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I have a Jeep Cherokee Laredo 2001. The check engine light is on and I have been told that the computer is diagnosing the problem as a misfire in the cylinder. I went out to try and change the spark plugs and wires, but I cannot find them. Could you please tell me where they are located? I have changed them before on a pontiac sunbird, but the wires and the plugs were right there in the open to find.

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  • jjjasonjj Feb 02, 2009

    I changed the plugs, but I still have the check engine light on. According to Advanced Auto, the computer logged that there was a missfire in the cylinder. I realize that it could still be the fuel injectors, but another question I have is there any chance that the computer would still keep the check engine light on after I left the battery terminal unhooked after a half hour? I heard that some vehicles need to have an automotive technician reset the computer inorder to clear the light.

  • jjjasonjj Feb 02, 2009

    Burnt valve would back fire and run rough, burn oil, wouldn't it? The vehicle isnt experiencing any of these.

  • edbrenner Mar 27, 2009

    I have been trying to diagnose a simular problem. 01 Cherokee, starting missing very badly, check engine light is on and blinking when the missing is very bad. Replaced coil pack, crank sensor, cam sensor, on the 3rd computer. Have come to the conclusion that it starts is bad missing when drifting down long hills with foot off the throttle. In order to clear the flashing check engine light I have to turn the car off and start again. A little nerve racking while moving 40mph.

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Assuming this is a 4.0 liter engine it doesnt use plug wires any longer....it uses a coil pack. this runs down the passenger side of the engine and the plugs are under it. 4 13mm headed bolts hold the coil pack to the engine assembly

  • Anonymous Feb 02, 2009

    thatbattery unhook should have cleared it. did advanced tell you if it was the same cylinder misfiring.if it is then yes an injector could be causing it. you may want to have a compression test ran also as a burned valve could cuse the same problem

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SOURCE: 2001 Jeep Cherokee with 6 cylinder engine -- PO306 code cylinder

Plug, plug wire, plugged or open fuel injector. are the most likely.

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