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Apr 25, 2009 | 07:32 PM

pkenn7

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wet v10

i have a 02 v10 and one of my guys was washing the trucks and decided to wash the engines!!! so.....now my truck runs like crap,hesitates,runs rough and smells. any ideas? pcm?, coil?..........any idea what those parts run now?

Apr 25, 2009 | 07:39 PM

pkenn7

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also,no check engine light or anything.

Apr 25, 2009 | 08:03 PM

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Got an air compressor?

If so, blow out all the sparkplug holes. You may need to remove the COPs and dry those as well.

In the past with different vehicles, high load driving has worked for me. Not just highway cruising but really working the engine to heat it up and "burn" off the water.

Apr 25, 2009 | 08:11 PM

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Second what monsta said. You got water in the plug hole and the coils are shortng out. Best thing to do is remove the coils and blow out the holes.

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Apr 25, 2009 | 08:33 PM

BareBones

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Note the recommendation is to remove the coils, not the plugs....

Apr 30, 2009 | 10:10 PM

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I wouldn't wash these engines exept away from the plugs.

Apr 30, 2009 | 11:19 PM

Fordfanatic4life

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yea dont forgot to smack teh car washer, haahaha

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May 4, 2009 | 12:29 PM

Gage2502

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Is there any safe way to clean the engine bay?
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May 4, 2009 | 03:00 PM

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The safest is simple green and a rag.... But that is a little time consuming!

Most of us just wash it. If it runs rough, pull the COPs, dry them out, and put a new bead of dielectric grease around the tops to re-seal them.