Why is it hard to Start when Cold

[heatlocke]

Originally Posted by LuluBelle

Well this could be my Last Post !
This Thread is almost 12 months old ...

NOOOooooooooo….. This is to entertaining of a thread. I come here every day just for the beer making and all. I`m glad you got your beast running good. Mine is running great also. It didn`t take 12 months but there were days it felt like it !

[LuluBelle]

well I couldn't let this thread fade away without a fitting
Post Script ...........
(One last long winded story from me ... so get your Beer and read on)
4 days ago when I declared I had fixed it after finding the spark plug lead issue I fixed it the next day with some coat hanger wire to support the heater hoses and it sat there ...
I avoided driving it ... didn't really need to use it as I only went down the shop over the week-end so I used the PT ... I didn't even have the urge to test drive the XJ ... It was like I was almost scared to drive it ....
Until Today I Had to Move it ...... And decided to take it for a run down the shop (Munchies for Game of Thrones) .... I nervously turned the key Check Engine Light went out Fuel Pump turned Off and a crank for a few seconds and then Start/Perfect Idle ... The Smoothest it Has Ever Been!
SERIOUSLY! I am not saying this for creative writing purposes it Runs Incredible!! The Best ever since I have Owned the XJ .... Finally after all these Years its so clean and crisp feeling on the throttle that solenoid purge valve thing might of been leaking for years ? ... mind you bad spark to n5 didn't help either ... without the catastrophic failure I had this might of gone un noticed the valve that is lowering my engine efficiency and fuel economy? Its only a $50 part .. but might help older XJ's tune up a bit?
Very Happy XJ Owner
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[alexbrown64]

Great to hear it's running so well.
Do you have the part number for the purge valve?

Cheers,

[Jonny Jeep]

Great news. Glad to hear it's running so well. Especially after all the trouble you've been through.

[LuluBelle]

Originally Posted by alexbrown64

Great to hear it's running so well.
Do you have the part number for the purge valve?

Cheers,

No sorry alex I don't but it is listed on rockauto your lucky your a 95 you don't have it obd2 thing
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[awg]

I came across this while browsing another matter
(how to set my Torque Lite & BAFX to read fuel trim)


Purge solenoid diagnosis...the symptoms match yours exactly

I have not ever seen this mentioned as a cause for either hard starting or rough running on any Jeep forum

You Tube

[LuluBelle]

I knew it was Too good to be TRUE! ......
I have been driving it all Week running Perfect! ......
The Missus takes it down the shop this morning and it Shit Itself! ..
I went down the road to Rescue Her and see what's Going On ?
It Starts fine but when you go to drive it Ping Ping Rattle and Die? ..
So I managed to get it off the main st and down the back street to home I had to pull over and re start about 6 times and I could only crawl at about 1200 rpm But I got it Home! I checked the wiring and vac hoses all good ?
I got the scanner out (Luckily these days I have a working PCM these days)
Code P0132 ..... O2 Sensor Low Voltage
Ok so at least I know this time and it really doesn't surprise me ..... Don't Mean it Doesn't Piss Me OFF! ....................!!!
I think the O2 sensor might of been fragile to start with ...
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... 10 Mins Goes By
I had to go down stairs to take the Jeep off the battery charger I was giving it a top up ...... Your Not Going to Believe This! No BullShit
I put every thing away and was looking at the O2 wires I was thinking is it where I Cut and Spliced them? I fiddled with the crinkle heat covering as I had replaced it with new when I did the wires A Lot Of Slack?
Its getting dark but I could see down near the Air Cond compressor there is a wire that feeds into the O2 harness And Guess what was hanging down there? ....... The O2 Sensor Plug "WTF!" I had to look a couple of times But YES
I think I will get another BEER Stop Stressing ....and Fix it Tomorrow
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