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There's rain water around the spark plugs

Rain water is filling around spark plugs on my Fiesta.

Asked on 5 July 2012 by thurso

Answered by Honest John
Common fault. Sometimes rainwater. Sometimes condensation. The only real answer is to drive the car further, get the engine hot enough to evaporate off the moisture.
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