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Consider the shift light as essentially training wheels for people who have never driven manual before. I rarely pay attention to the shift indicator light, as I figured out early on it almost always indicates a shift too early (at low RPMs). I generally go by engine sound more than anything...

Could you be a little more descriptive about the squeak? High pitch, or low pitch? A single chirp, a succession of individual noises, or a more continuous sound?

Thanks for the replies; I was leaning towards replacing the entire unit anyway, and your comments have reinforced that inclination. Relatively speaking my time is more valuable to me than the cost of a replacement sending unit, and I’d prefer to minimize how often I have to go through the whole...

I have a 2000 TJ Wrangler Sport with the 4.0 and a little over 158K miles on it. Since I got it I’m getting indications of a leaking or cracked seal around the fuel sending unit; I get a strong smell of gasoline any time I fill the tank more than 3/4 full, and a look with a black light...

I have a 2000 TJ with a 4.0L 6 cylinder and 5-speed manual transmission (NV3550). Recently I‘ve noticed some occasional grittiness on the 2nd/3rd and 3rd/4th gear changes when granny-shifting, so I’ve been employing double-clutch shifting instead. There seems to be a degree of smoothness...

Sounds like “Trophy Wife” would be a bit more accurate.

Thanks! BTW, is there an “Intro” forum somewhere around here? I became a first-time Jeep owner about a month ago - bought a 2000 TJ - and I ran across this site trying to gather as much info as I can on my newest acquisition. :)

Okay, so this was bugging me enough to keep looking, and I think I found it - the Quadratec Baja Xtreme (again, with the center cap missing):

Looks awful similar to Pro Comps without the center cap.