Ford F53 Water injestation in the air intake
We have a 2001 Itasca Suncruiser with Ford F53 V10 gas engine.
There was a technical service bulletin for water injestation into the air intake. At times, during heavy rains while driving, the air intake would suck in water, drowning the air filter and causing the engine to stall or lose power. The fix for this from Ford (since parts are no longer available for the fix) was to use a dryer vent hose and reroute the air intake higher up inside the hood. I did this, but the problem continued. So, I brought it to the Ford F53 service center and they suggested that I raise the dryer vent hose even higher inside the hood, so we did that (raised to the maximum amount pointed the open end toward the rear). But still the problem continues. Water gets sucked in while driving. I am using the flexible aluminum dryer hose. Has anyone had this problem and what is the REAL fix for it (other than not driving during rain of course). ???
Does the Banks Cold Air Intake fix solve this problem??
There was a technical service bulletin for water injestation into the air intake. At times, during heavy rains while driving, the air intake would suck in water, drowning the air filter and causing the engine to stall or lose power. The fix for this from Ford (since parts are no longer available for the fix) was to use a dryer vent hose and reroute the air intake higher up inside the hood. I did this, but the problem continued. So, I brought it to the Ford F53 service center and they suggested that I raise the dryer vent hose even higher inside the hood, so we did that (raised to the maximum amount pointed the open end toward the rear). But still the problem continues. Water gets sucked in while driving. I am using the flexible aluminum dryer hose. Has anyone had this problem and what is the REAL fix for it (other than not driving during rain of course). ???
Does the Banks Cold Air Intake fix solve this problem??
