Jeffrey DeWitt

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
>
>

Jeffrey DeWitt

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
>
>