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Post by Karl on Feb 24, 2013 19:50:35 GMT 1
Face lift 2005> Focus is notorious for it. Aye. And 2002-2007 fiesta The washer jets leak into plug wells and the core plugs leak into wells Modified washer jets are available |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2013 19:56:03 GMT 1
at least there not down ten inch tubes ;D
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Post by stevenward on Feb 24, 2013 20:01:24 GMT 1
It does demonstrate quite nicely the false economy of not giving your car good, regular servicing.
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Post by efiste2 on Feb 24, 2013 22:06:39 GMT 1
Qucik update and I must stress I havnt seen the car or what he has done, but apparentley he has managed to remove the offending item with some screwfix extractors......thats all the info I have, apart from the car is running fine.... www.screwfix.com/p/stud-extractor-set-8-pc/20084and the car hasnt been serviced since being bought from the dealer over six years ago.....and I doubt very much they put new plugs in it then, so there is every chance theyre original from new..... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 17:06:49 GMT 1
Thats a job well done.
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Post by Rhubarb on Feb 25, 2013 17:18:44 GMT 1
More luck than judgement more like, on all counts!  |
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Post by efiste2 on Feb 25, 2013 18:12:20 GMT 1
Definately more luck than judgement he claims to know a lot about everything but when it comes down to doing the job,he will cock it up, not that I know much  and my apologies chaps, its EIGHT years since its had a service..... |
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Post by Karl on Feb 25, 2013 20:22:18 GMT 1
Definately more luck than judgement he claims to know a lot about everything but when it comes down to doing the job,he will cock it up, not that I know much and my apologies chaps, its EIGHT years since its had a service..... Dam I was close 8 years FFS |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2013 17:09:18 GMT 1
Them plugs look very good for eight years old, I'm impressed with motorcraft now !
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Post by Steve Parker on Feb 26, 2013 19:48:52 GMT 1
Don't forget the copper slip on the plugs to stop it happening again ;D Oh no we did next door a while ago  |
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Post by chippie on Feb 27, 2013 16:47:33 GMT 1
I managed to do the same thing on an M plate Fiesta many years back....I even snapped the eazi-out in the body of the plug...
Ended up taking the head off and took it an engine reconditoners where they had to remove the broken eazi-out/plug body by spark erosion !!!
Price of this plug change was over £50 by the time I'd finished...
As has been said, it pays dividends to service vehicles on a reasonable frequency.......
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Post by Karl on Feb 27, 2013 20:12:51 GMT 1
I managed to do the same thing on an M plate Fiesta many years back....I even snapped the eazi-out in the body of the plug... Ended up taking the head off and took it an engine reconditoners where they had to remove the broken eazi-out/plug body by spark erosion !!! Price of this plug change was over £50 by the time I'd finished... As has been said, it pays dividends to service vehicles on a reasonable frequency....... These old donkey lumps would snap plugs for fun |
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Post by Dai on Feb 27, 2013 20:15:12 GMT 1
I managed to do the same thing on an M plate Fiesta many years back....I even snapped the eazi-out in the body of the plug... Ended up taking the head off and took it an engine reconditoners where they had to remove the broken eazi-out/plug body by spark erosion !!! Price of this plug change was over £50 by the time I'd finished... As has been said, it pays dividends to service vehicles on a reasonable frequency....... These old donkey lumps would snap plugs for fun ;D ;D ;D I think it was Mac who said on the other side, if you get one of the old ones in to change plugs was flood the ports with coca cola original and leave soak over night  |
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Post by Karl on Feb 27, 2013 20:35:27 GMT 1
These old donkey lumps would snap plugs for fun ;D ;D ;D I think it was Mac who said on the other side, if you get one of the old ones in to change plugs was flood the ports with coca cola original and leave soak over night Coca cola ( full fat ) original works on chuffing injectors to break down the "black coal " carbon |
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Post by efiste2 on Mar 1, 2013 1:03:02 GMT 1
If coke can remove rusted in Spark Plugs I think my kidneys are on borrowed time :-(
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