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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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my works car (1.6 zetec focus estate) has just gone tits up. was driving home and the car started spluttering allot, complete lack of power, wouldn't go round a corner at all. then stalled, tried starting it a few times but nothing turns over fine. Popped the bonnet up and luckily had a spark plug socket with me so whipped plugs out, water streaming from them as i pull then out. managed to get the dry and blew the water out, (not much water mind) got it start and trundled home very slowerly with problems, cut out a few times checked plugs when i got home wet again.

Head Gasket blown?
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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if it's the tips of the plug that are wet with water then its most likely to be your headgasket! make sure its not wet with fuel!
but if you mean the tops of the plugs / plugleads are wet, then it's the 2 CORE plugs that are next to the sparkplugs in the head!
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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replaced the core plugs couple months ago although they are leaking again, but no it's the tips, defo not petrol. how much it cost to get sorted? 2001 focus btw

cheers for info buddy
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