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[BOP]

mmm bop you seem to be getting there

Slowly but surely! TPS arrived so gonna put that on anyway once I've got it firing properly! just wish I knew how I got rid of the security (immobiliser) issue for future reference! Thanks everyone who offered advice I'd have been really stuck otherwise! 

[scrw]

I'm now also under the impression that mines a 97 model registered in 98 as it has a normal black key not a grey SKIS key?

Some of the early facelift XJs have the none transponder keys, I had one built 11/97 with them, but had one built 12/97 with the grey key

[BOP]

Still trying to find out whats wrong with my XJ! changed tps and cps just waiting for my new o2 sensor to arrive, after changing the CPS it ran perfectly for about 3-4mins then started to idle roughly an gave a couple of small backfires when revved, o2 sensor playing up? I've just plugged my fault code reader in and got code P1600-TCM internal watchdog operation, what does the tcm do? I'm assuming tcm stands for transmission control module? and would this tcm error be contributing to my troubles or is it something totally different and has nothing to do with the probs I've had

[ffcgary1]

Have you checked that your fuel pump is not going bad or is blocked, have you checked that the fuel filter is clean and that you have fuel pressure at the injector Rail.
This sounds more like a fuel problem to me rather than an electrical fault
But now thinking about it more it could also be a faulty camshaft position sensor, as this tells the injectors when to fire fuel into the cylinders.
The cam pos sensor is located where the distributor would normally be and has a plug going to it.
Gary.

[BOP]

hmmm, this gets more confusing, jeep will now still start up fine but after about 5 mins will not stick on tick over, it hunts up and down but will sit there with revs rising and falling,switch it off and re-start it an it will run fine again for around 5 mins before doing the same again. confusing thing is I dont have any dials on the dash reading repeatedly, sometimes I'll get one of the gauges working when it starts,however if you press the unlock button on the fob while its running you'll get all gauges reading, the rev counter rises to about 1000rpm sticks there for 5-10 seconds then returns to 0 again and the air-bag light comes on the thing thats annoying is the problems with the gauges are'nt repeatable,sometimes the battery voltage will read 14,sometimes 10, sometimes the fuel gauge will work other times it wont, the only one which is consistently not working is the rev counter! dont know about speedo as I aint driven anywhere since about the 20th december due to it being poorly i've replaced cps and tps, still waiting for o2 sensor to arrive but i'm struggling to see that that will fix the clocks? anybody had this before as I'm well and truly stuck now with no idea of how to fix it 

[Dave69]

you could try disconnecting the battery for 10 mins then connecting it again. the engine will then relearn it's base settings as it might have lost some references for idling

[BOP]

you could try disconnecting the battery for 10 mins then connecting it again. the engine will then relearn it's base settings as it might have lost some references for idling

I'll give that a try! I'm starting to think I've got an issue with the immobiliser/central locking as when the keys are out of the ignition and your just standing by it supping tea and scratching your head it starts repetetively trying to un-lock itself even though its un-locked door open etc already! the only way to stop it is to press un-lock and that settles it for a bit again and then it'll just start trying to unlock itself again! am I drinking the wrong sort of tea for it or have I bought a lemon?!!!!

[Panic mechanic!]

A lot of alarms will try to lock the doors after a few mins if you do not turn the ignition on, its a safety feature in case you accidently open the car while playing with the keys in your  pocket......and your loose  change of course!

[BOP]

The saga continues.......... ran some proper diagnostics on it earlier in week and the only error code I've been left with is P1698 which is TCM internal watchdog operation, I'm thinking that the TCM has a dodgy connection somewhere and is not communicating with the ecu which is why I'm getting this error, I think i've found the TCM under the steering column on the right hand side but I'm stuck if I can find a way to unplug the connector block or even get at it properly to have a good nose? any ides? it'll start ok all gauges read and then after 3-4 mins it'll either start hunting up n down by a couple oh hundred rpm or it'll run really rough like its gonna die so I'll switch it off then start it again and it'll run sweet as a nut for 3-4 mins then do same again  if you switch it off n take key out the central locking starts to unlock itself continually, if you press the unlock button it'll stop it for a bit then it'll just start doing same again, if you press the lock button it'll just unlock itself again continually, only way to keep it locked at moment is to take negative off battery and lock it manually! anybody had these issues before or got any more thoughts on solutions before it drives (or not at the moment!) me gaga!

