Water In Spark Plug Hole, Engine Missfire, 2018 Ford Ka Plus 1 2.... (part 1) 

Miss moni is a sight for sore eyes. Stunning.

Strange how that fault occurred. Monica always has abreast of things 😉

great camera work, there's a wonderful 3d effect in parts of the video...

The lovely Monica makes another appearance ❤️❤️. Alan, Another excellent video. You have a great way of explaining these problems & how you go about solving the issues. 👍

monica has a lovely pair.... of goggles there... condensation buildup, sucked in by temp changes, been sitting at the bottom like that a while, minding its own, then boiled up on the long journey + shorted plug out. seal up with silicone grease around top after fully drying out. aah yes, snapped plugs on hcs, daily occurance

Great fix and video nice headlights 😉

hi alan,it was nice to see monis headlights on high beam,lol

Monika looking gorgeous as always😍😍

Chances are the engine was pressure washed at some point before sale. Excellent video Allen, thank you for sharing. 🙂👍

Solved my problems quickly and gave me the idea what happened to my ford fiesta as this morning the mechanic made an observation on my car and found plenty of water around the spark plugs and surprised why the car does not have much power. Great video

Hi Alan. We Have A Few Of Those KA+'s In Cyprus (Where I Work) And We Have Had The Exact Same Problem With Those Engines. Speaking To A Colleague Of Mine Who Works For Ford Main Dealer Service Station, It's Apparently A Natural Problem On Those Engines Because Of The Length Of The Ignition Coil Hole Depth. We Live In A Warm Climate And Because Of The Excessive Heat, They Suffer From Condensation Down The Plug Holes. I'm Not Sure If That Is Just What Happened On Your KA+ Because You Had A Warm Summer. That's All I Can Put It Down To. Anyway, As Always, Great Video.

Monica going all steampunk, Interesting. Great video as always Alan.

A couple of observations to also consider - this was a common problem on the MK2 Focus petrol's if I recall correctly where a lot were fitted with faulty washer jet seals on the bonnet, and would leak directly onto the top of the engine as soon as you use the washer jets & subsequently leak into the spark plug chambers. Also in this case, look back at the video at around 3:33 & look closely at the coil pack connector - it also looks fouled from coming into contact with water. It may not necessarily be related but could also be contributing to the misfire due to the electrical connection being in contact with the water - this might well be two different issues in this instance but I would go back again & clean the connector to iron it out. Either way to me, this is definitely the result of water coming down from above & onto the engine.

Wet belt bring me to memory the 1.8 tdci in the MK4 Mondeo that many people didn't even knew they had 2 belts, a dry and a wet one that loved to snap..

Great video yet again Alan, top work. Always highly informative, and lovely Monica looking amazing as a bonus!! Cheers !!!

Good video allan ...ya hyunddai sonata ...same problem from rain water lyjng on the engine and finding way down the front 3 cy sparm coil holes ...on 3.3 eng ...i put a bead of bathroom silicon around the coil boots ...problem solved

Wet belts for Ford have been a disaster. I know people who get them swapped every 20k, through fear of them breaking. Scores of transit vans end up with scrapped engines due to the welt belt failing. Why they moved away from the chains they had in the 2.2 diesels, I'll never know.

Nice one Alan, loving steam punk Monica😃😃

Fantastic Alan 🤩 I had a Mazda 323 back in the day and I did the very same thing 😆 I pressure washed the engine and hey 👋🏻 presto the plug holes were full of water and it stalled 😖 Love that Monica told the truth 👍🏻

Im here purely for the Ka content....honestly I am.

Hello Alan, absolutely spot on with pressure washers, avoid like the plague. Yes have been there with motorcycle engines and repairing other people over tighting spark plugs. Never had it with a car engine though.

I've had a few Ford's that have done this, no pressure washer used, the Focus did it when parked on a steep street facing down, the other was a a Fiesta and the screen washer jet like others have said.

Monika's looking swell Alan.

I doubt any of them will ever have a timing belt change. Wet belts often degrade into the engine oil, block oil pump pick up then the engine seizes. They are only designed and built to last the 3yr PCP and about 30k miles.

Hi Alan just thinking, Monika said she had it pressure washed the day before the misfire - so I doubt if it would have got so rusty so quickly. Maybe she'd had it pressure washed a good few times in the past and it gradually got more rusty over time? My other theory is sudden heavy rainwater. About a month ago there was torrential really heavy rain here continuously for a couple of hours like I never seen before, causing flooding. Including my Mk3 Mondeo! I had to bail out the drivers footwell! My car never ever leaked water before, so that rain was really exceptional. Maybe you had that storm there in Huntingdon and that it found it's way into the engine compartment - and that the normal drainage channels couldn't cope? Anyway, glad it's sorted. Monika's car looks very smart. Cheers. Vivian.

