1987 Jeep Comanche Service and Repair Manual
The 1987 Jeep Comanche came with three engine choices across four trims, and this factory service and repair manual is matched to that exact model year — so the specifications and procedure sequences are correct for your truck's engine and trim.
Engines
- 2.1L I4 turbo — 126 cu in, SOHC
- 2.5L I4 — 150 cu in, OHV
- 4.0L I6 — 242 cu in, OHV
Trims
- Base Standard Cab Pickup
- Chief Standard Cab Pickup
- Laredo Standard Cab Pickup
- Pioneer Standard Cab Pickup
Known issues on the 1987 Comanche. Five recalls are on federal record for this model year: inconsistent cruise-control operation that could cause a loss of control and an accident, a speed-control linkage that could keep the accelerator from returning to idle when released, a fuel-system delivery hose, line, and fitting defect, a steering-linkage defect, and a hydraulic power-brake-assist fault that would cause a loss of power brake assist and an increase in stopping distance. Owners have filed 5 complaints, and no technical service bulletins are on federal record for the year. This manual carries the factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems.
From a routine service interval to a brake or steering repair or a hard-to-trace cruise-control fault, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1987 Comanche.
CRUISE CONTROL MODULE COULD HAVE INCONSISTENT CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION.
INCONSISTENT CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION COULD RESULT INLOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
REPLACE MODULE, AS NECESSARY.
VEHICLE MAY CONTAIN AN OUT OF TOLERANCE THROTTLE BODY.
THIS COULD PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURNING TOIDLE WHEN RELEASED.
REPLACE SUSPECT THROTTLE BODIES.
A STUD MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF ENGINE THAT COULD CONTACT THE FUEL SUPPLY HOSE.
REMOVE STUD AND REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY HOSE AND LINE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE.
STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS REMAINED IN ACID ETCHING BATH TOO LONG.
REPLACE OUT OF TOLERANCE STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS.
BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM RESERVOIR CANISTERS MAY DEVELOP LEAKS DUE TO BUMPER IMPACT.
THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND ANINCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.
REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM CANNISTERS WITH NEW TYPE CANNISTERS; ALSO, INSTALL A RESTRICTION ORIFIC
FIVE ACCIDENTS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK AND ALL HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL WRECKED
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND JEEP CAUGHT ON FIRE , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO A FAULTY WATER PUMP. *NLM...*AK
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND NOT TURN. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO SHOP, AND FOUND OUT THAT STEERING BOX WAS CRACKING.*AK
WHEN DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR STICKS ALL THE TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