[tim_aka_tim]

anybody had these issues before 

Yep - probably the previous owner  Sorry, I know that's not constructive!

[Panic mechanic!]

I am wondering if you have a water leak  from the screen thats dripping down and shorting things out......

[gazjeep]

Might be on the wrong track but isn't there some door control module that can really make things screwy in all manor of ways when its past its best ?

[BOP]

Now, not wanting to curse my apparent good fortune/change of luck but I do believe I can now shout hoofuckinray as I do believe I fixed my jeep! me n greggmo spent a good 3 hours yesterday afternoon swearing,cursing and heating up the exhaust to get that soddin o2 sensor out only to be rewarded by it leaving most of its thread in the exhaust,so I 'borrowed' (permanantly if anyone ever needs it!) an 18mm tap from work to clean it out, put new sensor in this afternoon, hooked the battery up and yippee i ran it for 10 mins without a hiccup whereas before it only ran for a couple of mins before popping farting and dying! even me central locking/immobiliser appears to be playing the game!  tommorrow I'm taking it for a test drive to the petrol station  I'm so excited I may possibly dance before tommorrow! fingers crossed!

[Bulldog67]

  cool, bout time it gave in to ya pokin & proddin

[gazjeep]

Good luck 

[Bubba]

them o2 sensors are sneaky feckers

[BOP]

them o2 sensors are sneaky feckers

  if all goes well later I'll have transport again an I'll sort out gettin those wheels n tyres over to ya bubba!

[prophet]

So is it all sorted now? Mine's had some similar issues.. I got fault codes 12,51,55 from the check engine light, so presumed it was the upstream oxygen sensor causing the bad idling and excessive fuel consumption. Being something of a mechanical wimp, I took it to my friendly mechanic who then got the codes P1694,P1694,P1698,P0700. I still reckon it's the O2 sensor so have asked him to change it.
All these codes seem to relate to the transmission, which is working fine. He's cleared them from the system now..

[BOP]

morning Prophet, yeah its mostly sorted now, the running for a couple of minutes then hunting around on idle was solved by the upstream o2 being replaced, it ran fine for a few weeks then in last 2 weeks when sat on idle at traffic lights,roundabouts waiting to pull off etc its started hunting again then a little hesitant when pulling away, this was only happening on tickover though rest of rev range it pulled like it should, so i've done some nosing around on forums and found it could be the IAC (idle air controller) playing up, so I took it off on monday and give it a good clean as they apparently can become blocked up,when I took it off the metal plunger was carbon'd up and a load of crap came out with it, put it back on and it ticked over sweet as a nut yesterday but oddly when you pull the handbrake on the revs rise by a couple of hundred RPM (it was doing this when the tickover was hunting) then this morning on way into work its started hunting a little again,not as bad as before so it could be the IAC is on its way out! but i'm gonna take it off again and remove the little body it screws into and give that a thorough clean as well this time. I found a good thread on this business on another forum with good pictures of the offending item an where it is which was a big help so if you want I'll find the link later and post it up? its easy enough to get at though just take black air intake/snorkely bit off and its mounted on the left side of the throttle body by the TPS!

[Panic mechanic!]

check for perished/missing rubber hoses  to the inlet manifold as well, hunting generally means the engine is drawing in air somewhere it shouldn't and the sensors are trying to set the mixture but because it keeps varying you get the rev change.

[BOP]

Cheers panic I'll have a nose this afternoon see if I can see anything, short of it being a big (ish) split or perish in one of the pipes would a small pin size hole in one of the pipes cause this problem and how would I find it? I assume being as it would be sucking in not blowing the old washing up liquid sprayed liberally over the pipes would'nt show anything up?

[Panic mechanic!]

pin holes are usually sucked shut as it were by the vacuum in the manifold, check all pipes that run from the inlet manifold especially on their inside curves and look to see if any ends are opening up, this generally means that the pipe is split on the inside bore and they  can suck in there, check connections to air-box aswell and servo piping.