Engine Coolant temp sensor fixed my stalling issue

  • I had a customer's 1994 Grand Cherokee 5.2L for 2 days with a stalling issue. He had taken it to 2 other shops with both saying fuel pump. Here is the main issue he had. Cold the engine would start and run fine. Once up to temperature it would drive along and shut off or once it was shut off it would not start up again unless you held the accelerator to the floor which once you let off the accelerator it would die completely. So at that point I though Intake Air Controller, or as Chrysler calls it Air Intake Control Motor, on the back of the throttle body. So I replaced this. Same issue. Then as I was just looking at every value I had I noticed the scanner was telling me the engine was 97*F and the gauge was reading 200*F. On this motor they are 2 separate sensors. So I replace the temperature sensor reading 97*F for the ECU and it fired right up, drove and ran beautifully.


    I am posting this mainly because in my attempt to find answers EVERY single forum had listed:
    Crank sensor (granted that is common)
    TPS
    IAC
    Cam Position Sensor
    Oxygen sensor
    MAP sensor
    and the last resort Replace the ECU


    Not one had this. So I hope if anyone is having a similar issue they will get readings from all the sensors before replacing parts.


    I should probably explain that the engine being at operating temperature and the ECU thinking it is still cold meant the fuel trims were all wrong sending too much fuel to the engine which stalled it out unless giving it full throttle and thereby enough air to run, but once you let off the throttle the overload of fuel would shut it off.

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    1981 CJ-7 4" Lift, 31" MTR's, Pretty Blue

    Edited once, last by AndyZJ ().

  • Good explanation and thanks for posting. I can't see why the shops would say fuel pump. If it were a fuel pump issue I can't see why the engine operating tempersature would be relevant to that.

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  • I agree. Most of them just thought the pump would get hot from running for a while and that's why it would shut off.

    1999 Grand Cherokee WJ 3" lift JK Moabs 31" tire
    1993 Grand Cherokee 7" Long Arm, Badgeless, SOLD
    1981 CJ-7 4" Lift, 31" MTR's, Pretty Blue

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