The Duratec 2.00 +4 has its spark plugs situated in a trough between the cams. The trough gathers water from the louvers and the bonnet hinge.
A few days ago, the car ( daily driver) was left in the elements, when I wanted to go home from work, the car started but was misfiring badly.
I limped home and resolved to sort the problem next day. I removed the rubber insulating spark plug covers and had a look down the tubes. There was a great deal of gathered water in the tubes. I dried them out and removed the plugs, cleaned them and replaced.
No harm done, but the engine management fault display on the dash would not recognise the fault fix.
A run on the diagnostic from my local garage resolved the display.
Has any one fashioned a way - other than a storm cover - to avoid water gathering in the same place again?
All the best
Tony
Last edited by RFY99; 03/01/13 07:05 PM.
