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What you need:

            Here I will concentrate on wiring OBD II computers that have distributors. This includes 97-99 TJ?s and 96-98 Grand Cherokees. You will need a PCM that does not have a security system. Most likely, you wont have the PDC so I will teach you how to wire relays individually. Because they changed the wire colors every year, I cannot give you wire color specifics. For the most part, the correct wires run through the same connectors and are in the same location on those connectors with a few exceptions. To do this correctly and accurately, you?ll want the electrical manual for the donor engine year available at the dealership. The most important diagrams, which are the pin out diagrams for the PCM, are available here:
97 TJ pin out diagram(excel)
98 ZJ pin out diagram(excel)
            To complete this swap in any kind of timely manner, you?ll need to get the ?engine harness? from the donor vehicle. This includes the white and black connectors of the PCM and the harness connected to these. Depending on donor, there may be about a dozen unplugged connectors on this harness, which may seem overwhelming. Don?t worry, only about a dozen wires needs to be hooked up for the engine to run. You won?t have the third, gray connector, so you need to obtain one from a salvage yard. I hacked one out of a similar year Grand Cherokee with about 6 inches of wire left for splicing. You?ll also need three relays and of course various colors and sizes of wire.


Identifying Key Plugs:

            There are three main plugs that you need to be concerned with: C131, C132 and C144. These may be numbered differently in the FSM between ZJ, TJ and XJ but look identical between the models. Identify each plug based on the following diagrams. If your donor was a 2wd model it will be lacking wires such as the "4wd switch."
            (Note, if your plugs do not match these descriptions, try to get the electrical manual from JEEP to identify the correct connectors (or ask to use theirs for a minute). While the same wires do the same things, they?re may be extra wires or fewer wires associated with different models)

 

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C131:
Wire 1, 6, 7 and 8 can be left unconnected.

Wire 2 must be Fused at 15 Amps.

Wire 4 must be run to terminal 87 on what will be your ASD relay

Wire 5 must be fused at 20 Amps

Wire 10 connects to the fuel level sensor on the fuel pump, which does not need to be connected unless stock gauges will be used (along with a stock fuel pump assembly).

C132:

Wires with an (*) next to them indicate that they can be ground.

Wire 1 and 2 is ground.

Wire 4 is ground to trick the computer into thinking the starter relay is hooked up the way it wants to be.

Wire 6 is connected to wire 2 of connector C144. This allows the alternator to work properly by allowing the PCM to shut off the charging circuit so your battery doesn?t get fried.  

 

C144:

Wire 1 and 5 can be left unconnected.

Wire 2 must be connected to wire 6 of C132.

Wire 3 must connected to C25 of C3 on the computer (that?s the 25th pin on the grey connector).

Wire 4 is ground

Wire 6 is connected to terminal 87 on the starter motor relay.


Wiring relays:


            The following are diagrams to aid you in wiring relays. Please note that I did not include splice indicators in these diagrams. I only included what you should be concerned with. This goes for wire gauges as well. I did not include wire colors because they vary from year to year. This is for OBD II engines only (as far as I know).

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Starter Motor relay:
Note that the neutral safety switch (PN/PS) is located either on your transmission or on your shifter (aftermarket) It basically provides a ground when the gear is in either park or neutral
ASD relay:
Note, It appears from these diagrams that the ASD relay only controls the coil, but it also gives power to the injectors, O2 sensors etc. via a splice that was not shown.

 

Fuel Pump Relay:
Note that the fuel sender is also part of the fuel pump module but was left off of this diagram. This will be discussed later.


            At this point, the engine should run, but there are still details to be dealt with to complete your swap. Those Details are as follows:


Wiring Gauges:

Here I will only cover wiring donor gauges. If you choose to use aftermarket gauges, instructions will be provided from the manufacturer. I won?t even begin to speculate on what gauges you might already be using.


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Gauge Cluster
The ABS warning lamp driver comes from the antilock brake controller (if equipped). Disregard for most swaps.
Right and left indicator lamps are simply splices into your turn signal switch that power the indicators (you may already have an ?indicator? wire from your old gauges).

Fuel Sender
When mixing and matching tanks and engine harnesses (example: ZJ harness and TJ pump module) keep in mind that the big black wire is Ground. The sensor ground is in the same ?row? as this wire. The battery temp sensor uses this same sensor ground. The other big wire is controlled by the fuel pump relay. The low fuel sense is in the same ?row? as this wire.

VSS
This diagram will help if your installing an electronic aftermarket speedometer. The sensor signal is route to the new speedometer. From there it is route back on its normal course to the PCM.
Data Link Connector (DLC):
        The DLC is very easy to hook up. Just match the following wires with the wires on the Pin-out diagrams.
The ?Fused B(+)? is a 20 AMP fuse. Also, ?Ground? means to actually ground the wire. Don?t connect these grounds to the ?grounds? on the computer. If using the donor gauge cluster, simply splice into the CCD Bus wires and run one set to the Gauge cluster.

Check Engine Light:
            Because I did not install a check engine light on my swap, I did not want to put into my own words the specifics of this step. Instead, The following is information I found while browsing this online forum:
CJ offroad "check engine light" discussion

Info as follows:
ScottDeLano
Posted - Aug 05 2003 : 10:12:12 PM
?Scott,
On the 2002, I understand that the entire instrument panel is a digital pulsed set up, so the entire cluster is run with only "ONE" wire. Evidently, the driver for it, is on the back of the panel. Looking at my 2002 Chrys. man. it's an LED, driven by a driver and won't tell you what makes up the driver. Soooo, in researching it, I found I needed a 270 or so, OHM resistor to bring the voltage from 12v to about 3.5v for the LED and a 2N2222 transistor for the light switch.
Run a wire from a 'RUN-START' source to the short lead of the LED, a wire from the long lead of the LED to the resistor, then to the collector lead of the transistor.
A wire from the emitter on the transistor to ground, and the center of the transistor (base) to the PCM MIL wire. Mine's, violet/yellow, might help, mine LED won't go out because of an evap. sol. sig and a fuel tank send unit sig. Hope this helps, Terry ?
This is an email from SCOUT on Pirate regarding the MIL lite. FYI.


