rainy days

[wilson111]

has any one had a problem with rain getting into the air filter and contaminating the maf? i mean a lot of standing water and heavy rain for a couple of hours. the truck felt like it was skipping on acceleration.. low rpm high boost and when it quit skipping it would fall on it's face.. but cruise speed was good , no problems. sounds similar to fordman08's problem. also the low tire psi light came on also. drove the truck this afternoon and "could not duplicate concern at this time" lol

 

[fordman08]

yeah, your problem does sound similar to mine. I have tried everything. I haven't noticed any water puddling though. My truck will do it no matter the weather, hot/cold/dry/wet. It only does it after being on cruise control for a while and then going into stop and go traffic. It will skip, shutter, or whatever, and then fall on its face and then it works itself out. Doesn't make any sense and doesn't seem like a characteristic of the vehicle.

 

[wilson111]

yeah i agree, not a vehicle charistic. mine seemed ok the next day, loaded about 11k behing and gave it hell, no problem. i sure hope you can get yours figured out!

 

[rock_doctor]

Is your air filter installed correctly?

 

[wilson111]

not saying a whole lot, but only 4k on truck and it has never been removed, hopefully the factory didn't put it in upside down like the headlights!!
but i will check it out!

 

[Dogman]

I can see a problem with the air intake being were it's at. The tire will kick up a mess of water right there. Is there a hole at the bottem of the air box?

 

[hdjeff]

there were also tsb's on snow getting packed into the airbox as well, for those in cold climates.

 

[MURR3061]

snow

I never had a problem in the rain, but the snow packs in there every time it won’t hurt to call the dealer and ask. They replaced 4 air filters last year under warranty!

 

[wilson111]

found a tsb to replace the charge air cooler. it seems during rain or high humidity conditions water is getting into the cooler. i understand the new cooler has larger fins and may even be larger itself. also there is a new program out also. taking the truck in for both!

 

[hdjeff]

found a tsb to replace the charge air cooler. it seems during rain or high humidity conditions water is getting into the cooler. i understand the new cooler has larger fins and may even be larger itself. also there is a new program out also. taking the truck in for both!

can you post up the TSB #'s. thanks