2005-2011 Ford Focus 2.0L Duratec Engine Runs Rough Hesitates: Valve Cover Gasket Replacement
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- Come along as we show you how to replace the leaky valve cover gasket on your Ford 2.0L Duratec engine.
These are the Tools and Parts needed to complete this job:
Ford Valve Cover Gasket-
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Dielectric Grease-
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Valve Cover Torque Spec- 89in lbs
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These are the Tools and Parts needed to complete this job:
Ford Valve Cover Gasket-
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Permatex Engine Sealant-
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Dielectric Grease-
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Lisle Trim Tool-
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Cat Claw-
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Ford Ignition Coil (if needed)
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1/4" Impact Gun I use-
amzn.to/2q6JQaE Valve Cover Torque Spec- 89in lbs
Valve Cover Torque Sequence-
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FordTechMakuloco Hey I hope you can help me. I just Purchased a 2012 Ford fusion SE 2.5L with 62,000 miles. the problem is that i dont know what transmission it has and how many quarts of transmission fluid i have to buy. The manual is so confusing and doesnt state what transmission i have. can you please help
FordTechMakuloco my Manual says capacity of ATF is 9.0quarts.
but one of your videos says 5quarts. im confused?
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if you own a ford focus like myself and are in need of a new gasket because it is leaking and need to know how to replace it this is the best valve cover gasket replacement video on youtube
Going to be doing this job with my son tomorrow. I've done plenty of valve cover gaskets over the years, but not much work on Fords, and never a gasket on a plastic valve cover, so a bit of a new experience for me. Your video certainly helps me to familiarize myself with the procedure, and what things I will need to move out of my way to get good access.
GREAT video! Boyfriend and I are going to be doing this in a few days. This video is EXTREMELY helpful and detailed. Gives me more confidence in our ability to tackle this project! 😃
Edit: Well, we did it!!!! It was a very successful accomplishment and your video was a major factor in all of it so thank you! 😁
Just finished replacing the valve cover gaskets on my 2005 Focus ZXW. You made it look easy and by following along it really was. Thanks. My next project will be my 07 F150 water pump/timing chain.
A few other tips that helped me:
1. You might need to use a screw driver to LIGHTLY finesse the valve cover itself loose. Mine was on there pretty good, but once I cracked the seal open it came off easy.
2. You can rent a torque ratchet at Auto Zone. $50 deposit that they give back when you return it within 90 days.
3. I ALWAYS flag any plug that I disconnect with painters tape and I label and number them. It only takes a few minutes to do and it makes reassembly stress free and super easy.
Tackled this today with help from your video. I was able to buy just the boots at Advance Auto for about $5/pc. Gave me an excuse to get a small torque wrench for inch pounds, but man it didn't feel like much. I probably would have way over done it by using the German standard Goodentight. Thanks for the videos!
Recently completed this myself for the first time & thought the exact same thing regarding the torque. I actually used a larger torque wrench for foot-pounds & did the conversion. I must have checked like 3-4 different sources to make sure it wasn't a mistake bc to me it really felt like there was still a lot of slack left.
God am I glad I found your channel. I'm a 2014 Focus owner. Bought it as a salvage title car 15 months ago with 30,000 miles on it. At 50,000 miles now the problems are beginning. Just subscribed.
What a great informative video, so easily explained. My sons car has the exact same problem. You made me feel better knowing it’s a minor repair. 👍
Great tutorial dude. Explained everything perfectly. Just finished mine with the help of this video and saved me a lot of money
Nice video! In this particular case, you've done well for my level of knowledge. You didn't present it like you're speaking to people who know nothing, but you didn't get over my head either. Nice vid! Thumbs up!
Thank you so much for your videos. A true professional and excellent video quality. I have a 2010 Focus with 290,000 miles and still running great
I have a 2005 Ford focus and mine is now having this problem.
Mine has 200k, 2010 too
Damn thats allt of miles, i have 155,555 on mine
I have an 06 150k miles
07 SES 214K miles. Runs very strong.
Dont forget to make sure the PCV system is working properly. If the valve is bad or the hose leading to it is sucked shut, all that crankcase pressure has to go somewhere. Thanks for the video.
This is a super great video for replacing that valve cover gasket! For those back wire retaining clips, they get super brittle because of the constant heat up and cool down of the engine with them sitting right above the exhaust manifold. Plus, ultraviolet light like from the sun is really bad on plastic too. I ended up replacing both of my plastic retaining clips with rubber cushioned metal clamps, 4 x 1/4" lock washers, and 4 x 6M-1.0 nuts, it's a pretty cheap alternative and shouldn't be as susceptible to breaking like the plastic ones are. Thanks again for a great informative video!
I'm about to do the plugs on my 09 and I'm expecting the find a lot of oil too. I'm going to have to do this whole repair/replacement as well. Thanks so much for the super well narrated and shot video. It's going to help me a lot.
