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Old 05-07-2006 | 10:37 PM
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Power loss at 118mph

well i was hauling a$$ down a highway, i hit about 118, and all of the sudden i lost all power, i had it floored and rpm's reved, but wasnt really gaining any speed. i did a search and found that its the I/C pump. i did the whole start your car, stop it and listen for the pump, and i did not hear any humming. is there anything else that would cause this kind of a problem? or is it just the I/C pump. i hit about 120 before and didnt have the problem (about 2 weeks ago)
Old 05-07-2006 | 11:04 PM
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Welcome to the "Dead I/C Pump Society." The power loss is the S/C overheating from the lack of I/C pump coolant flow.

In warranty: go to dealer

Out of warranty: do Ford Lightning Pump
Old 05-07-2006 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Vomit
Welcome to the "Dead I/C Pump Society." The power loss is the S/C overheating from the lack of I/C pump coolant flow.

In warranty: go to dealer

Out of warranty: do Ford Lightning Pump
in warranty, ill take it in this weekend. also, can the overheating damage the supercharger? or does the dme prevent the damages by shuting down the S/C? this is the first time its done it.
Old 05-08-2006 | 08:46 AM
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Same thing happened to me when I got my car back from the dealership to do the relay\ECU recall service. It never happened before so I called my service advisor and he informed me that my secondary air injection pump was dead. I'm taking it back next weekend. I hope that's what's causing the S/C to shut off. The acceleration felt like a C240..... such a shame to get this kind of performance from a C32. Even worse, a magnum SRT8 lined up with me on the highway and I felt like **** cause my S/C shut off at 55MPH when I floored it. The car revving at max but not going anywhere, my first lose ever.

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Old 05-08-2006 | 09:09 AM
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Same thing happened to me when I got my car back from the dealership to do the relay\ECU recall service. It never happened before so I called my service advisor and he informed me that my secondary air injection pump was dead. I'm taking it back next weekend. I hope that's what's causing the S/C to shut off. The acceleration felt like a C240..... such a shame to get this kind of performance from a C32. Even worse, a magnum SRT8 lined up with me on the highway and I felt like **** cause my S/C shut off at 55MPH when I floored it. The car revving at max but not going anywhere, my first lose ever.
did you get any maulfunction codes? mine felt a little sluggish around 60 and 70, but it still had a little bit of juice, but once i hit 117-118 it felt like i popped it in N.
Old 05-08-2006 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by bViC
did you get any maulfunction codes? mine felt a little sluggish around 60 and 70, but it still had a little bit of juice, but once i hit 117-118 it felt like i popped it in N.
Yeah. my check engine light came on and my diagnostic software says P0410 which is related to the secondary air injection pump.
Old 05-08-2006 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by BLK_HALO
Yeah. my check engine light came on and my diagnostic software says P0410 which is related to the secondary air injection pump.
mine didnt give me any codes or anything, hopefully its just the I/C pump....

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