Getting water in the passengers floor

[guzzi svt]

I have taken my car to a pull though car wash two times and both times I had a large amount of water, about a cup, in the front passengers floor. I took a look behind the glove box and it shows signs of coming from the HVAC fan area. I took off the windshield wiper area cover and the fan intake area cover. The two rubber drains, one on either side of the car, were full of debris and the fan screen had wet debris on it. This tells me the water is getting in through this opening, though I'm not sure how.

The one thing this car wash has that other don't is a hard under-carriage spray.

Is there any drain of this area that might be getting water blown up from the bottom of the car into the air box or fan area? Of course the evaporator area has a drain so it might be that, I just haven't gotten under the car to check.

Also the panel under the HVAC area couldn't be remove because of the large tube looking thing at the back (front of the car) left corner, anyone know what this is for and how you disconnect it?

Thanks!

[DJE624]

There is a TSB for a rain hat.  I had to get one put on my Limted.

[guzzi svt]

Do you know the TSB #? My guy is not aware of it.

[DJE624]

No, I'm sorry I do not.  It was a couple years ago.  I think I originally heard about it at   http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/

[SHOdded]

Would it perchance be this one?  http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/eppic60/2008-07-20_015947_tsb04-15-03_rain_hat_repair_Taurus_Sable.pdf

TSB 04-15-3

[mjhpadi]

Would it perchance be this one?  http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/eppic60/2008-07-20_015947_tsb04-15-03_rain_hat_repair_Taurus_Sable.pdf

TSB 04-15-3

No that would not be it...that's for 01-04 Tauruses....

[DJE624]

I don't think so.  It was for 10-12.  I remember that they did have to use some sealant on it because you could smell it when they were done.  My best guess is that they install this "hat" that diverts water away from seeping into the passenger area and then run a bead of sealant around it.  It should come up if dealer does search.  My dealer found it pretty easy and he was a terrible dealer.

[ONLYA6]

Same issue with first gen Focus. Sounds like water it seeping past the cowl cover and getting in the cowl duct for the blower fan. Doesn't happen during normal rainfall down the windshield but if there's enough pouring down the windshield that gets under the cowl cover it will splash into the duct. I had to make my own "hat" to cover the duct in my SVT Focus.


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