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Mar 16, 2012 | 08:36 PM

RetiredSoon

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WIF Alarm

I haven't had a WIF alarm yet and hopefully never will. Can someone tell me if you get a audible alarm when the WIF light comes on? Reading about the HPFP failures has definitely opened my eyes about where I refuel and just wanted to know because of the damage this can do, if there is a actual audible alarm.

Mar 16, 2012 | 10:18 PM

Shepardsonp

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Don't think you get an audible alarm - haven't got one yet - hope I never do!

Mar 16, 2012 | 11:03 PM

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My concern is if there is no audible alarm, it is possible a person could drive quite a distance before noticing the WIF alarm.

Mar 17, 2012 | 06:08 AM

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I have not seen it but every other thing on this truck makes an audible alarm except active regen. I would think that it makes the ding like low fuel and has a message on the display.

Mar 23, 2012 | 05:24 PM

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Can someone reply that has actually had the WIF alarm. I asked my local ford dealer and they could not ell me for sure if there was a audible alarm and if it kept repeating until acknowledged.

Jan 2, 2024 | 10:53 PM

anyoceans

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Originally Posted by RetiredSoon

Can someone reply that has actually had the WIF alarm. I asked my local ford dealer and they could not ell me for sure if there was a audible alarm and if it kept repeating until acknowledged.

you could unplug the WIF connector and close the leads to turn on the alert.

Jan 3, 2024 | 06:58 AM

rufushusky

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Originally Posted by anyoceans

you could unplug the WIF connector and close the leads to turn on the alert.

Hmmm.... this thread is 12 years old. Not sure if he is going to get this.

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Jan 3, 2024 | 07:39 AM

senix

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Nope, but early on 2008 era when the big switch to DPF and the HPFP, ultra low sulpher I would get water but no alarm.

A few times I drained daily. No HPFP damage (had a 6.4). But you could tell there were issues with the fuel.

Nothing since.

Jan 3, 2024 | 10:16 AM

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Has anyone got a WIF alert in the 11 years this thread was started?

I found this image on YouTube. It appears some 17-19 trucks are getting chaffed wiring on the WIF sensor wire harness causing this to illuminate.

Jan 3, 2024 | 01:48 PM

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Overkill2

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Negative for me....

Jan 3, 2024 | 01:57 PM

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acdii

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Originally Posted by Dirthawg2.0

I found this image on YouTube. It appears some 17-19 trucks are getting chaffed wiring on the WIF sensor wire harness causing this to illuminate.

Thins would sound a DING just like any other popup. I hope to never see that.

Jan 3, 2024 | 03:35 PM

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anyoceans

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Originally Posted by rufushusky

Hmmm.... this thread is 12 years old. Not sure if he is going to get this.

may help someone else searching the subject. I’ve learned allot over the years on these owner powered sites, more so that an OEM site

Jan 5, 2024 | 12:34 PM

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Euroman

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There is a ding, the WIF light comes on, and the display tells you to drain the water separator, very hard to miss. I got it a few times after driving through heavy rain - it's the connector getting wet.