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Old 07-09-2012, 04:23 PM
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I'm having all the same problems with my 99 but mine accelerates on it's own sometimes
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Well as i was driving it today it seamed like it had gotten worse. It was stumbling when i put it into drive when i first started it and i lost my power steering for a bit. Gona take it to my mechanic wednesday to see if we can figure it out.
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I am having the same issue, to an extent.
Let me know what you find out because I have been dealing with this for months and replacing stuff that never seems to help at all.
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Im betting on either a failing fuel pump or a failing electrical component.
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I had a ton of **** floating around in my tank.. Some how.. Either way, cleaning it out helped reduce a lot of my hesitation/popping at manifold issue. But it wasn't the cure. I've run the gauntlet one this one, too... New everything.. What's really odd is if I to to my guy and get the codes cleared, the CEL goes away and it starts and will idle fine, but buy the time I get to the road (~1/8 mile) it will act up; hesitating, backfiring at manifold. Going WOT will make it go away. After this the CEL will reappear, sometimes within 30 min, and it will run like a champ. Nice smooth idle, good acceleration and IMHO nominal mpgs.

Super stumped. But I'm gonna post the **** like crazy WHEN I figure it out!
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Just did a fuel pressure test. Only had 20psi. I think that may be my problem..... haha Grabbed a new pump and gona put it in sometime today. Should fix some(or all) of my problems.
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Put the pump, jeep is happy again!
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Sweet man! Glad it worked!
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Might check your camshaft position sensor!!!
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Hey what's needed to check the pressure in the fuel rail? I have a very strange misfire issue and checking the pressure wouldn't hurt. Strange thing of mine is that if I shut my jeep and restart it will run fine..... until it cools down
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A fuel pressure guage.
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What kind of MPG's were you getting prior to replacing the fuel pump? I have two of the symptoms you describe...rough idle and loss of power. I've done most of the things you have:

784 Injectors
Hood Vents
Cap, Plugs, Rotor
(Cat on order)
Replace cracked manifold
O2 Sensors

Did your mechanic test fuel pressure or did you do that yourself?

Thanks!

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I was gettin 11.5 city and 17 highway,

and my mechanic did the pressure test.
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