Extruded inside print head/silicone

[Mike_Bronner]

I had a similar issue and was able to remove all the caked filament after it was cooled down:

Filament-caked hotend - salvageable?

I started printing and when I checked on the print (just getting started) I noticed that it had correctly printed the “L” line at the front of the plate, but the actual print had failed and had a spaghetti mess around the hotend. I removed as much filament as I could, then removed the silicone cover and found this: [IMG_0106] I am swapping out the hotend to be able to continue printing, but can this hotend be salvaged, or is it a lost cause? Further, I am at a loss as to what might have cause…