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Help... Water In The Spark Plug Holes!

Sarahwyn
Sarahwyn
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I have an ST 55 plate. Ive only just realised that theres a little bit of water in the spark plug holes... And my car has starred to missfire. Could it be because of the water??

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    Blow it out with a garage air line and spray some WD 40 round the plugs. When it dries out you will know if the water was the cause of the problem..

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    Water around the spark plugs will definitely cause a misfire, no doubt about that. You really need to find out why there is water getting in there though.

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    water around the spark plug holes is a result of power washing the front of the car .....my son presented me with this very problem some months ago........the water gos up the air ducting , and is dumped on top of the spark plugs.......there is i hole in the pipe.....this stops the water entering the inlet manafold ,thus killing the engine......hope this helps traff

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    I just recently bought a 1.4 zetec and I had the same problem, just dry it out and it should be all good

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    It's mostly likely a leaky windscreen washer jet. It's situated directly above cylinder 1, which is not covered by the air box.

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    Thanks guys... Did what you suggested and now my car is like new :) Many Thanks Sarah

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    As above, on the mk6 fiestas 02-06(I believe) the washer jets don't have rubber seals between the jets and bonnet and somehow leak into the spark plug wells

    Bought a new set of washer jets and it sorted the problem on my old car

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