# 2018 Ford Mustang - Intake issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-mustang-intake-issues/175776>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [March 22, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-mustang-intake-issues/175776 "2021-03-22T17:10:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kalby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Kalby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kalby)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-mustang-intake-issues/175776/1 "2021-03-22T17:10:26Z")

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Mud in the air intake???

How is this even possible unless I’m driving through flood water?

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-mustang-intake-issues/175776/2 "2021-03-23T12:41:46Z")

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Maybe it’s a flood car. Have you owned it since new? If so, it could have been on a dealers lot where flooding occurred. If not, the previous owner may have done it. You can do a web search for flood damaged vehicles by VIN.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-mustang-intake-issues/175776/3 "2021-03-23T12:58:10Z")

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Agree with @jtsanders maybe a flood car. The intake is fairly high in a fairly low car. It shouldn’t suck mud.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-mustang-intake-issues/175776/4 "2021-03-23T17:52:58Z")

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Maybe mud daubers trying to build nests?

> **[Mud dauber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber)**
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> Some Sphecidae and Crabronidae
> Mud dauber (or "mud wasp" or "dirt dauber") is a name commonly applied to a number of wasps from either the family Sphecidae or Crabronidae that build their nests from mud; this excludes members of the family Vespidae (especially the subfamily Eumeninae), which are instead referred to as "potter wasps". Mud daubers belong to different families and are variable in appearance. Most are long, slender wasps about 1 inch (25 mm) in length. The name refers to the nests...

Tester

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-mustang-intake-issues/175776/5 "2021-03-23T18:01:45Z")

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I think Tester has it I also have to clean Mud dauber nest’s from various places on my vechiles every so often.