My New (Used) 2001 Jeep Cherokee Part VI

There are two things that puzzle me about my new (used) 2001 Jeep Cherokee. First, there’s no fuel filter listed for it anywhere. I searched the internet and supposedly the filter is located above the fuel tank in the fuel pump module. I did get underneath the vehicle and checked, but did not see a filter. The fuel pump itself is submerged inside the fuel tank, so perhaps that’s where the filter is located. The Cherokee manual does mention about inspecting the filter, but it doesn’t provide a location, or how to carry out the inspection.

Form previous experience I know that the Cherokee has a fuel pump inlet filter, but that filter is designed to prevent damage to the pump from particles, not to keep the injectors clean. If any reader of this blog happens to know where the fuel filter is located, where it can be purchased and how to replace it, please let me know.

Secondly, there’s a black box of some sort located underneath the truck above the rear-left axle, held by a bracket and three nuts. It has three lines, which I assume are fuel lines, coming from the tank and going to the engine. It has been raining for the last few days here in San Antonio, so I have not followed the lines to figure out where exactly where they connect to the engine, but will soon when the weather clears.

The box has a barcode attached and has the following numbers: (P)04854112 and (T)CA0747EJ045. A searched online didn’t yield any useful information.

Again, if any reader of this blog has any information about the two items mentioned, (fuel filter and “block box”) please let me know. Use this link link to view photos: http://felix1956.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!7F3406706715C95A!23921