Jeep people...
 

My brothers got a 96 Jeep cherokee sport. Starter is toast. I got a new one for him on the cheap.how hard is it to change? im looking to do it for him so he can throw me a few bucks lol

its easy.

yeah its wide open under there. i think you could even take the wires off from up top if you wanted.

ive swaped mine in a parking lot in under 20 mins; no jack

Just as easy, if not easier, than your normal SBC starter swap. If he gives you $10 to swap it you're still coming out ahead :)

- Justin

X whatever. Piece of cake. Just bring both metric and standard sockets for the two bolts holding the starter to the block. One is metric, one is standard. Totally weird.

if you take off the oil filter you can do the starter from the top :nod:

thanks guys.. starter was a breeze. truck still wont start but thats not my problem lol. i did what i told him id do which was to put the new starter on

Tell him to join: www.jeepforum.com

The XJ (Cherokee) section has a pretty big group of people who should be able to help him out.

- Justin

does it crank at all?

tell him ill go heads up for 50 bucks... dont mind my sig

it cranks.. but wont turn over. hes telling me i did the starter wrong but its fine. It just wont turn over. btw it has 205,xxx miles lol

you check the neg. battery terminals?... i used to have a lot of problems with them

New battery and terminals last week. im lost as to whats wrong with his p.o.s

Sounds like on the electrical side, all you have left to check is whether or not you're getting spark. I believe the 4.0 still had a distributor in '96.

Is it getting fuel?

Yea, Check fuel and spark. Cherokee's didn't get the coil rail until 2000, so it's still got the dizzy.

- Justin

obviosuly if the starter is turning the motor you didnt do it wrong. Other than that there is 100 things that could be wrong with it, like any other fuel injected car. I think im going to get a v8 ZJ next as an offroad/fun/poor weather/utility vehicle. My firebird or 924 cant hold much in the way of anything

Make sure to keep enough money set aside for rebuilding the transmission :nod:

- Justin

yeah ive heard they go bad. i drove a 5.9 zj with a 5 speed swap and a vortec blower :) that was one of the most insane/fun things ive ever driven