I took my baby (99 ranger xlt supercab 4x4 off road 4.0l) muddin the other night and since then its been shaking really bad when idle and driving. its also lost power. i went threw a 3ft deep puddle and the air filter got soaked so it sucked in alil water but i dont think that is the problem. could i be the plugs? it has new plugs and wires from a month ago but could the water have done something to them??

 

The water could've messed up the plugs. I would change plugs and oil asap.

 

It must be bad to be in all red and such large font.

Check your plugs, dry out your air filter and see what that does

 

do a compression test, you could have bent a rod. and you can type in normal font too LOL

 

did your replace the air filter? is there still a little water left in the air box? thats exactly what your problem sounds like.

 

holy s*** haha! 4 replys all at the same time.

 

I totally agree with this.

 

ok ok i get it i wont do that anymore

 

Light a fire under the engine to evaporate all the water.

Just kidding, don't do that.

 

HAHAHA!!!!!!!! you guys are killin me!!!! harvey, welcome to the site!!!

 

haha just givin ya a hard time man

but yeah, definitely do whats been mentioned in this thread. hopefully the motor is okay.

 

SWEET!


LOL kidding

you may need to clean that idle air control, throttle body, and maf sensors. plugs and air filter.

 

get a new air filter ASAP!

 

Yep. Change the oil, and plugs, and air filter.

On a related note...I had a friend submerge his 98 4.0 through a small lake. It made it out the other side but then it died. We pulled the plugs out, turned it over, and I **** you not, around a quart of water started shooting out all the plug holes. It was intense. Put the plugs back in, and it fired up and ran fine. Rangers are tanks. lol

 

YOU ARE WRONG, ITS GOTTA BE IN ALL CAPS!!! else its not too bad.

IN OTHER NEWS, DO THE PLUGS, AIR FILTER (DUH) YOU MAY NEED A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR (MAF), CHANGE THE OIL, CHANGE THE TRANNY FLUID, CHANGE THE DIFF FLUID.

MUDDIN' IS BADDDD DON'T DO THAT ****.

 

yeah everything they said lol.

 

If its still shaky after doing all of the above you might have hydro-locked the motor and done internal damage like a bent rod.

 

YA WHAT HE SAID

 

Stop the yelling, it hurts my eyes.

 

if he had a bent rod he would know it.

 

the gauge cluster would say in all red letters

YEW HAV UH BENTD RAWD

 

lmao

 

LOL!!! Justie effteedubya!!




time a million what everyone else has said but i'll add....Motorcraft PM-3 it!!

I did that(though I used SeaFoam) after the 4 sucking in's of water my old engine suffered. And it being a beat *** 110k engine, sucking in 4 big gulps of dirty, muddy water, and being driven by a punk *** teenager....the effer still ripped it up pretty good.

 

thank you all for giving me crap haha and advice. i shall try all of it and get back to you all asap

 

get a new truck kewn!