did enough stuff build up to glue everything >>back together? >> >>The Jeep probably really does need a new cat, and it DID rattle, I >>wonder if giving the thing a smack with a hammer cushioned by a block of >>wood would get it rattling again. >> >>I'm not trying to get over on Chrysler, the thing DID rattle and I >>suspect it doesn't work right and hasn't in years. >> >>Any comments or suggestions? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Jeff DeWitt > > |
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