ericcris10sen
First Fill-Up (of many)
- Location
- Zion National Park, Utah
So I went off roading with a friend today. There was this HUGE mud puddle that I've driven through before with little problems, but it had just rained and I believe it was bigger than before. But anyways, I went through it, and after going through it, it seemed to be smoking a little bit under the hood. I waited maybe 5 min. before driving again, and it didn't seem to have any problems. So far the only time I've had a problem with this is when I stop at a light or at a sign or whatever it may be, and then it'll sort of rumble around and die. But it doesn't happen every time, it'll happen randomly if I stop.
I was searching the internet for similar problems and this one guy had exactly what I have. Someone answered "Stay away from that mechanic and other idiots who blame the battery terminals. They have nothing to do with the problem. Just about every Jeep from back then has had the crank position sensors or the connector or harness to the CPS go bad. Water can definitely make it worse. It gets intermittent and will stop the engine for a few seconds or minutes and then be ok again." (it was from a jeep but not sure if that might be what it is, or not).
Under the hood was a mess. It was dirty/muddy as hell under the hood so I took it to a self wash place and lightly washed most of the mud from under the hood (some is stuck on there so I'll clean it with a rag or something). I also have an appointment tomorrow with a mechanic for an oil change so I'm going to have him look it over and also do a 28-point inspection or something of that sort. Even after washing it, I was still having some problems.
Any suggestions? Honestly won't be going through something as bad as that mud puddle ever again. Was fun as HELL but yea, not worth the trouble.
I was searching the internet for similar problems and this one guy had exactly what I have. Someone answered "Stay away from that mechanic and other idiots who blame the battery terminals. They have nothing to do with the problem. Just about every Jeep from back then has had the crank position sensors or the connector or harness to the CPS go bad. Water can definitely make it worse. It gets intermittent and will stop the engine for a few seconds or minutes and then be ok again." (it was from a jeep but not sure if that might be what it is, or not).
Under the hood was a mess. It was dirty/muddy as hell under the hood so I took it to a self wash place and lightly washed most of the mud from under the hood (some is stuck on there so I'll clean it with a rag or something). I also have an appointment tomorrow with a mechanic for an oil change so I'm going to have him look it over and also do a 28-point inspection or something of that sort. Even after washing it, I was still having some problems.
Any suggestions? Honestly won't be going through something as bad as that mud puddle ever again. Was fun as HELL but yea, not worth the trouble.