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have a 05 se with a 4 banger. was looking under the hood and noticed the wiring harness that holds the battery cables and other wires was melted. further examination showed this wiring runs right by the exhaust manifold. Idont know if this is how all of this models wires are run. but the heat from the manifold is enough to melt away the plastic wire loom that cvers the wires. the wire insulation is next . Icaught it in time before the insulation was damaged.I bought some new wire loom recovered the wires. there is enough slack to pull them up and away from the manifold area and tie wrap them to the battery tray. The jeep only has 12000 miles on it and the wires were approx. 3inches away from the manifold. this seems odd that this would happen on a fairly new jeep. also took the jeep for a 5 minute ride and checked the heat by the manifold and it was HOT ! this has me concerned because the heater core hoses run right next to it. Just letting y'all know you may want to check this out on your jeeps. may have to build a heat sheild for this area.