Ford S-Max 2012 part 1 | Water Leak Rear Air Vents

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0:00 OK, so we've just got the hose up the back of the rear bumper so we can get onto the rear air vent, and if we now look at the camera we can see the water starting to come through the air vent and filling up the box section. Once it fills up that box section, it would then work its way in the car, because obviously there's a couple of points where it can come in, then come in through the car, like that little hole just up here.

0:26 And then what it's doing is, once it's then filled that box section up, it's then using the side of this carpet here to run all the way down. And then once it gets all the way down past the seats, it then fills up in this little bucket of water here. So that would explain why the water's getting to that point and then working its way down to the front of the passenger.

0:52 So we advise obviously getting that fixed as well. And we've got a bit of a altercation with this rubber here, because obviously someone's just gone straight over the rubber, and we're not too sure how we're going to tackle that one yet, but can't see it leaking as of yet. And but obviously it's not been run the best way. And there we go.

Dec
11
2023

The main problem with this car is the rear air vents, which is common on all cars of this age. We recommend replacing the vents with new ones and sealing them properly into place.

James shows how water ends up in the footwell from the point of ingress at the back of the car. Water always ends up at the lowest point, so it isn't unusual for wet carpets in the front of the car to be caused by leaks at the back.

We recommend replacing the vents with new ones and sealing them properly into place.

There is also an issue with a cable which has been run under the rubber so that the rubber cannot form a proper seal. This will be a problem unique to this car, as it's caused by an improper repair. So that's another one for the album.

Once the leaks are fixed, the car can be decontaminated and dried.

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