95 is OBD1, 96up is OBD2. (apples/oranges different) fed EPA forced this huge change,. the intake is now 96 over 95 engine, with great mono port EGR!
the CEL lamp must glow key on, or the lamp is burned out or seller removed the lamp,.(evil)\ but yes lamp is good your case.
next.
yes CAPS dry out, and no clues visual there, they love to. this old. 20 year life span is cap spec, and if dry the PCM keeps rebooting endlessly. and burns tons of fuel.
flickers like crazy.. is PCM booting and crashing
the huge cap in the corner is dead. they just love top fail an $1 part dead.
they fail, dry, leak or crack or explode. and just dry inside is super common.
only real ESR cap meter knows the truth. (a tool) 50uF, not 1uF dry, see? (example)
this PCM has 3 modes (gross)
c103 is bad.
(or more) but the corner cap, is first offender.
when c103 goes dry , 12vdc noise (huge on cars) hits the PCM voltage regulator on its PCB, and the reg goes NUTs.
this causes 5vdc reg rails there to drop out over and over and CPU inside reboots over and over and wants to land in failsafe mode.
Failsafe is so crude it does not use the MAF at all, only throttle angle and RPM. the worlds most crude,. ECU./<< avoid being here for sure.
think of fail safe like this,. (reasons)
IF massive failures of ECU and car stuck next to a cliff of ice.(horror) the engine starts and you save yourself by backing up.
the CEL lamp flashing codes on Demand, must work, fix that first.!
good luck to you, and sorry to late to respond
im restoring a 95 jeep wrangler now.
super busy here, a fortune in new parts.
my jeep
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the CEL lamp must glow key on, or the lamp is burned out or seller removed the lamp,.(evil)\ but yes lamp is good your case.
next.
yes CAPS dry out, and no clues visual there, they love to. this old. 20 year life span is cap spec, and if dry the PCM keeps rebooting endlessly. and burns tons of fuel.
flickers like crazy.. is PCM booting and crashing
the huge cap in the corner is dead. they just love top fail an $1 part dead.
they fail, dry, leak or crack or explode. and just dry inside is super common.
only real ESR cap meter knows the truth. (a tool) 50uF, not 1uF dry, see? (example)
this PCM has 3 modes (gross)
- normal
- limphome
- failsafe. ( you are here) this mode is crazy super gross mode, the car may move a but and burns tons if fuel. even fouls spark plug
- (besides) hot and cold normal modes etc)
c103 is bad.
(or more) but the corner cap, is first offender.
when c103 goes dry , 12vdc noise (huge on cars) hits the PCM voltage regulator on its PCB, and the reg goes NUTs.
this causes 5vdc reg rails there to drop out over and over and CPU inside reboots over and over and wants to land in failsafe mode.
Failsafe is so crude it does not use the MAF at all, only throttle angle and RPM. the worlds most crude,. ECU./<< avoid being here for sure.
think of fail safe like this,. (reasons)
IF massive failures of ECU and car stuck next to a cliff of ice.(horror) the engine starts and you save yourself by backing up.
the CEL lamp flashing codes on Demand, must work, fix that first.!
good luck to you, and sorry to late to respond
im restoring a 95 jeep wrangler now.
super busy here, a fortune in new parts.
my jeep
http://www.fixkick.com