FORD HAS ANNOUNCED THE ULTIMATE REPAIR FOR S-197 WATER LEAKS ...
#1. Purchase the following items: 2 to 3 cases of black or blue RTV 3 LARGE cans of seam sealer. 2 Large green plastic garbage bags.
#2. Pull back carpet in trunk and at kick panels. #3. Remove sill plates and kick panels. #4. Remove both front fenders, wiper arms and windshield filler plate. Pull all retainers and plugs from filler plate in front of windshield. #5. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP ..... Coat every grommet, seam, hole, wiring harness, crack and bolt hole you can find with seam sealer or RTV. Ensure entire fire wall and windshield area are coated with a heavy layer of either sealant as appropriate. Pack the entire kick panel area (around SJB) with seam sealer. (THE INTERIOR FIREWALL AS WELL AS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MUST BE COATED WITH AT LEAST 1/2" OF RTV.) Cut the garbage bag along the sides and pressinto the wet RTV that coats the firewall. #6. Coat entire SJB (smart junction box) with a 1/2" layer of RTV. Cut plastic garbage bag into 20" x 20" square. Press garbage bag square onto front of SJB. Ensure equal amounts of plastic bag are at top and bottom of SJB. Coat loose edges of plastic bag with RTV and wrap completely around SJB. We don't need no stinking Ford supplied styrofoam water deflector shield for the SJB. No water is gonna get in there again if you do it this way. (You probably won't ever be able to get in there ever again, BUT you won't have any electrical problems caused by water getting in there.) #7 While RTV is still wet, reinstall plugs and retainers back into filler plate infront of windshield. When reinstalling windshield filler plate, coat the back with a heavy layer of RTV this will prevent any water from sneaking back into those pesky already RTV filled holes. #8. If leak is suspected in trunk area, repeat sealing instructions for rear of car at all seams, grommets, holes, wiring harnesses, cracks and bolt holes in trunk area. #9. If leak is suspected in tail light area, remove tail lights and using at least one entire tube of RTV per light, coat back of each light fixture and re install. NOTE : Before replacing fenders, coat area under fenders along the top of the shock tower to the firewall with 1" wide band of seam sealer and press fender back into place. Wipe off any excess seam sealer. Use care to not disturb the RTV already plastered all over the firewall and at the bottom of the windshield and every where else FORD'S TSB already told you to put it. #10. Allow all seam sealer and RTV to dry completely for 2-3 weeks.
MY POINT : You bought a new car, Ford couldn't even engineer and build a car that doesn't let water in the passenger compartment. Their solution is to throw RTV at it until the leaks go away. There may be people who love these cars enough to spend their time patching up Ford F*!@k Ups. Sorry, but I can't see why I should spend my money for something then have to spend my time fixing it because it was never built properly.
I have an 06 and have never had one leak. Way to show your maturity by posting a thread full of whine. I'm sure if I had the same problem, I not be very happy, and most frustrated myself. I still would not turn myself into a whine factory.
How your post really is:
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WaterSoakedLemon05 Date 11/16/2007 9:42:44 PM
FORD HAS ANNOUNCED THE ULTIMATE REPAIR FOR S-197 WATER LEAKS ...
#1. Purchase the following items: 2 to 3 cases of black or blue RTV 3 LARGE cans of seam sealer. 2 Large green plastic garbage bags.
#2. Pull back carpet in trunk and at kick panels. #3. Remove sill plates and kick panels. #4. Remove both front fenders, wiper arms and windshield filler plate. Pull all retainers and plugs from filler plate in front of windshield. #5. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP ..... Coat every grommet, seam, hole, wiring harness, crack and bolt hole you can find with seam sealer or RTV. Ensure entire fire wall and windshield area are coated with a heavy layer of either sealant as appropriate. Pack the entire kick panel area (around SJB) with seam sealer. (THE INTERIOR FIREWALL AS WELL AS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MUST BE COATED WITH AT LEAST 1/2" OF RTV.) Cut the garbage bag along the sides and pressinto the wet RTV that coats the firewall. #6. Coat entire SJB (smart junction box) with a 1/2" layer of RTV. Cut plastic garbage bag into 20" x 20" square. Press garbage bag square onto front of SJB. Ensure equal amounts of plastic bag are at top and bottom of SJB. Coat loose edges of plastic bag with RTV and wrap completely around SJB. We don't need no stinking Ford supplied styrofoam water deflector shield for the SJB. No water is gonna get in there again if you do it this way. (You probably won't ever be able to get in there ever again, BUT you won't have any electrical problems caused by water getting in there.) #7 While RTV is still wet, reinstall plugs and retainers back into filler plate infront of windshield. When reinstalling windshield filler plate, coat the back with a heavy layer of RTV this will prevent any water from sneaking back into those pesky already RTV filled holes. #8. If leak is suspected in trunk area, repeat sealing instructions for rear of car at all seams, grommets, holes, wiring harnesses, cracks and bolt holes in trunk area. #9. If leak is suspected in tail light area, remove tail lights and using at least one entire tube of RTV per light, coat back of each light fixture and re install. NOTE : Before replacing fenders, coat area under fenders along the top of the shock tower to the firewall with 1" wide band of seam sealer and press fender back into place. Wipe off any excess seam sealer. Use care to not disturb the RTV already plastered all over the firewall and at the bottom of the windshield and every where else FORD'S TSB already told you to put it. #10. Allow all seam sealer and RTV to dry completely for 2-3 weeks.
MY POINT : You bought a new car, Ford couldn't even engineer and build a car that doesn't let water in the passenger compartment. Their solution is to throw RTV at it until the leaks go away. There may be people who love these cars enough to spend their time patching up Ford F*!@k Ups. Sorry, but I can't see why I should spend my money for something then have to spend my time fixing it because it was never built properly.
What I, and probably alot of others see:
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Attempt to be funny. Whine. Taking out frustrations and annoying other people. Whine. Whine.
Large body of whine.
Conclusion of whine.
I am not putting you down, or making fun of you in any way. I am just pointing out what it looks like to me.
I agree. I've had my car for over 2 years now and still don't know what this "leaky passenger compartment" stuff is all about. And lord knows I drive this car in one of the hottest, wettest, stickiest climates in the country. :shrug:
Thanks for the points guys. As an assembler it is impossible to get ALL of the quirks and rattles and squeaks out all of the vehicles regardless of the manufacturer. I guess some people out there would be happier if a manufacturer ignored their problem all together so they could then go on forums and complain about that!
Basically every car manufactured has TSBs...there are exceptions. If you want to check how our Stangs compare to others, go to http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/tsbsearch.cfm and do a quick comparison. Well, I did and quick one and here's what I found...I used my year model as a reference and I looked at what could be considered as comparisons to the stangs...no a perfect match in my opinion to some, but what the heck. So for 2006 models here's a non-scientific research of the TSB...
BWM - 4 TSBs for 2006 models AUDI - 21 TSBs for 2006 VETTES - 44 TSBs for 2006 STANG - 11 TSBs for 2006 MERCEDES - 0 for 2006 PORSCHES - 0 for 2006
Bottomline: I could have gone on and on, but its boring...so we are not doing too bad...
< Message edited by TPony -- 11/23/2007 8:50:06 AM >
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