i need help after chaging distrituter on my car?

Question

I have a jeep cherokee 96
i had to change the distributer
after i did my check engine light was blinking
while driving my oil light went on and the car shut off
later i restarted the engine and went back home

i though i put it in the way the old distributer was
did i mess up the timing
how can i fix it because i it wont start now at all

the car starts now but i still see "check engine" flashing i think i just cant get the timing right since i hear the engine trying to shut off as its runing

the reason i had to chnge it is because the middle part of distributer was shaking and i had to change the router often
i got new wires and cap also

Answer 1

The fact that you "had to change the distributor" sounds like trouble.If the engine conked out with the old unit in place,maybe it's a different failure altogether.I'm guessing that it lost spark and shut down[throwing on the oil light in the process]because the coil is bad.I saw a great mechanic get stumped on a similar Cherokee,it turned out to be the crankshaft position sensor,located on the top of the bell housing.It gives a pulse when the crank is at top dead center.Good luck.

Answer 2

Aftermarket remanufactured distributors may not work sometimes. First check to make sure you have good spark at one of the spark plug wires that connect to a cylinder spark plug. See the spark tester below.

Answer 3

Are you sure it was the oil pressure light and not the "check engine" light that went on? Because that would make more sense.

Answer 4

depending on what motor , look in to oil pump drive if runs off distributor shaft ; or check for short in wires = melted or burnt wires

Answer 5

Those are two completely different problems.
Low oil level, and ignition timing have nothing to do with each other.

Check your oil.

Answer 6

i had the same problem with a remanufactured distributor (different vehicle) the problem was the pick-up coil in that unit. take that distributor back to where you bought it and tell them that it is defective.