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Old 06-16-2014 | 01:11 AM
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I underestimated a puddle and a splash of water got in the intake, it didn't hydro lock, it kept on running. But right after it had a terrible idle, poor fuel economy and cuts out for a second at 2000 rpm. It's a 99 4.0L

It had a code for the secondary O2 sensor (haven't replaced yet) so I don't know if it got another code yet but I will check when I can get access to a scanner.

I've taken out the distributor and cleaned it well because it got wet too.

What should I check next? MAP sensor? That's all I can think of
Old 06-16-2014 | 01:28 AM
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Did the TPS get wet?
Old 06-17-2014 | 08:54 PM
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Quite possible I suppose! I just got a wrecker MAP, I'll try that after. Are they notorious for malfunctioning?
Old 06-17-2014 | 10:23 PM
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Dry out the distributor cap and stay out of the puddles.
Old 06-18-2014 | 03:51 PM
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I boat my jeep all the time. Try WD40 in the distributor cap and just keep it running it should work itself out after awhile. I coat my distributor with a entire jar of vasoline then use some on the plastic breather elbow on my air intake and I tape the dipsticks in place and vasoline those to. It's kind of messy but I run my jeep till it starts floating all the time and have no problems other then gauge cluster going berserk. I have my intake ran through the firewall into the cabin and have my axle and tcase breathers plumbed into the intake.
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Replaced MAP, TPS, put the scanner on it and I'm only getting a code for downstream 02 which has been broken for months, my problems only started after hitting the water
Old 06-21-2014 | 08:51 AM
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That'll still do it since it can't go into open or close loop(not sure what's what) it needs the o2 sensor to adjust fuel
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