No spark condition

Tiny
BYRON354100
  • MEMBER
  • 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE
  • 4.0L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 250,000 MILES
I was driving and I ran out of gas, I tried starting it again and it started briefly and shut off. Since then I have put five gallons in and tried starting it and it did not start. So I checked if the pump is not working and it is and checked if I have fuel pressure and I do, turns out there was no spark. I have replaced all my fuses and replaced cap and rotor and ignition coil, spark plugs and wires were replaced two months ago. That is all I have gotten so far. Could you please help me figure out the problem?
Monday, October 23rd, 2017 AT 10:50 AM

3 Replies

Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
  • MECHANIC
  • 11,005 POSTS
Maybe you did not run out of gas.

Usually when a Cherokee comes through here and "shut off and will not start", many times it is the crankshaft position sensor.

Sometimes it will fire right up forty five minutes to an hour later, go a while then shut off again.

This is just a possibility. Others may jump in with more possibilities.

I did not know your exact nomenclature so I just guessed with a "SE"

You can correct it yourself at this site I am linking you to, it may make no difference both being a 4.0 Liter. "exact fit" is the goal here, seems they are prouder with some of them!

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web/PartSearchCmd?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&pageId=partTypeList&actionSrc=Form&searchTerm=crank+sensor+&vehicleIdSearch=32385

This next link may help you decide which route you might want to go. You may have to do a little homework to sorta update the information, it has been a while, things expire and get updated.

http://www.2carpros.com/questions/2001-dodge-neon-milage-just-want-put-fliuds-their-locations

Keep us posted,

The Medic
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
+1
Monday, October 23rd, 2017 AT 3:44 PM
Tiny
BYRON354100
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
It has not stared in about six days. I pulled the fuse box and checked the wires to see if any were shorted and a relay and a fuse was popped and I replace those and one wire going from a 20 amp fuse to a ASD relay and it started right up.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, October 23rd, 2017 AT 4:07 PM
Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
  • MECHANIC
  • 11,005 POSTS
Great!

Glad it was that easy!

You must have missed that fuse first time around.

Make sure you wave at the other Jeeps while you are riding!

Thanks for using our site, come on back if you need one of us.

The Medic
Image (Click to make bigger)
Thumb
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
+1
Monday, October 23rd, 2017 AT 4:20 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related No Spark Content

Ignition Spark Check
GUIDE
Ignition Spark Check
An en­gine's ig­ni­tion sys­tem is re­spon­si­ble for ig­nit­ing the fuel-air mix­ture in­side the com­bus­tion cham­ber and when the ig­ni­tion process stops the en­gine will not run....
VIEW MORE