Washed engine bay now won't start?

Asked by Geronimo760 Sep 30, 2020 at 03:18 AM about the 2001 Ford F-150 Lariat Crew Cab SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Washed engine bay with pressure washer and it ran but
shook the whole way home and next day won't start

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KenF answered 4 years ago

Better open up computer module covers and dry all that out. Cap/rotor too. Hopefully you didn't blast water on the MAF sensor.

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Remove all the coils and dry out the spark plug wells. Never do that again!

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