kenan 0 Posted January 22, 2006 I'v found I'm getting water in the spark plug holes. Found for the second time coming home the other night where the water was enough to cause the car to misfire. The spark nearest the dizzy gets the most water, and then the amount gets lees moving to the left until the far left spark is dry. Could this be the head gasket leaking ??? Must be a fair it of water else I'd of thought I would have evaporated from the heat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoSimon 0 Posted January 22, 2006 are you sure it is water? if the head gasket was leaking it wouldn't get into the spark plug holes. If however it was the rocker cover gasket then it would be oil. do you have the black cover on the top in place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mongo 0 Posted January 22, 2006 I'v found I'm getting water in the spark plug holes. Found for the second time coming home the other night where the water was enough to cause the car to misfire. The spark nearest the dizzy gets the most water, and then the amount gets lees moving to the left until the far left spark is dry. Could this be the head gasket leaking ??? Must be a fair it of water else I'd of thought I would have evaporated from the heat You haven't recently powerwashed your engine bay have you? Get the hairdryer out, make sure you get all the water out, then give it a good hairdrying. Then check again in a while if water builds up again. Other alternative is that you may need to replace the O ring gaskets under the rocker (if it is oil and not water). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted January 23, 2006 I've used Silicon Grease on the spark plug cover before to help stop the water getting in the holes, I used to have this allot when I had my old 405's years ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxi 36 1 Cars Posted January 23, 2006 My engine suffers from this a lot and I have found that its actually condensation forming on the underside of the bonnet dripping onto the rocker cover and then draining down into the spark plug holes! Think about it, when you stop your engine its red hot, outside recently its been bastard freezing, the warm air rises and warms the underside of the bonnet, cold air hits the top of the bonnet and the result is condensation on the underside. As miles said, seal each HT lead with silicon grease to the head and maybe a drop of silicon around the psark plug cover too. That solved my problem anyway! Maxi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenan 0 Posted January 24, 2006 It is water, oil is that black stuff right (sorry being sarky). Haven't cleaned the engine for ages and have been driving late/early. Will try the above advise thanks Guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simes 248 2 Cars Posted January 24, 2006 Just remove the plugs and let the water be blown out of the cylinder when turning it over. I had the same recently, a quick call to Miles and he reminded me that I'd power washed the engine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d-9 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Or a better idea that doesnt involve getting lots of water in the cylinders: take the leads out and blow it out with an airline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
