Okay so you guys may know my other hobby is Automotive, 4x4s in particular. Well over the last 2 weeks, the performance of my '04 F150 5.4L has gone from slightly rough, to stalling at every stop light. But no code was thrown...
Now if it were throwing a code, I would expect it to be MAF, or Throttle Body related, and since nothing else made sense, well, apart came the air box, out came the MAF sensor and although it looked clean, I hosed it down with a liberal dosage of CRC MAF Sensor cleaner, and the throttle body was covered in a slight hint of amber gum, and the butterfly wouldn't operate smoothly. So out came the can of Berryman B12 Chemtool... Again a rather liberal dosing of this product per MFG instructions. Reassemble the entire thing. Inspect the K&N to find a respectable cake on the filter media. Nothing that would restrict air flow, just enough to help it work. Double check to make sure everything is buttoned up, and all my tools are out from under the hood, and then crank it up...
Did I mention I had a throttle body that had been hosed down with B12 Chemtool?
Okay so it took some cranking, and more than a little sputtering and smoking, but once it settled down, well... it runs like a brand new truck again...
Not bad for 8 years old and 88K miles huh?
Wish my wood skills were good enough to make interior trim for this thing... I would LOVE real walnut burl trim in here...
Now if it were throwing a code, I would expect it to be MAF, or Throttle Body related, and since nothing else made sense, well, apart came the air box, out came the MAF sensor and although it looked clean, I hosed it down with a liberal dosage of CRC MAF Sensor cleaner, and the throttle body was covered in a slight hint of amber gum, and the butterfly wouldn't operate smoothly. So out came the can of Berryman B12 Chemtool... Again a rather liberal dosing of this product per MFG instructions. Reassemble the entire thing. Inspect the K&N to find a respectable cake on the filter media. Nothing that would restrict air flow, just enough to help it work. Double check to make sure everything is buttoned up, and all my tools are out from under the hood, and then crank it up...
Did I mention I had a throttle body that had been hosed down with B12 Chemtool?
Okay so it took some cranking, and more than a little sputtering and smoking, but once it settled down, well... it runs like a brand new truck again...
Not bad for 8 years old and 88K miles huh?
Wish my wood skills were good enough to make interior trim for this thing... I would LOVE real walnut burl trim in here...
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