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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 07:04 PM
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Hello everyone, I am fairly new member. I have posted before about shifting problems and this forum group helped me tremendously. But now I have a problem. Just yesterday my trucks check engine light came on and I scanned it and the code was 126, something to do with the MAP sensor. I noticed a few symptoms as well such as the shifting in the truck, it wasn’t as smooth as it was before. Also the idle was a lot higher then normal and the fuel economy was worse. Also which I thought was weird was when I was driving along the road around 55 mph, the check engine light turned off for a moment and the engine power went down. To be honest I don’t know what’s going on. Anyone wanna help?
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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 10:36 PM
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First step here should be to tell us what you are driving.

Given that you provided a 3 digit code, I'll assume you have a later EECIV equipped Ford product and the code would mean the following;

(O) =Key On Engine Off test
(R) =Key On Engine Running test
(M) =Memory code

126 (O,R,M) MAP or BARO sensor out of range

Should you be driving something OBDII compliant, it may mean you are driving a Mazda!

https://www.obd-codes.com/p0126
 
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 02:14 PM
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Sorry about not providing my vehicle but I am driving a 1995 Ford F-150 XLT with a 5.8L V8. Also on the code I am getting 126 O and C.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 02:40 PM
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Code 126 KOEO/CM indicates the MAP sensor output is out of range for the KOEO tests and has been out of range at some point during operation. Verify the MAP sensor connector is fully seated. If it is, then you can use a meter to measure the output if it can measure frequency. If not, just go get a new one or find a buddy to swap a known good one on for testing.
 
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Thanks for the advice but do you think the MAP sensor would have anything to do with how the truck is shifting?
 
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 03:34 PM
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Yes I do. The same computer for the engine controls the transmission too. Any bad feedback signal can trigger erratic transmission shifting.
 
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Well thanks a lot man I will give it a try and will let you know what happens!
 
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Originally Posted by rla2005
Yes I do. The same computer for the engine controls the transmission too. Any bad feedback signal can trigger erratic transmission shifting.
Hello it’s me again. I checked the map sensor out and I was thinking nothing could’ve happened to it since I literally replaced it a year ago but when I did check it the sensor was very moist. I shook the sensor a couple of times and water came out and then I remembered on Sunday that I drove the truck in heavy rain. So do you think I should try to dry out the sensor or go ahead and get a new one?
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Old Apr 18, 2018 | 05:15 PM
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Water and electronics do not mix. I purposely purchased a cheap DVM at Harbor Freight because it could measure frequency as well as other functions. If you had a meter you could verify the water logged MAP sensor is bad.

Given the scenario of rain, moisture coming out of the MAP and the MAP error code you can pretty much assume your "newish" MAP is now a paper weight.
 
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