Ford Triton V-10 sucking water
On a recent trip south down through Mississippi in February this year, my "Check Engine" light came on. Stopped at a Parts place and had code checked. It indicated the MASS Air Sensor, which is part of the engine air intake system. Is it was not showing any further failure, we continued on our trip, and have just recently taken it in to be checked and repaired. Turns out that the intake air filter had rainwater standing the the bottom, and was still wet! This is a 2004 Ford chassis, and having a simular problem with an older model, this was not a total supprise to me. The older chassis had an air scoop facing foward which caused the problem during a hard rain, but this model had additional shielding around the air intake which seemed to be effective.
On most of the trip, we were going directly into a HARD driving storm most of the way, which was the cause of the problem. It is all fixed now, and a minor modification involving a liece of plastic and a tie wrap should be a solution.
Just remember, if you do ever have to drive into a storm with one of these, to check your filter asap for water intake.
On most of the trip, we were going directly into a HARD driving storm most of the way, which was the cause of the problem. It is all fixed now, and a minor modification involving a liece of plastic and a tie wrap should be a solution.
Just remember, if you do ever have to drive into a storm with one of these, to check your filter asap for water intake.
