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Zanussi electrical oven started tripping the RCD

Hi All,
I am new here.
I searched the forum regarding this issue and most professional advice was that the heating element should be at fault.
I am a DIY person and I would not have a problem replacing it myself, only that a new heating element costs £45 on Zanussi.co.uk and I would not want to pay for it if thats not the issue.
It started tripping 4 days ago, sometimes starts working on fan or grill+fan for a bit -(more or less 1 min) then trips. Other times trips the circuit straight away.
1 year ago I might have sprayed oven cleaner on the element while cleaning but if that would cause something I assumed it should be sooner rather than later.
I opened the back of the oven intending to remove the heating element, so I noticed some burns to some of the wires (pictures attached) - the wall connection looks ok.
Could somebody kindly advise if it’s worth to replace the heating element or maybe is a situation where I need to look for another oven?









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