[In reference to the ?MIL LIGHT?:]


ScottDeLano

Posted - Aug 06 2003 : 1:13:13 PM
I think he is refering to the "PCI Bus" also found in the Data link connector. On mine it is found in the #2 cavity of the DLK. I can't get to the 98 FSM right now.


Emissions Control Systems:
The following are reproduced diagrams from the FSM. I do not attempt to explain these systems in detail.

Troubleshooting
(*) See my warning on relays
            Engine will run for 2 seconds or less and shut down.
Cause: PCM has a security device (sentry-key)
Solution- New PCM. The fuel delivery systems on TJ 4.0L 97-99 PCM?s are the same as the fuel delivery systems on 96-98 Grand Cherokees, meaning a TJ computer can run a Grand Cherokee engine or visa versa. If using the whole power train from a Grand Cherokee, only a Grand Cherokee PCM will do because the transmission is controlled by the PCM. On a TJ, only the lockout (on autos) is controlled by the PCM.
            Engine will crank but not fire.
Possible Causes- CPS not correctly installed, no spark, no fuel (fuel pump relay or fuel pressure)
Solution- adjust CPS. See title ?CPS (Crankshaft Position Sensor)? to see how to do this.
Solution- Check to see that the fuel pump relay is kicking on* when the key is turned to the ?on? Position. If not, check wiring diagrams. If so, check to see that fuel pump is operating when relay is clicked on.
Solution- see below for no spark.
            No Spark
Possible causes: ASD relay not hooked up properly or computer has no power, CPS not installed correctly, coil not hooked up, bad rotor or cap, bad plug wires, bad plugs.
Solutions: Check for spark at the coil first. If spark, then the problem is between there and the plugs (distributor, plugs, wires). If no spark, most likely problem is that the CPS is not right, or the ASD relay is not giving power* to the coil. Check diagrams to see that the computer is receiving power. Then check diagrams to see that ASD relay is hooked up correctly. Also check that all ground wires are connected to good grounds, including the computer ground. Check above to see how to adjust the CPS.

            * I encountered a problem with faulty relays. Certain brands would not have a contact on their actuator arms and would not give power to the circuit even when the control circuit was activated. If your having problems. Check your relay with an ohm meter to see that it is functioning properly.

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Comments and questions from our Readers
 Posted Sep 14 2007 11:22PM
my 97 jeep cherokee the complete inst. panal speedo,tach.fuel gage. ect has stopped working any ideas to look for to fix the problem any help!!
 Posted Feb 23 2008 10:59AM
I have installed a 5.2 into my cj with great success. I have moved to the speedometer adapter issue. In the article, A pass through VSS is identified. I have aquired one of these, but it hase only two wires where the donor harness has three. Can the two wire sensor be used in place of the three wire sensor? If so, witch wires go where? Thanks: Martyb
 Posted May 19 2008 02:32PM
Hello, I plan on doing a similiar swap. I have a 1990 Jeep Grand Cherokee that has a gas hogging V-8 and a automatic tranny. Which I want to replace with a 1995 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L engine and a 5 speed standard transmission. I have been a mechanic most of my life anf built my first Chevy 4X4 completely from the ground up. The nice thing about the Chevies is that almost everything is interchangable from the early 60's on up. I was wondering if there was a web page that dealt with the pre 1996 engine and wiring harness change out or since I have both the 1990 Grand Cherokee and the 1995 plain Cherokee as whole trucks. If I would be better off just swapping the engine and complete wiring harness along with the onboard computer. As much as I would like to have the digital guages in the Grand Cherokee. I can live without them. Unless there is a way to convert the 1995 wiring harness to support the digital guages. If someone could point me in the right direction. I'd be very grateful. My reason for making this swap is one the 1990 Grand Cherokee has all the extras and no body rot on it anywhere. Where as the 1995 Cherokee needs new floors and rocker panels and is the base model with nothing extra. Just idiot lights and such. Thanks Again in advance
 Posted Oct 25 2008 07:33PM
Well, I used this post and my transplant was a sucess. I put a 4.0 from a 98 cherokee in my 84 CJ-7. Here are a few tips -You can find a full color wiring diagram for this application at www.ahdol.com. It costs $11. -Hesco has the kit to convert from a 2 fuel line system at the tank to a 1 fuel line system at the rail. They also sell the T to add a temperature gauge sending unit, the speed sensor with the mechanical and elictrical out puts and the CPS relocation kit. -You can get the Starter Relay, ASD Switch and Fuel Pump Relay by yanking a PDC off of a junked jeep. -While your at the junk yard dont forget to get an alternator harness, a section of exaust pipe with an O-2 sensor in it, a section of metal fuel line to hook up to your rail, an alternator and a power steering pump. -If your keeping the old transmission, use the stock starter and solenoid. You can wire it into the Starter relay without to much of a problem. -Ground the crap out of everything. Bad grounds caused me a lot of heart ache. -Solder your wires together. This gives you a much better connection and keeps you from having to dig around to see where wires have come apart. If anyone has any questions about this project, you can email me at stopthevoices77@hotmail.com
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