After having the throttle body sensor replaced, everything was running good for a week. I knew it was going to start shuting off on me when I was slowing down. Now my car shuts off as soon as I start the car and also it hesitates to start at all, and sometimes I have to put my foot in the gas pedal to make it start properly and when I do that, alot smokes comes out ot the muffler. What is really going on with my car could anyone help. Do I have to replace the MAP sensor too. I already replaced the Idle Control Valve, crank sensor, ignition coil, fuel filter, spark plugs and wires, distributor cap, battery. I don't know much about my car, but I've been reading the manual and I don't know if it has something to do with the PCV valve. Could anyone help please.
1997 jeep cherokee loredo
Jan 25, 2006
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Lets see if I can beat Mike R to the punch.
You might want to check the engine block to body ground strap. Its made of a braided wire that becomes brittle and prone to breaking over the years. To check you might want to run a booster cable from the block to the fire wall or even battery (negative terminal). The strap your looking for is located on the rear drivers side of the block (on a litre). The sudden loss of this strap seems to make allsorts of strange things happen...
Snow...
Thank you snow, I'll have to check that out. I'll reply to you soon.
milli
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