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2002-03 fiesta 1.4 water filled spark plug wells!!

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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 08:04 PM
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Default 2002-03 fiesta 1.4 water filled spark plug wells!!

Evening all, I know its a common problem but just keep this issue in mind if you have not already had the new washer jets fitted. Water leaking into the spark plug wells is a real issue my sister got one a few months back I did a service on it today and was met with water up to the half way point on the plugs and then once dried out rusty plugs of course so rusty I popped some WD40 on them left them for a hour and then went out to start the car (thinking probably easier to get out if I warm the engine block up. What I got instead was the ceraic portion of the plug fired out of its housing causing me to have to use a screw extractor not the easiest of services lol


CHECK YOUR PLUGS!!!!!

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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 08:50 PM
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Usually the core plug in the top of the head that causes the water to fill up in there, never heard of the washer jet issues.
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 11:13 AM
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Default Water filling up plug wells on fiesta

Same problem as with focuses I would think which is the core plugs in the head leaking and filling up plug holes only solution is to replace them under cam cover,not a difficult job.
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