2011 5.0L MPI with 175 hours.
My 5.0L has been shutting off intermittently while docking. When I need to go from neutral to forward or reverse and back to neutral several times while at idle speed sometimes the motor just shuts off like the key was turned off. No sputtering. No reduced RPM's. Just cuts off. And not all the time, just occasionally. I'm pretty sure it's only happening when going from gear to neutral. I usually turn the key off and then restart with no problems.
The last time this happened when I restarted, I did not turn the key to off first. I turned the key to start from the run position and then I got the 2 beeps every minute alarm until I turned off the key and restarted it again.
I have read that a possible cause would be a failing IAC valve or a dirty IAC filter/muffler. I don't have a scan tool and I know it's wrong to replace random parts without knowing the true problem, but I have seen IAC valves with gasket for under $40 and figured it would be a low cost risk to see if this helps.
Of course the $40 ones are aftermarket China parts. The OEM and Quicksilver part number 862998 run $160+ plus $8 for the gasket plus $12 for the filter/muffler.
I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck with the aftermarket version, or should I only consider OEM? If the difference were only a few dollars, I always prefer OEM. However, at 4 times the price...
Thoughts about the issue? Does it sound like this is the part I need, or could there be something else I need to look at?
Thoughts about aftermarket vs. OEM?
My 5.0L has been shutting off intermittently while docking. When I need to go from neutral to forward or reverse and back to neutral several times while at idle speed sometimes the motor just shuts off like the key was turned off. No sputtering. No reduced RPM's. Just cuts off. And not all the time, just occasionally. I'm pretty sure it's only happening when going from gear to neutral. I usually turn the key off and then restart with no problems.
The last time this happened when I restarted, I did not turn the key to off first. I turned the key to start from the run position and then I got the 2 beeps every minute alarm until I turned off the key and restarted it again.
I have read that a possible cause would be a failing IAC valve or a dirty IAC filter/muffler. I don't have a scan tool and I know it's wrong to replace random parts without knowing the true problem, but I have seen IAC valves with gasket for under $40 and figured it would be a low cost risk to see if this helps.
Of course the $40 ones are aftermarket China parts. The OEM and Quicksilver part number 862998 run $160+ plus $8 for the gasket plus $12 for the filter/muffler.
I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck with the aftermarket version, or should I only consider OEM? If the difference were only a few dollars, I always prefer OEM. However, at 4 times the price...
Thoughts about the issue? Does it sound like this is the part I need, or could there be something else I need to look at?
Thoughts about aftermarket vs. OEM?