Nice work Al, hope you got a brew and biscuits from Moni for sorting. Makes a case for plugging the plugs out at each service regardless of mileage. Hopefully you can do an annual service

Strange one Alan , the only thing I can think of with everything else taken into consideration is maybe some condensation being drawn in to the hot coil pack , it may be worth checking the other 2 plugs as a matter of caution.... 👍 Miss Monica looked very nice with her trendy hat on..... 🤠 Cheers

Makes perfect sense, I remember having a Peugeot diesel some 20 years ago or so, pressure washed it, jetted nr scuttle and windshield bottom, it shorted out the electrics due to excess water, if I use a pressure washer now it’s at distance on main body and wheels, not close up or vents etc

Aw come on! how many detailers and car enthusiasts use a pressure washer every wash surely ford can make a car that can withstand modern wash techniques. I'd test it out with a pressure washer to ensure that is the cause and I'd be looking at the windscreen washer jets/ tubing just in case, maybe some silicone grease on the seals as a precaution to stop it in future, nice diagnosis and glad you got the plug out and miss monnie joined the show

Had the same thing on my old Mk2 Focus. Caused by no weatherseals under the washer jets. Ford later updated them and added seals.

That’s a common failure on those models. Water from the cowling under the windscreen leads the water on to the engine top

Great stuff Monika and Alan, agree with You 100% about pressure washing👌👍🙂

Top info as ever. Should be down to see you on Mon 24th Oct for a brew and chat.

Monica needs a 25k service Al

The Ford doctor strikes again and great camera work Al 🤣 😳😎

Lovely video of Monica. Where was the car she mentioned...😁

I think your right with the jet wash.. only thing I could think of specially if its not been raining much...... talking about sparkplugs if you snapped that plug Monica would have ran your legs off round that car park 🤣🤣🤣 brilliant detailed video alan

She is definitely a keeper 👌

I had a similar case with water although without misfires on my 1.4 and 1.25 Fiestas Mk6 but didn't have them long enough to follow through. At the time I just removed the water, replaced the plugs putting a dab of copper grease on the threads so they wouldn't seize. They were pain to remove. Water ingress kind of makes sense now.. Had Mazda petrol cars previously and never experienced condensation b4, so I'm inclined to think it was jet washer or rain water...

Them wet belt are bad news man

I leaned a couple of thing from this video….one don’t pressure wash you’re scuttle panel, two don’t get the missus to come and look at Monica’s hat…….👍😳😂🇮🇲😜

My theory, hot air in spark plug tube shrinks as engine cools, vacuum created pulls moisture past boot?

I think it's the rack. Steering rack.

Maybe condensation ???? Great content Alan 👍👍👍👍👍

Your definition of Hunstanton was brilliant🤣🤣

Alan. That intro. All them MK4s

The belts contaminated to oil over time, Peugeot 1.2 is the same daft idea there's a massive recall on those engine's

Snapped a plug on a focus all filled with engine oil at the time managed to remove the internals then used a extractor for the thread took 4 hrs but got it done and ran like a dream simple jobs always end in a nightmare for me lol

What coil pack what spark plug, that's not what I see, I see 2 large shirt potatoes

The mk6 fiestas tend to leak rainwater through the washer jets holes in bonnet drip on the engine and make its way in to the spark plug wells

You need to get that camera mount tightened up, it keeps slipping downward when Monica is speaking 😳

Great video as always …. I once had a Citroen c3 in that had a similar problem and it was the washer jet in the bonnet leaking underneath and fill number 3 plug with water … I would think that water has been in there for a while how rusty it is …

My 2005 mk 2 focus had the same problem. It was the washer jet seal on the bonnet, a common problem.

If she ever has an issue with her airbags, then I will happy give them a good examination for free.

@10:54 .. what a nice pair of ... coils

Great information here Alan as usual but some very naughty Car Sales companies open the bonnet and use a Pressure washer 'Gently' on the outsides of the engine compartment (not a steam cleaner!) maybe this is the cause of the rust on the coil pack?

When I wash cars I wash jet the scuttle but not to close only to get the debris out of the drain holes which could cause even more issues for example wiper motor, ecu, abs pump or even leak in the vehicle but always cover up important components

Such a cutie Monica😍

Monika knew 35900 subscribers would watch this

I reckon some high temp grease on that tube would be worthwhile......

Someone jet washed the engine at some point in its life? I'd be tempted to use some high temperature grease on those gasket seals for a bit of added security of making a good seal.

You did a pretty shit job of focusing on Monica's face there mate. Well done.

