The check engine light (CEL) is constantly on. What is the most expensive part that might be at fault, and what is its cost?
Should I have the service dept hook up their wires (for $65) to find the culprit, or should I go at it by checking one at a time the most common at fault parts?
I just bought: '98 Laredo SE, 5.2, 4WD Quadra-Trac, power everything and heated seats, sun/moon-roof, 83k miles.
Have had to: repair under-hood light (corrosion on brass housing terminals), wash mud out of license plate lights (lost of gravel road dust somehow got in and some moisture), do (me) an 8 hour detail job on the car interior and in the engine compartment.
It also needs a front wheels alignment and brake job, and will have to replace the front tires in a few months.
Otherwise it is in really good condition for a car that is 7 years old and the previous owner has three small children that left lots of half eaten cookies, candy-bars, and really mashed into the carpet chewing gum.
The only damage to the upholstery are four tears on the door-side of the driver's seat (leather).
The Jeep is: white exterior (in showroom condition and that is remarkable for a gravel road driven car) and dark gray interior (in excellent condition).
And, is the Quadra-Trac all time 4WD system as good as the owner's manual says it is in snow, ice, sand, etc., and is it as good as a manually operated system.
Thanks for any answers and/or opinions.
Should I have the service dept hook up their wires (for $65) to find the culprit, or should I go at it by checking one at a time the most common at fault parts?
I just bought: '98 Laredo SE, 5.2, 4WD Quadra-Trac, power everything and heated seats, sun/moon-roof, 83k miles.
Have had to: repair under-hood light (corrosion on brass housing terminals), wash mud out of license plate lights (lost of gravel road dust somehow got in and some moisture), do (me) an 8 hour detail job on the car interior and in the engine compartment.
It also needs a front wheels alignment and brake job, and will have to replace the front tires in a few months.
Otherwise it is in really good condition for a car that is 7 years old and the previous owner has three small children that left lots of half eaten cookies, candy-bars, and really mashed into the carpet chewing gum.
The only damage to the upholstery are four tears on the door-side of the driver's seat (leather).
The Jeep is: white exterior (in showroom condition and that is remarkable for a gravel road driven car) and dark gray interior (in excellent condition).
And, is the Quadra-Trac all time 4WD system as good as the owner's manual says it is in snow, ice, sand, etc., and is it as good as a manually operated system.
Thanks for any answers and/or opinions.
Good luck with the infamous CEL!
