CEL came on after muddin at River Ranch.....
only code p0174

problem (possibly dirty MAF)
or Running too Rich or to Lean (Bank 1 I beleive the guy at hondazone said)
o2 Sensor, which I could really care less about.

ok I went muddin, so I'm tihnking I'll clean the MAF and I also put in 89 instead of 87... which I take it I'm running to rich.

I plan on replacing the fuel filter, spark plugs and cleaning the MAF, any other ideas?

 

i'll look up the code when i get to work..
and I'll let you know what you need to do ...on,y thing is i dont get off untill 5:30 and i'm sure by then someone would have helped you ..
But I will still do some research ... I know what the code is just hard to diag. with out being able to look at the data that it is putting out...
take a look at it and make sure it didnt break off or its not cracked...

 

P0174 - System to Lean (Bank 2)

The Adaptive Fuel Strategy continuously monitors the fuel delivery hardware. The test fails when the adaptive fuel tables reach a rich calibrated limit

 

For lean and rich
DTCs:
Fuel system
Excessive fuel pressure.
Leaking /contaminated fuel injectors.
Leaking fuel pressure regulator.
Low fuel pressure or running out of fuel.
Vapor recovery system.
Induction system:
Air leaks after the MAF.
Vacuum Leaks.
PCV system.
Improperly seated engine oil dipstick.
EGR system:
Leaking gasket.
Stuck EGR valve.
Leaking diaphragm or EVR.
Base Engine:
Oil overfill.
Cam timing.
Cylinder compression.
Exhaust leaks before or near the HO2Ss

 

what would I use to clena the MAF? any ideas? throttle body cleaner? alcohol?

 

Something that doesn't contain oils should work. Carb or throttle body cleaner is usually good.

 

there is a special MAF cleaner that is avalible at most auto parts places... i cant for the life of me remember whats its called but i used it on mine after the mudbath i took in ocala and the truck ran better than before it went swimming i think it was some kind of electrode cleaner or something... ask neil he was the one who reccommended it to me since he also has expierence with floating trucks

 

Per TRS's cleaning the MAF article "Carefully spray the filaments with an O2 safe carburetor cleaner, such as Gumout. Let it dry thoroughly"
I also read somewhere else I think it was called CRC Electronics cleaner or something..

Yeah here it is: http://www.fordf150.net/howto/clean-...low-sensor.php