so i found my short.....it as my downstream o2 sensor. it was sitting on the rear driveshaft...all im wondering is if this would mess up the sensor? my CEL cam on after i grounded out the 02 sensor to make sure it was blowing the fuse.
21** Left O2 Sensor Shorted to Voltage Left oxygen sensor input voltage maintained above the normal operating range
21** Upstream O2 Sensor Shorted to Ground; or Upstream O2 Sensor Heater Failure; or Upstream O2 Sensor Slow Response Upstream O2 sensor voltage too low, tested after cold start; or Upstream oxygen sensor heating element circuit malfunction; or Upstream oxygen sensor response slower than minimum required switching frequency
21** Downstream O2 Sensor Shorted to Ground; or Downstream O2 Sensor Heater Failure; or Downstream O2 Sensor Shorted to Voltage Downstream O2 sensor voltage too low, tested after cold start; or Downstream oxygen sensor heating element circuit malfunction; or Downstream oxygen sensor input voltage maintained above the normal operating range
How to turn OFF the Check Engine Light
First of all, your Check Engine Light probably came on for a good reason. However, if you were doing something funky on the trail, the problem has most likely already corrected itself as soon as you got things back under control. Therefore, as stated in the Powertrain Control Module discussion above, "if the problem is repaired or ceases to exist, the PCM cancels the code after 40 warm-up cycles and the Malfunction Indicator (check engine) Lamp will go out." This means that, depending on how many times you stop and restart the engine during the remainder of the ride, the light may very well go out before you hit the trail end. Otherwise, it will go out during the next few days (or maybe weeks). To get it to do out sooner, I'm told that if you disconnect the battery for a few minutes, that will reset the computer and turn off the light. However, if there's still a valid malfunction, the light will most likely come back on again, and you should probably take your Jeep in for a professional diagnosis and service.
i have the battery disco'ed now just wanted to make sure i didnt need a new one cus its they are only 15k mi old if that..