Accerlation cutting out??
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Accerlation cutting out??
Sometime when I start to five my jeep gas, it starts to accelerate a little, but then the power just cuts out. my C/E light is on for high voltage o2 sensor. But i've checked my sensors and they look ok.. How do I fix my o2 problem? and is my o2 sensors really screwing with my power and acceleration that much?
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Sometime when I start to five my jeep gas, it starts to accelerate a little, but then the power just cuts out. my C/E light is on for high voltage o2 sensor. But i've checked my sensors and they look ok.. How do I fix my o2 problem? and is my o2 sensors really screwing with my power and acceleration that much?
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The lights still on and the acceleration is still terrible. I replaced my upstream sensor about 4 or 5 months ago maybe.. I wouldn't imagine that it needs to be replaced already.. I noticed a hole in my cold air intake right where it goes into the throttle body. I thought that maybe it was sucking in too much air and that was throwing things off. you know maybe bringing in too much air and it was throwing in too much gas causing my bad milage and my sub par acceleration, but nothing seems to fix anything.
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Your coolant temp sensor can make your jeep do funny things. I would get a scanner that has a live scan mode(i think thats what its called) and you can go through and look at each sensor(i think) and see if there all working properly. A sensor can be stuck in one position but wont throw a error code so you have to look at it while your engine is running to see if its reading properly.
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I dont think its my coolant temp sensor, my temp seems to read ok at 210 and feels hot coming out of the vents.
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Mine read fine too but every so often my jeep would sputter and cut out. It only did it once in a blue moon. I could never figure out what it was untill it finally threw a code one day.
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What it an expensive fix? Do you think my MAP sensor could be screwing with things?
Those three wires that go into that black box right by the intake manifold is my MAP sensor yeah? Should I clean it? I even heard of maybe just getting rid of it??
Those three wires that go into that black box right by the intake manifold is my MAP sensor yeah? Should I clean it? I even heard of maybe just getting rid of it??
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any luck? My 98 started this too, right when it shifts into 3rd it starts the chugging and bucking, does it from 42mph to 60mph, clears out and runs fine at highway speeds. Literally feels as though the fuel and fire are cutting on and off repeatedly.
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http://www.ehow.com/how_4478865_trou...ap-sensor.html
Did you test your TPS yet? I think that's more likely to be the problem than the MAP sensor.
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I'm 90 percent sure it's my fuel injectors. I'm replacing them soon, I'll let you know if I see a difference in the problem.
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Originally Posted by kjc
I don't think the map sensor should be 'cleaned'. And you for sure can't just take it off. Here's a 'how to' to test it.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4478865_trou...ap-sensor.html
Did you test your TPS yet? I think that's more likely to be the problem than the MAP sensor.
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I have a tps(new) that I havent installed yet. Got jeep from brother and he has a bit larger bank roll than I do, so he threw parts at it and I just installed them. Now its mine. Im sitting on the new tps and a new under dash ignition module/switch.........what I noticed about mine is when the hesitation, jerking starts, I can hear something under drivers side dash sort of electrical, maybe, like connection or ground shorting out/arcing. All plugs are tight and clean but i havent dropped panel to access ignition yet. Should I put on the tps first and see what happens. After these last two parts i will be in my own pockets with it.
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BTW, Im new to Cherokee and this Forum is the S***!!!! Very nice and respectful folks over here......Having come from the JK Forum since I bought new JK in 07, its nice to see the JEEP guys from both sides of the JEEP lineup be so cool!!!!
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The lights still on and the acceleration is still terrible. I replaced my upstream sensor about 4 or 5 months ago maybe.. I wouldn't imagine that it needs to be replaced already.. I noticed a hole in my cold air intake right where it goes into the throttle body. I thought that maybe it was sucking in too much air and that was throwing things off. you know maybe bringing in too much air and it was throwing in too much gas causing my bad milage and my sub par acceleration, but nothing seems to fix anything.