Jeep Cherokee 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 1257

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FUEL SYSTEM—2.5L DIESEL ENGINE
REM OVAL AN D I N STALLAT I ON (Cont inue d)
Fig. 24 Accelerator Pedal Mounting-Typical
FUEL DRAIN TUBES
Th e fu el dr a in t u bes (F ig. 25) a r e low–pr essu r e
t ype.
P u ll ea ch t u be fr om t h e in ject or for r em ova l. P u sh
on for in st a lla t ion . Cla m ps a r e n ot r equ ir ed for t h ese
t u bes.
Fig. 25 Fuel Injectors and Drain Tubes
FUEL FILTER/WA TER SEPARA TOR
Th e fu el filt er /wa t er sepa r a t or is loca t ed in t h e
en gin e com pa r t m en t on t h e left side n ea r t h e sh ock
t ower. (F ig. 26).
Fig. 26 Fuel Filter/Water Separator Location
Th e fu el filt er /wa t er sepa r a t or a ssem bly con t a in s
t h e fu el filt er, fu el h ea t er elem en t , a n d fu el dr a in
va lve (F ig. 26).
DRAINING WA TER FROM FILTER BOWL
Moist u r e (wa t er ) collect s a t t h e bot t om of t h e filt er /
sepa r a t or in a pla st ic bowl. Wa t er en t er in g t h e fu el
in ject ion pu m p ca n ca u se ser iou s da m a ge t o t h e
pu m p. N o te th a t th e bu lb w ill be illu m in a te d fo r
a p p ro x im a te ly 2 s e c o n d s e a c h tim e th e k e y is
in itia lly p la c e d in th e ON p o s itio n . Th is is d o n e
fo r a bu lb c h e c k .
WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRAIN WATER
FROM THE FILTER/SEPARATOR WITH THE ENGINE
HOT.
(1) Th e bot t om of t h e filt er /sepa r a t or bowl is
equ ipped wit h a dr a in va lve (F ig. 26). Th e dr a in
va lve is equ ipped wit h a fit t in g. At t a ch a piece of
r u bber h ose t o t h is fit t in g. Th is h ose is t o be u sed a s
a dr a in h ose.
(2) P la ce a dr a in pa n u n der t h e dr a in h ose.
(3) Wit h t h e en gin e n ot r u n n in g, open t h e dr a in
va lve (u n scr ew—dr a in va lve h a s r igh t h a n d t h r ea ds)
fr om t h e filt er /sepa r a t or bowl. To ga in a ccess t o t h is
fit t in g, t h e t wo filt er –t o–m ou n t in g br a cket n u t s (F ig.
26) m a y h a ve t o be loosen ed a few t u r n s.
(4) H old t h e dr a in open u n t il clea n fu el exit s t h e
dr a in .
(5) Aft er dr a in in g, close dr a in va lve.
(6) Rem ove r u bber dr a in h ose.
(7) Dispose of m ixt u r e in dr a in pa n a ccor din g t o
a pplica ble loca l or feder a l r egu la t ion s.
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