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So does anybody else’s maverick do this after you take it to a car wash? XLT eco

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So does anybody else’s maverick do this after you take it to a car wash? XLT eco

Water spray from under getting on engine
 

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Never have had that happen. I wonder if your hood is not sealed completely.
 

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Looks like this Mav is in a garage. I would think any water from a car wash would be "steamed out" on the drive before it was put in a garage. Unless you washed it yourself in a driveway?? If commercial car wash, how far away was it. I take it you had not just driven through water puddles or snow??

Perhaps your Mav is just "steamed" that you took it through a commercial car wash? Some people on this forum have said the Mav has thin skin (paint)!!! :)
 
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Looks like this Mav is in a garage. I would think any water from a car wash would be "steamed out" on the drive before it was put in a garage. Unless you washed it yourself in a driveway?? If commercial car wash, how far away was it. I take it you had not just driven through water puddles or snow??

Perhaps your Mav is just "steamed" that you took it through a commercial car wash? Some people on this forum have said the Mav has thin skin (paint)!!! :)
I took it to car wash that is 3 min from my house
 

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The underbody wash is pumping water up into the engine bay which is then being boiled off...
 
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So then your saying this is normal and not going to harm the engine?
The underbody wash is pumping water up into the engine bay which is then being boiled off...
 

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Everyone has different opinions on the carwash, to each their own, I run mine through the carwash weekly, with no issues and no steaming. Happy New Year everyone!
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