Hello Scott, I have worked on many of those cars. It isn't that expensive to fix the problem, and the car is still worth keeping. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Howell To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] grounding issue in a Jeep
Hey ROn, provided I don't have to mess with the oil sending unit, that would be great. If so, I'm going to have to take it somewhere with a lift. To get at it, you'd need to jack it up such that you could nearly stand under the thing. That sucker is up above the oil filter and in such a way that reaching it you might be able to feel the connector, but you sure aren't going to reach it and touch the unit itself and forget putting a tool on it. You can feel the connector, but you can't get your hands on it to remove it. Yep, a lift is in order for this job, unless I can get telescoping arms, which I've wanted for years. On Jun 4, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Ron Yearns wrote: > > > It has been a few years since I priced aftermarket gages, but it > seems like A pressure onlym, actually runs a small hose to read the > pressure direct was a little over $20. Plus my time and effort. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:12 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] grounding issue in a Jeep > > Thanks Ron and I guess it will come down to if I want to trade/sell > the thing or just keep it until something significant failes that is > more than X amount of its value. I haven't quite decided where that X > is, but if I used the insurance companies figures, anything that is > totaled to the point it would cost 70% of Blue Book value, it's > written off as a loss. Not so sure I'd be willing to go that far, but > seeing these retail at or around $9,000 or trade-in for perfect is > $5,200 give or take, I probably wouldn't put much more than $1,000 > into it unless I knew I would get a good number of years out of it. > HOwever, the cost of fuel is seeming to go back up and thus the value > will drop in relation to the fuel cost cause you can bet this old gal > ain't very efficient. > > On Jun 4, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Ron Yearns wrote: > > > > > > > First observation I would consider it could be the gage or the > > wiring either to the gage or from the gage to the sender unit. > > Probably the easiest in terms of time /expense is using a after > > market add on gage. Note this may require access to and replacement > > to the sender unit, but still less work than pulling the dash. > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Howell > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:10 AM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] grounding issue in a Jeep > > > > I realize this isn't the Blind Mechanics list, but I imagine this > > would still be alright. > > Here is my problem and feel free to contact me off list if > > appropriate. I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, so this is > the > > model with the 4.7 V8. > > My problem is there seems to be a short somewhere in the circuit > that > > controls the oil pressure sensor. I recently had the oil pressure > > sending unit replaced by a local garage because I could not get at > it > > without a lift. So, the mechanic replaced the part I supplied and it > > has been fine for a couple of months. Suddenly the damn oil gage has > > been doing exactly the same thing it was initially in that it > drops to > > zero randomly sounding the alarm. I'm very certain after talking to > > the same mechanic that if it were the oil pump or barings failing, > > there would likely be other indications and considering we can go > > several miles before the gauge drops to zero, it is quite possible > > there is an issue with the connection or a short somewhere. So, > > chasing shorts could be a really ugly task and I'm just looking for > > any guidance on where I might be looking for possible issues. I > > imagine it could be the gauge itself, but man replacing that would > be > > a task I am not sure I'd want to take on. I have no idea how to > get to > > the gauges, which would involve pulling the dash apart and that > could > > be rather complicated and expensive. At this point I just want to do > > the least possible to fix the thing and then get rid of the vehicle. > > It seems to be more a pain these days and perhaps it is time to > > replace it. That or I'll just ignore the problem until something > > really brakes and then just donate the damned thing and buy > something > > new. As it is I don't think I'm going to get a dealer to agree it > > isn't a big deal and gee offer me top dollar on this beast. grin. > Any > > thoughts appreciated. > > > > tnx, > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
