Mitch awsome
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Hi,
I have a 04 xlt V6 with about 100k,miles. There is a issue when the weather is really blowing snow, or really wet, the truck will misfire. Causing the wrench light to come and sometimes the SES light will show up and it will go in to limp mode. If I pull over and let it sit running for 5 min or so, the problem seems to go away and it well be fine. For example we had a bad snow storm on Friday, and there was about 6-8 inches of snow on the roads, and it happened twice just driving around town (truck starting running bad and threw the wrench light which disappears on restart. ) next day I drove it 100 miles in cold dry weather.. nothing. However on Sunday once again I was driving through blowing snow and it acted up after about 40 miles. I pulled over let it idle for 10 min, then drove another 60 miles in the same weather with no issues again.
Now from past experience this sounds like bad plug wires. But the guy at Ford is telling me the ignition caps. He thinks that water froze on them cracked them now when moisture gets in it causes them to miss. I’ve spent some time looking them over and cannot find any cracks at all. My question is, if it was the caps why wouldn’t it act up when its super cold and dry. Why is it just when its super messy out? If water got in when it was wet it would stay in there as long as it’s cold?
Does anyone have any ideas?
Now from past experience this sounds like bad plug wires. But the guy at Ford is telling me the ignition caps. He thinks that water froze on them cracked them now when moisture gets in it causes them to miss. I’ve spent some time looking them over and cannot find any cracks at all. My question is, if it was the caps why wouldn’t it act up when its super cold and dry. Why is it just when its super messy out? If water got in when it was wet it would stay in there as long as it’s cold?
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
I have a 04 xlt V6 with about 100k,miles. There is a issue when the weather is really blowing snow, or really wet, the truck will misfire. Causing the wrench light to come and sometimes the SES light will show up and it will go in to limp mode. If I pull over and let it sit running for 5 min or so, the problem seems to go away and it well be fine. For example we had a bad snow storm on Friday, and there was about 6-8 inches of snow on the roads, and it happened twice just driving around town (truck starting running bad and threw the wrench light which disappears on restart. ) next day I drove it 100 miles in cold dry weather.. nothing. However on Sunday once again I was driving through blowing snow and it acted up after about 40 miles. I pulled over let it idle for 10 min, then drove another 60 miles in the same weather with no issues again.
Now from past experience this sounds like bad plug wires. But the guy at Ford is telling me the ignition caps. He thinks that water froze on them cracked them now when moisture gets in it causes them to miss. I’ve spent some time looking them over and cannot find any cracks at all. My question is, if it was the caps why wouldn’t it act up when its super cold and dry. Why is it just when its super messy out? If water got in when it was wet it would stay in there as long as it’s cold?
Does anyone have any ideas?
Now from past experience this sounds like bad plug wires. But the guy at Ford is telling me the ignition caps. He thinks that water froze on them cracked them now when moisture gets in it causes them to miss. I’ve spent some time looking them over and cannot find any cracks at all. My question is, if it was the caps why wouldn’t it act up when its super cold and dry. Why is it just when its super messy out? If water got in when it was wet it would stay in there as long as it’s cold?
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
