Ford: 2003 Ford Taurus water on passenger floor

It would appear you have a body seam leak, take the vehicle
to dealer to have it resealed, WBMA.


mike hunt

Axing wrote: 

Axinar wrote:
 

One quick thing - see if the cover to the pollen filter is on. I had a
similar problem on a 99 Sable, and the dealer told me the cover wasn't on
(the dealer probably didn't replace it the previous time I was in)...

Disclaimer: I do not pretend to be a mechanic, backyard mechanic, or even
remotely handy...

[This followup was posted to alt.autos.ford and a copy was sent to the
cited author.]

In article <24.7.50>, com
says... 

When you turn on your AC/heat fan, do you hear pinging or gurgling
noises? If so, water probably dripped into the heating system. I have a
2000 Sable (essentially identical to your 2003 Taurus) and some JiffyLube
goon broke off part of a water shield that sits over the MicronAir filter.
This is the 'pollen filter'. It's underneath the plastic cover between the
hood and the windshield, on the passenger side. On mine, a flexible piece
that routes water to the side of the filter had broken off. That let
collected water drip directly onto the filter, and then into the fan
housing.

How long have you had your car? If brand new, maybe the shield was not
installed properly or damaged. If your car was recently serviced, they may
have broken the shield.

You have a messy cleanup. Just drying the carpet on top will NOT get rid
of all the water. The carpet is bonded to a plastic backing. Behind that
backing is a cloth foam. If you don't try it out NOW, it will start to
stink VERY bad. You also need to check the BACK carpet, too. The water
will fill go all the way to the back seat. You need to pull up the entire
side of carpet, and get that foam dry. I ended up peeling it off,
squeezing it out, then letting it drip-dry for a few days.

To get at the shield/filter: Open up the hood and pull off the 3 clips
holding the section of plastic between the hood and windshield on the
passenger side. Pull the cover straight up. There are 2 or 3 stiff snaps
you are pulling against. You can easily see the sheild. There should be a
nearly vertical section that connects to it's left (when looking at it
from the front of the car) down the left side of the filter and it's
housing.

You can see a picture of the shield here:
http://home.att.net/~andyross/SplashShield.jpg
There should be an extra section, nearly two inches long, sticking out the
left side.

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