Minnesota Focus Owners Club

Last night my car went. Was going in third at about 6k and had a massive loss of power, this was NA. About two seconds later my oil pressure dropped off the charts and my car shut down. I completely blew my headgasket, haven't started to tear into it yet to see if I fragged the head. My coolant and oil are 100% mixed. To put it bluntly I'm fucking pissed.

Anyone free to help this upcoming week with the fix? I'm thinking of actually swapping head/headgasket on friday as I have the day off. I want this car on the road again within a week as it's my only car.

Let me know guys.

I should be able to help a bit, although I may be on 10 hour days

DAMN NILS!!! for reals?? that sux!!!! can i roll by on friday and check it out?? i suck at engine installs and stuff, but i just wanna see how things will go..... FOR REALS DUDE THAT SUX!!!! hopefully nothing else has popped.....

Well pulled my nitrous kit out. Pulled my valve cover, everything in there looks A Ok! Which is good My coolant resevoir (now that I can see it in daylight), looks to have definate traces of oil, also when I pulled the valve cover it looks the have thinned out greenish looking oil in it

Then I got around to pulling my plugs, which sunk my heart into china.....
The plugs I was running are on the top, the bottom plugs are for comparison
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Haven't gotten a chance to do a comp. test yet, but I'm pretty sure my engine is toast. I can't imagine a blown head gasket along with pieces of sprak plugs rattling around in there can lead to anything good. It looks like my head will be savageable, or at least my parts in it.

I think I'm going to have to drop another block in here and sadly for me, throw in the hat on making my car a performance car. I can't afford to do anything like this again.

So long 200whp, back to 125whp Hopefully someday down the road I can have a fast car again, for now though it looks like I'm just going to pay it off and have an all show no go car.

Any one have any lines on any local low mileage engines?

I think AL has one in a car still, dunno how much though

wow..that sucked. i feel your pain. i sucked at engine wish i can help you.

btw, dont go completely back to stock

Yeah don't go completly back to stock, that sucks balls.

I have been lightning up on the focus and going ot put more into this free tbird I got. I also got my truck to fall back onto.

Comp Test results

124 135 105 125

So yea, #3 is toast. Bent valve or ring maybe?

Time for a block for sure...

Find out where the tips of them plugs went, if they burned off or fell down a sleeve?

Tear the head off and check for damage along the cylinder walls, should be real obvious.

And, technially, your numbers are still in check, ford manual says if they are within 75%(iirc) of eachother its still good

Maybe its time for an svt shortblock

ya, bob said your test didnt go so well

I know of a built ZX2 motor for sale, just add your accessories and your good

Fawk that suck major balls!!!

Doe Rob (Focinite) still have is zetec for sale? Maybe since he's doing that swap you can get his engine from his car?

- Josh

ummm, turbo Nils?

umdivx wrote: Fawk that suck major balls!!!

Doe Rob (Focinite) still have is zetec for sale? Maybe since he's doing that swap you can get his engine from his car?

- Josh

Last I talked to him he has it, its got 88k on it....

Check car-part.com and see what the bone yards have local around you.

As far as I know there is a zetec with 1500 miles on it down the road from me I should go get...

Wow, that sucks. I blew the 1st engine with Rod in the car, and I wasnt even going fast.

Good news is, that engine with only 10,000 miles was only 450 bucks. I got it from the place next to you pull our parts. AAA might be the name? I cant remember.