Random misfire shimmies an shakes overdrive stopped working along with cruise control

Tiny
BILLY ALKIRE
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  • 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
  • 4.0L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 260,000 MILES
It runs horrible and one misfire and number 5 cylinder. I have done all tune up things. Is it possible the crankshaft position sensor is bad?
Friday, September 20th, 2019 AT 11:39 AM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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Hi Billy,

It is possible to have a bad CKP sensor that can cause a misfire but it is unlikely to cause a misfire on just two cylinders.

If you have a misfire on these cylinders we need to start with monitoring the o2 sensor data. This will tell us if this is a lean or rich misfire. That will determine which direction we need to go. Hopefully you have a scan tool that can monitor live data but if not, you can purchase one for around $100.00 if you are interested in investigating this yourself.

The only reason we need to do this first is because otherwise we will be guessing at parts or performing a lot of potentially unnecessary testing trying to find something wrong. It is always best to have the vehicle tell us what it is doing and then go from there.

Let me know if you have questions and we can go from there. Thanks
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Friday, September 20th, 2019 AT 6:06 PM

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