Old Spanner Eyes 👀 getting amateurs to do the pressure washing....you don't have to be Scooby Doo to work that one out 🤣. Crackin video, Al....👍😎

I've got a Ford Fiesta 2012 with low mileage. Twice I've had water getting down the coil packs from the scuttle after medium/heavy rain. The AA man knew all about the problem when I told him the symptom, he sees it all the time. I have a sloping driveway, which makes matters worse, if the car is pointing down the slope rainwater easily overwhelmes the scuttle. So now I have to park with the front of the car facing up the slope. I'm amazed Ford still haven't sorted this out after ten years. It's very poor design which surely could be easily fixed with an engine cover of some kind.

But would it have become that rusty when the pressurewashing happened the previous day? Must be some other reason, at least for the rust. I'd also rather check the water jets as proposed by someone below.

Liquid Cooled Coils, Ford Think of Everything 😉

Someone's been to a "guns n roses" concert!

Sons got m6 Fiesta which the scuttle panel leaks and goes on top of the engine. The depth of the panel is not great.

Thanks for sharing Alan , it`s not summat daft like the bottom of the screen washer jet peeing all over the top of cam cover every time Monica selects wash /wipe ?

Could be capillary action like on the mk4 mondeo washer bottle has a problem with water travelling to the BCM and shorting out the lights.

Nice white top

Monica is so beautiful! 😍

The engine itself wasn't directly sprayed with the pressure washer though. Perhaps the water has been there for a while and eventually soaked up into a sensitive part of the plug/coil.

I suppose something like wiper fluid could quite easily seep through that amount of rubber and do fast corrosion too. Though it's time for lottery ticket if it would happen to leak/spray right into coil pack.

THANKIOU

How do you change spark plugs on them i don't know what kind of socket to get

Hi i have a idea when the engine worms up the air in the hole expand so when it cools down it sucks the water in a little every time.

Great camera work... Did monika have a hat on?

I had a Ford Focus 1.6 petrol engine 2009 with the same problem. I used to suck the water out with a turkey baster When he started misfiring

Let's hope the bottom crank pulley is not like the 3 pot Eco Boom Alan, its massively tight , special tools job , monika would cry if she has to spend a penny on that job , if she still has it then, water and spark plugs just dont mix especially at 150 psi plus , only designed for splash and rain , at least you e sorted it , yes we remember the endura 1.3 rattlers with their snap off spark plugs , I used to get them mad hot , get the plugs out and just put normal seated plugs in , same heat range , never had a problem and that was on a fleet of 20 of them , being driven nearly 20 hours a day in different shifts of opticians and later on emergency doctors, only really stopped for fuel and a wash , 75 thousand miles in a year , then they went onto focus 1.25 zetech engines, doingvthe same mileage , I was putting clutch kits in before the dealers , like you have done with your taxi boys 👍👍🤠🤠🤠(monika)🐕

Hi, did you check the other two plug holes for water? looking at the rust buildup on the coil, I would think that water has been in there some time.

Check for the windscreen washer leaking 👍

The state of that plug suggests that rust has been building up for some time

GOOD bit of advice .

I had similar issues in my old mk2 2.8i V6 Galaxy. If the scuttle panal rubber seal perished, it pished water all over the coil packs and down to the plugs it went.

Easy answer, take the car and pressure wash the engine, its right next to you, dry the engine off, see if any water went past the seals, I would add some electric grease to the boots, same issue with some Renaults, without the cover water can drop in the coil pack tubes. I used some Permatex Dielectric Grease or is that not recommended for fords?

She got a nice car😃

it wasn't water she had in her sparkplug hole or exhaust hole

Pressure washer is the only reasonable explanation but why water only down one plug hole❓ Also, before replacing the coil pack I'd smear some silicone grease on the inner seal and on the working edge of the boot that makes contact with the rocker cover. Leave it now and see how it goes. If it gets water ingress again I'd try the silicone grease route next time if it happens again and see if it stops it❓

Alan. Do you need to change the flywheel when you change the cluthc on a mk3 mondeo petrol? I realise you can't tell me difinitely, it has about 137000miles on the clock.

What car are you running these days Alan after the demise of your trusty viteo van.... great video as usual Alan

Always a pain when you get water in your rusty hole...

Case of engine getting hotter before the body of the coil pack, condensation forming, rinse, repeat. Why cylinder 1 though, is a mystery.

i think Monica should sell her little Ford and buy something more reliable :)

I'm wondering if the spark plug wasn't correctly torque down, from cold the condensation would push past the thread and as soon as its all upto temperature it seal's trapping moisture.🤔

Similar as 1.2 and 1.4 corsa engine rain water gets under Panel and down the Seals Common issue

Alan I’ve got the same car bought it new on a 19 plate you’ve got me worried 😧. Should you not have checked the other two or did I miss that bit just sayin from north of Newcastle

If it's like the mk6 fiesta, the water got in from the windscreen washer jets.

The thumbnail brought most people here lol.

Bet they jet washed the engine. Did you check the other 2?