bonnet sealing on ford fusion

[GEORGE HARRISON]

rainwater seeps past bonnet into engine compartment, on my ford fusion climate 2009

[TomsFocus]

It's probably the washer jets leaking?  If so, pop them out and put a bit of silicone sealant underneath.  

[GEORGE HARRISON]

Thanks Tom, but as it's a Ford Fusion 1.4 (08) it has a wide gap between/around the bonnet & no rubber seal, this may be a design flaw because when its windy rainwater blows in & over the engine/battery etc & as I live by the sea causes rust/corrosion of electrics etc.

Because it's a particularily wide gap & no seal I wonder if anyone had found a way to overcome this problem, or if a company sold a sealing kit or something.  Or if other FUSION owners had or hadn't found this - thanks for your reply.

[Paulkp]

Is the seal that goes across at the rear of the engine compartment just in front of the wiper arms fitted ?  The offside suspension strut mounting will always get wet, both on the Fusion and the Fiesta, but never seen the battery or engine wet.

[TomsFocus]

 

The battery and engine always get wet on my cars, I don't think this is a Fusion specific issue.  Engine bays need plenty of airflow so they can't be sealed.  I just blast the mud & salt splatter off with the jetwash when I do the rest of the car.

[Paulkp]

Looks like your Fiesta gets a bit wet.....  I have filled the strut top nut area with wayoxl, as they both fill up with water and get a bit rusty - hopefully the waxoyl will delay that.

Subjectively, our Fusion engine does get a muckier than the Fiesta, both 1.6L petrol, so engine is similar, but the Fusion engine compartment has a lot more space.