Vehicle shut off going through a big puddle.
05-26-2008, 03:54 AM
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Vehicle shut off going through a big puddle.
I have another question. I was driving through a puddle of water and the splash caused the engine to shut off. I checked the air filter box to make sure no water was in there. I let it sit for about five minutes and it started up with no problems.
Is there something else I should check besides the air filter, or did I even need to check the air filter? Also what most likely caused the engine to cut off?
Is there something else I should check besides the air filter, or did I even need to check the air filter? Also what most likely caused the engine to cut off?
05-26-2008, 09:58 PM
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The puddle wasn't even a foot deep. I went through three times before with no problems. The last time I went through it a little faster (maybe 1 or 2 miles faster)but the splash was bigger. As soon as the splash hit the engine it died. The puddle was not deeper than eight inches.
06-01-2008, 06:41 AM
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Electrical short maybe. Maybe water got forced into the fuse block. There was a TBS / recall thing while ago about random shutoffs at certain RPM ranges and changing speeds. Other than those I got nothing.