Is the #1 cylinder at the front of the engine on a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo

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read the manual yet?
car WJ
2000
chapter body
read
page 100
its all there to read.
http://www.jeep4x4center.com/knowledge-base/index.htm?utm_source=cj#service

1-5-3-6-2-4 Clockwise alt="Cables order">

check the abs control unit. there is 2 lines that from the master cylinder that feed it,and there is 4 lines that come off it. 2 of the lines go to the front brakes and the other 2 go to the back brakes

Plenty of causes. Plugs, valves. rings, numerous electronic/electrical faults. Diagnose vehicle and eliminate problems one by one.

the front cylinder closest to the front of the car

For the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo:
I do not know if you have the 4.0L In-Line 6-Cylinder, the 5.2L V8, or the 5.9L V8; however I have included ALL below:

For the 4.0L In-Line 6-Cylinder:
Firing Order:
1-5-3-6-2-4
Cylinders:
(back)
...6
...5
...4
...3
...2
...1
(front)

Distributor:
....(back)
.....5....3..(+)-screw
1.............6
(+).4....2

For the 5.2L V8: AND 5.9L V8:
Firing Order:
1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
Cylinders:
.......(back).......
|..8..|.........|..7..|
|..6..|.........|..5..|
|..4..|.........|..3..|
|..2..|.........|..1..|
.......(front)
Distributor:
.....(back)
.......3
..4.........6
8.............5
..1.........7
.......2
......(front)

Let me know if this helped, or if you have additional information or questions. Feel Free to contact me at FixYa.com!

THIS MODEL HAD NO V6 ENGINE, IT HAD A STRAIGHT 6 (4.0L) OR A 4 (2.5L) CYLINDER, THE GRAND CHEROKEE HAD A V8 (5.2L) AS AN OPTION AS WELL.

Check your throtle postition sensor. It monitors what postion the throtle is at and sends that info to the ecm. It will go bad and cause that problem.

The noise and the light may or may not be related. The noise may be the wear indicator on the brake pads touching the rotor (they are supposed to do that when brakes are worn) The abs light triggers off a wheel on the axle end. If you have a bad joint on the axle, it could be noisy and causing the wheel to not have the proper clearance to the abs sensor. You really need to take the wheel and brake assembly off and carefully inspect everything. Make sure all abs sensor wires are undamaged...it doesn't have to be at the same wheel that's chirping.

Check this info... Wiring Diagrams with the graphic firing order for 6 and 8 cilinders.

Good luck!!!