97 grand cherokee rough idle, spitting, sputtering, misfiring
routebd15
12-20-2011, 07:00 PM
Ok, I inherited this suv from my mother about a month ago with 172000 miles. Its a 4.0. Its is in excellent condition. However my parents have had none stop problems with the motor/electrical problems. The thing starts rough, it idles like it has a 500 big block in it, and it skips like hell going down the road. I have replaced the rotor cap, plugs, wires, checked ground wires and have also replaced the pcm. No help. However I think I finally have found the problem. Tonight I was tinkering with it in the dark and fired it up. When I did I noticed electrical sparks around where the distributor cap is. Now can anybody help me troubleshoot this issue? Would this make the jeep run this rough, considering I replaced the cap and plug wires and its steal losing spark? As well is there any other troubleshooting ideas before I just take this thing to the dump. Thanks
fredjacksonsan
12-28-2011, 04:19 PM
IIRC there should be a screw to hold down the distributor cap; if that's not tightened and/or is missing that could cause your issue.
Also, you said "rotor cap" was replaced....was this the rotor, the cap or both replaced?
Also, you said "rotor cap" was replaced....was this the rotor, the cap or both replaced?
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