Jeep Cherokee - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals - Page 8

Your owners manual will have all of what you need. If you need a manual, check this site https://www.manualslib.com/

Check the owners manual for the location. https://www.manualslib.com/ This site should have one if you need it.

Clean any carbon from the throttle body bore and plate. Make sure your spark plugs are good .

Clean out the throttle body with a carb cleaner. This will also clean the IAC valve. (idle control valve)

1996 was a hybrid year for the cherokee, they started using the newer computers in half of the jeeps...you can plug in your vin to see if you have the newer one, if you don't, you can put a 95 or older computer in it without flashing it. Do you have any codes?

P1698 Jeep PCM Fault No CCD Message From TCM The alternator is controlled by the PCM - engine computer > How to test an alternator Chrysler Dodge Jeep

Connect yellow to dark green.

probably one of the cables is shortening out check for bare wire

Sounds like you need to have a leak down /compression test done on it. It could have some badly leaking valves, or a blown head gasket. How does your oil look? How does your antifreeze look? DIY engine rebuild is about 900 bucks.

Do a battery drain test to find the problem. See post below Battery dead in the morning Ricks Free Auto Repair Advice

Even though the battery is new, it may have been drained by a draw in tbe Jeep. Did you try a jump start? Do It Yourself Diagnosis and Repair

It sounds like you may be experiencing the "famous" Jeep Wobble. It usually is noticed between 55-60mph and appears all of a sudden as if from out of nowhere. If your wheels are not bent, your tires are balanced, inflated per the placard on the door and are not out of round, you might want to check/replace the steering damper - its a shock absorber mounted on your front suspension. Get a good/heavy duty one and that should help. One more thing - once this damper is replaced, if your other front end components are faulty, their weaknesses will become evident with the addition of the damper, so be sure to replace any other components, including front shocks as well if needed. I wish you much luck and many happy miles of driving your Jeep.

have you tried starting in low and shift manually? aw4 transmission , is that all the time 4x4

Usually between the battery and the fuse center. Close to the battery.

Yeah Michael, try tightening the belt on it just a bit tighter. You may not hear slipping belt but it is slipping. But then you say it doesn't work at all at idle, sounds a bit more like a week pump or is too low on fluid. For fluid, just use GM trans fluid, it's cheaper and the same thing as expensive tranny fluid.

clogged muffler at the back of the jeep

this might get you going remove the starter relay and jump 87 and 30 together make sure its in neutral. https://youtu.be/FAdfUFzw-L4

It is most likely the TPS sensor for the P0123 code(TPS voltage out of range). If P0123 occurs again, repair. The P0162 may be a result of the P0123 failure. So repairing the P0123 may also correct the P0162 fault. The P0162 appears to be Jeep enginr specific. The following link may be of help. P0162 DTC For Mitsubishi Jeep

Relay does not sound right to me. Use a voltmeter or test light to probe the fuse box. Is there power at the headlight fuse? Problem may be in the power box itself. I don't believe there is any relay that runs all the lights.

Hope you can read it? If not I'll try something else. See the compressor relay, that line with arrowhead is load side of relay, when relay is energized that arrowhead moves to other terminal, that is a fuse protected circuit, goes hot with the key on, underhood fuse box/power distribution center f6--15amp. The left side of relay is control, needs voltage and ground. fuse f5--25 amp interior fuse box and is wired through selection switch. As you can see, the computer grounds control side of relay. Your second paragraph sounds like a big voltage drop, somewhere, I'd have make sure battery is good and charged up, check battery connections and check your charging system.