The projects for the week were:
- Remove old VMP MAF harness/connector
- Solder in new VMP MAF harness/connector
- Clock MAF housing to move sensor and wiring away from wheel
- Install new rear shocks
I posted in my troubleshooting thread but when starting to work on clocking the housing before tackling the wiring I found quite a bit of water on both side of my intercooler piping at the inlet and outlet. On the day my cut-out began I had taken my car to have new tires installed, and on the way home I got caught in the heaviest rain we have had all summer. My neighborhood had roads flooded etc. I was extremely nervous about getting it home safely as the previous owner had removed the front fender liners, and the car has an Anderson Power Pipe that puts the filter in the front fender in front of the passenger wheel. Everything seemed fine, and I parked the car once home. That evening the weather had cleared up and I went for my first drive with the new tires, and that's when the cut out began. I think the fact that I'm Procharged probably saved me, as there is some much piping and the front piping is so much lower that the engine didn't pull enough water to hydro-lock. It likely did pull enough water to mess up my MAF signal as the pressure began to move from vacuum to boost, and may have pulled a small enough amount to create an slight occasional miss?
I spent yesterday afternoon removing the front bumper, and draining the water out. Went to a car show with the family after dinner, and then stayed out in the garage to almost midnight making sure all the water was cleaned out, the connections were tight, and then finished up the first three projects on the list.
Fingers crossed that this fixes the problem and I can get some drive time in before winter. Plan on tackling the shocks this weekend.