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Title: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Jimmy on August 13, 2008, 06:01:17 PM
My Jeep is stuck at work. I go to leave this afternoon and the engine idles for a couple seconds then just dies. For the first few seconds, it runs perfect. It gets spark, fuel, air. I can start it with the throttle opened up and still dies after the same amount of time. No blown fuses that I could see under the hood or in the kick panel. It acts like it would if I started it with a key without a chip in it. Idears?
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: ranger11 on August 13, 2008, 06:06:57 PM
Does it have the factory alarm?
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: ranger11 on August 13, 2008, 06:08:42 PM
Thats may not be the problem. How much gas you got in it?
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Jimmy on August 13, 2008, 06:17:38 PM
There used to be an aftermarket alarm in it, but the only thing left is a speaker and an LED with no wiring going to it (checked it out when I redid the dash). I have 3/4's of a tank, and the engine is getting fuel.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: GusaGus on August 13, 2008, 06:18:36 PM
where you at?
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: ranger11 on August 13, 2008, 06:19:45 PM
where you at?
x2 need tools?
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Chris Hyde on August 13, 2008, 06:47:31 PM
CPS or IAC Motor is my guess.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: ranger11 on August 13, 2008, 06:51:17 PM
On my 87 the coil was bad it would do it every now and then and I pulled the coil off on day and the back of the coil was cracked up but I think Jeep changed the  coil on the newer xjs
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Jimmy on August 13, 2008, 06:58:51 PM
CPS or IAC Motor is my guess.

Thats starting to be my thought, Gus or Richard - If I can't get it started tonight I might get one of y'all to help my trailer it home.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: GusaGus on August 13, 2008, 07:01:54 PM
CPS or IAC Motor is my guess.

Thats starting to be my thought, Gus or Richard - If I can't get it started tonight I might get one of y'all to help my trailer it home.

give me a ring, i'll PM the number
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Alex on August 13, 2008, 07:15:10 PM
You dont have a security key do you?  One of mine went bad and it would only run for a few seconds and die.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Jimmy on August 13, 2008, 08:39:28 PM
You dont have a security key do you?  One of mine went bad and it would only run for a few seconds and die.

I do, and I tried my other key and it didn't work either. And to confuse matters even more, I went back over there and I noticed the passenger floorboard is soaking wet. So 1) I have to figure out where it came in from and 2) if it soaked anything by the fuse panel. The fuse panel seemed dry though and no fuses were blown. Now that I think about it, this happened once before after a wash, but it started up fine after a couple minutes. So now I am just plain confused.  [hammer]

AND, to piss me off even more, I think something fell off the tree I am parked under and cracked my fucking windshield.....atleast my luck was better than my sisters today. She backed into a car at Waffle House, didn't realize it (or so she claims), and drove away. A little bit later, she was almost arrested for a hit and run.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Will on August 13, 2008, 08:59:46 PM
Wow... sorry bud. Glad your sister didn't get arrested too.  :o
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Jimmy on August 14, 2008, 09:17:42 AM
I got to work this morning and the Jeep fired right up. Something definitely had to have gotten wet since it was fine this morning after it had time to dry. Its still throwing a code, so hopefully I can figure out where the leak is and whats getting wet from the code.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: GusaGus on August 14, 2008, 11:51:36 AM
good to hear you got it running again.  keep my number still if you need a tow.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Krawler00 on August 14, 2008, 02:01:24 PM
Hey Jimmy, next time roll up the windows when it rains. :D
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Jimmy on August 14, 2008, 04:57:58 PM
Hey Jimmy, next time roll up the windows when it rains. :D

Ohhhhhh.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: ranger11 on August 14, 2008, 06:51:31 PM
He has to put the doors on first ;D ;D ;D


Check around the windshield and heater core for your leak.
Title: Re: Help! The XJ is stranded
Post by: Jimmy on August 14, 2008, 07:34:13 PM
He has to put the doors on first ;D ;D ;D


Check around the windshield and heater core for your leak.

Well, I'm getting a new windshield tomorrow anyway  :'(