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water leaks from the hood top where the vents are. It leaked right on the engine cover. Is this normal? Anyone experiencing the same thing?
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I have the same problem. I am making an appt at thr dealer to have it looked at. in the mean time I am going to put clear packing across the area to prevnet water from getting in.


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Wait, you have an engine cover? I don't on my 5.0.
 

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Wait, you have an engine cover? I don't on my 5.0.
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Where is your hood?
Short video of short solution. Be sure to clean the area with alcohol otherwise tape may not stick.

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The engine bay is not leakproof. Why would you even bother? it is draining onto a foam cover. Open your hood after driving through a rain storm.
 
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Wait, you have an engine cover? I don't on my 5.0.

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The engine bay is not leakproof. Why would you even bother? it is draining onto a foam cover. Open your hood after driving through a rain storm.
As it fills it runs over the side of the foam cover possibly getting onto the top of the engine which is hot and may get into some of the wiring. Great advice though, I will consider it every time it rains in SC. Thanks
 

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Short video of short solution. Be sure to clean the area with alcohol otherwise tape may not stick.

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That looks great! Should also run a bead of white silicone caulking in it and secure with some 4'' drywall screws just to be sure.
 

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As it fills it runs over the side of the foam cover possibly getting onto the top of the engine which is hot and may get into some of the wiring. Great advice though, I will consider it every time it rains in SC. Thanks
I agree. Although everything does get wet during a drive in rain, it's not intended to be doing that. That channel is designed to carry water to the sides, which is the purpose of that channel i suspect, and not dump it on top of the engines. Just went to look at mine and there are signs in the dust of water having dripped down onto it, but i have a different setup on my 5.0 L engine and it would run off instead of puddling on top of that cover. Makes me wonder if there's some type of seal where they overlap, that isnt doing it's job. Unless it's a new improved design feature for all you down there in the sun belt to help with engine cooling.
 
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That looks great! Should also run a bead of white silicone caulking in it and secure with some 4'' drywall screws just to be sure.
Still under warranty so ford can fix it.
 

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Was at the dealer to get the leak stopped. They would not because Ford says there is no fix and they will not pay for it. The dealer even did it with other f150sand it leaked. I took some PROFLEX RV CAULK CLEAR Ane ND sealed the entire seam between the wiper schroud. Be sure to unhook the clips holding the driveers side and lay in the caulk on the passeger side all the way to the engine side lip. Cauking the entire length. Lower the drivers side panel clicking it into place. Then lay in a bead along the channel between the panels. Use painters tap to keep the caulk off the top of the panels and making a mess. Use rubber gloves. Let the caulk dry for a few hrs before removing the painters tape. It rained a couple of hrs after i did this. Not a drop of water on the engine cover. Photos attached

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Good lord, man.

All joking aside. It looks like it was misaligned when installed at the factory thus causing the leak. Try taking the wiper arms off, remove the cowls, and reinstall making sure all the clips and tabs are lined up and clipped in properly
 
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Good lord, man.

All joking aside. It looks like it was misaligned when installed at the factory thus causing the leak. Try taking the wiper arms off, remove the cowls, and reinstall making sure all the clips and pins are lined up and clipped in.
Maybe, when the dealer refused to fix and tested other f150s with water and they leaked and called ford and Corp refused. I had to do something for now. Even removing and replacing the existing parts still did not seal with plastic on plastic. No rubber gaskets exist for a fix. As far as i could see this was the most practical fix for now. Crazy stuff goes wrong with new vehicles.
 

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My truck does the same thing, I haven't had time to take it apart and check how it was assembled to see if there is an easy way to stop this.
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