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Jeep Cherokee Sport ----> Check Engine Light
Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
Amber Check Engine light came on this morning. Question: 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota with 135k and it's a O2 sensor. 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the holiday weekend? Thanking all in advance. Eddy |
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Eddy,
Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn it on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer should be showing the error code. For example earlier this week mine displayed "p0456" then "done". You can then check the code number at ; http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm In my case P0456 was "Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (very small leak)" which 97.3% of the time is caused by a bad gas cap. If you have trouble extracting the codes they can check for you at your local auto parts store, usually at no charge. Good luck! "eddy long" > wrote in message ... > Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k > > Amber Check Engine light came on this morning. > > Question: > > 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone > on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota > with 135k and it's a O2 sensor. > > 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the > holiday weekend? > > Thanking all in advance. > Eddy > > > > |
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Hi Eddy,
Pull the codes and find out why? Like if it just a bad Oxygen sensor, then all that happen is your engine will run lean or rich compensating, which is not good for an engine but a couple hundred miles are not going to take that much of it's life. Of course if it's just a leaking gas cap, just say screw the environment: http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm Double check all your fluid levels, like we normally do before starting any trip. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ eddy long wrote: > > Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k > > Amber Check Engine light came on this morning. > > Question: > > 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone > on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota > with 135k and it's a O2 sensor. > > 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the > holiday weekend? > > Thanking all in advance. > Eddy |
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"BillyRay" wrote in message: > Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn it > on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the > odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer should > be showing the error code. [balance snipped] ------------------------ Thank you. I had tried to extract the error code by following your instructions and nothing happened. It's a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. Somebody in another NG had mentioned that that only works in older models. Please advise if you know if it works in 2001 models. Many thanks, Eddy |
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Try it again, you must complete the on, off, on, off, on sequence
in less than five seconds, though: http://www.billhughes.com/faultCode.mpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O eddy long wrote: > > Thank you. > > I had tried to extract the error code by following your instructions and > nothing happened. > > It's a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. > > Somebody in another NG had mentioned that that only works in older models. > > Please advise if you know if it works in 2001 models. > > Many thanks, > Eddy |
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Eddie,
I am under the impression that this techniqu should work In any case you should be able to get the codes read at your local auto parts store with an ODB II scanner My 2000 Cherokee never threw any codes so I never had to try. My 2002 WJ's error codes were read in this manner just days ago. : Retrieving codes: Turn the ignition key until the digital odometer displays, repeat three times in succession and then back to "On" (On/Off, On/Off, On/Off, On). At the fourth "On" the odometer will be replaced with codes. If no codes are present then "Done" will appear. "eddy long" > wrote in message ... > > "BillyRay" wrote in message: > > > >> Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn >> it >> on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the >> odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer > should >> be showing the error code. [balance snipped] > > ------------------------ > > > Thank you. > > I had tried to extract the error code by following your instructions and > nothing happened. > > It's a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. > > Somebody in another NG had mentioned that that only works in older models. > > Please advise if you know if it works in 2001 models. > > Many thanks, > Eddy > > |
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"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" wrote in message: > Try it again, you must complete the on, off, on, off, on sequence > in less than five seconds, though: > http://www.billhughes.com/faultCode.mpg ------------------------ On Jeep Cherokee Sport 2001: I tried: On/Off On/Off On/Off On and it doesn't work. I do not receive any error codes - just the odometer milage. I waited until the odometer light went on - then truned off - then on, etc... as fast as I could. Possibly Jeep discountinued this with late models like 2001 Cherokee Sports? Eddy |
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Okay Jeepers,
Someone out there has a 2001 Jeep XJ. We need you to try and pull an error code (or lack of one) with the key on-off method to confirm if this model has that capability. "eddy long" > wrote in message ... > > "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" wrote in message: > > >> Try it again, you must complete the on, off, on, off, on sequence >> in less than five seconds, though: >> http://www.billhughes.com/faultCode.mpg > > ------------------------ > > On Jeep Cherokee Sport 2001: > > I tried: > > On/Off > > On/Off > > On/Off > > On > > and it doesn't work. I do not receive any error codes - just the > odometer > milage. > > I waited until the odometer light went on - then truned off - then on, > etc... as fast as I could. > > Possibly Jeep discountinued this with late models like 2001 Cherokee > Sports? > > Eddy > > > > |
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Some say you have to reset the trip odometer first, and the door
must be open like resetting your remote controls. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ eddy long wrote: > > On Jeep Cherokee Sport 2001: > > I tried: > > On/Off > > On/Off > > On/Off > > On > > and it doesn't work. I do not receive any error codes - just the odometer > milage. > > I waited until the odometer light went on - then truned off - then on, > etc... as fast as I could. > > Possibly Jeep discountinued this with late models like 2001 Cherokee Sports? > > Eddy |
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"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" wrote in message: > Some say you have to reset the trip odometer first, and the door > must be open like resetting your remote controls. -------------------- Using Jeep Cherokee Sprot 2001. I opened the driver's side and passenger side doors. Reset odometer to 00000 Then: ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON The only thing that reads is the odometer - there are no error codes. Does anyone out there have a Jeep Cherokee Sport 2001 so that I can find out whether they discontiuned the <<Check Engine>> light to check error codes? Thanking all, Eddy |
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