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Help!! Antifreeze in around Spark plugs sockets

  • 29-10-2009 01:33AM
    #1
    SIX PACK
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    Hi all some advice here would be greatly apprecited. I bought new spark plugs & leads today for my 2000 ford fiesta because she was misfiring a lot... when i was going to change them i found the whole area soaking in Antifreeze coolant...
    im thinking this cant be good... Any ideas??? Any Mechanic want to have a look Carlow town :o


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  • #2
    Anan1
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    Around all of them? Might it have leaked in and dripped down from a leak in a hose or something? Short of a badly cracked cylinder head, I can't really think of anything else - I can't see how it could be the head gasket? Bear in mind that i'm no mechanic, though. Is the oil showing any signs of coolant contamination?


  • #3
    Plug
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    Its a zetec engine anyway. Its common enough, don't worry. Just suck the water out with something to avoid misfires. the head is not cracked nor is it a head gasket. Its probably the washers or theres 2 round 'stopper' like things on the top of the engine that corrode over time and they could be leaking, either way its an easy fix.


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