Jake
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I had a look at the sparkplugs (x16xe) and three of them were fine, but one of them was black and the white case looked abit burnt like it had overheated. What would be the cause of this?
thanks
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Planty02
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Spark lead possibly?
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Jake
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dont know. Ive just replaced the plugs again and will see what happens.
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Cybermonkey
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which cylinder? probably a result of running lean at some point. is it misfiring?
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Jake
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its not misfiring no. It's the one nearest the ?dizzy?
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Cybermonkey
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number 4 then. any other probs? oil in water, vice versa...
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Jake
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nope nothing like that. Headgasket did come to mind at first. Its running about 91C on a hot day which i dont think is too bad. Could do with a coolant change though.
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Cybermonkey
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it really could have just been a faulty plug, although that is unlikely. could be running rich, dodgy injector, pinking, worn bores/rings...
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Jake
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maybe, I'd have to get a second opinion. Will see how the new plugs hold up first. Thanks for the help.
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Cybermonkey
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can you describe the exact state of the plug? has the electrode been partially melted? is the tip still intact? i presume it is since the ar was running ok-ish
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Jake
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Ill get a picture bare with me.
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Jake
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cant do that because i lost my phone yesterday. Nothing was melted. Everything was intact, its just the tip was black and the white casing closest to the tip was abit discoloured.
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Cybermonkey
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sounds like plug simply overheating. as you said, try a new plug, might just be a one off...
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Jake
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Ill give this one a go and see what happens. Thanks alot.
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Cybermonkey
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no worries 
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abdus
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ask a togo fan?
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Jake
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There are none. They lost the other day aswell.
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