*** 8mm Deep Wall Socket Also Needed *** I unfortunately found this out mid project at 3 am... Otherwise amazing video, thank you! Saved a ton of money compared to what the dealership wanted to fix it.
You've helped me along more than once on a few vehicles now.. GREATLY appreciated! Thank you so much for taking the time to post these great videos!
Just followed this today and everything went really well. Thanks Brian! 184k and it still runs great.
I always learn something new each and every time I watch your videos. As a recent Ford ASSET grad I really appreciate you!
Have a 2011 w/ 50,000 ( I love )
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I'm always smiling at the pump. ⛽
Watched this to see if I had a timing belt.
I'm even happier now !
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Looks like the passenger motor mount was also replaced recently. Another common one. I would know. I've had to replace them on all three of the Foci in my family. Hahaha
I watched this video on my TV, had to come to the phone to comment on how awesome the video was and to give a thumbs up.
It's a good video, would make one suggestion though I wouldn't use a rag to wipe the gasket surface or push down near the timing chain because the rags deposit lint they don't want to get into the engine and ultimately end up in the oil pickup screen, I rebuilt transmissions for 40 years in many times I saw do-it-yourselfers wipe parts with rags and you although you can't see it once they filled it with fluid and started the thing all the lint got sucked up into the filter and I saw many times where it actually plugged the filter up. the valve cover operation probably wouldn't put that much lint into the engine but I think I would use paper towels just to avoid any possibility of lint contamination
This is about the only guy I would trust to work on my Ford vehicles. We need more mechanics like this!!@
Really great video!!! Just bought an 05 2.0 with a 114,000 for a beater. Took home from used car lot and ran into the exact same thing. Started pulling the non oem plugs out to change with motorcraft and the last cylinder boot had oil. Not as bad as you. When pulling the plug that oil went into the cylinder. I was able to get 80% out and reinstalled the old plugs and fired up. Smoked for about 20 seconds and cleared. Ordered the gasket and will install new plugs once the gasket is installed. Thanks again for an informative video!!!
Man you always have electrical connectors and retainer Clips come off so easily and I be breaking all them bad boys using the same tools you do LOL
I guess we all learn from these mistakes. Wish you all the best mate. 🙏🙏
It was a bad design by ford not having enough claiming power on the 2 middle cylinders. That's where mine leaked like a hose. 2 bolts don't cut it
+ethan88912 Darn good observation
Just the middle 2 currently have same issue
Used this video as my guide and got it done. My hiccups/advice for others:
1) I got sprayed with gas when removing the line since the engine was hot. Would have gone bad if it hit something hot like exhaust manifold. Need to at least wrap rags around it before removing.
2) New gasket wouldn't stay in place, kept falling out. I used grease to hold it in place.
3) Some of that silicone you scrape off had been in a bad spot and seemed to deform the lip around the valve cover sealing surface on mine.
A great video, I have the same issue with 189,000 miles and was thinking about sending the car off to the shop.But I can follow instructions and should be able to do this at home just as you have shown. The rate per hour I will charge my daughter is way less than $75.00 an hour. Plus it gives me something to do, so I have purpose in the world at least to my family !! THANK YOU
My 2010 focus was dying when I stopped. Ran good no miss firing when driving. I tried so many things. I just pulled the coilpacks and you can't even see the spark plugs filled with oil. I'm assuming that's my problem
Just had to replace the valve cover gasket, coils and plugs , and I was surprised how easy it was, the ball joints were a pain lol I bypassed all the rough stuff and replaced the upper and lower control arms. These little cars are pretty easy to work on minus the pain in the neck flex pipe.
Just did this yesterday on my 2010 Focus. Two driver's side plug holes filled with oil. One on end was to the top. Anyhoo, new plugs and gasket, 80% of rough idle gone so coil packs next in line. Wet rubber boots were a little chubby.
Side note. Leaking cover gaskets on a 2005 Subaru Outback actually displayed marks on the spark plug, a distinct brown line, where the spark was traveling down the outside of the plug into the block.
xD I just did my valve cover gasket watching a TH-cam video. First time pulling anything with that much shit. Was intimidating at first, but really easy to do.
There was so much oil in those little reservoirs that you couldn’t even see the spark plug. Oddly though, it never caused interference.
And yes, motor craft doesn’t sell boots separately. The foreman told me that you don’t need to replace the coils unless they fail.
I agree replaceing the coil is not needed, but I would replace the rubber still, you can get aftermarket ngk ones (I got them from Rock Auto).
I cleaned a bunch of oil off my old boots and placed them in the spare parts bin. A week later I was organizing and found beaded up oil all over them (including inside). Seemed like the rubber absorbed oil and expelled it over time, sort of like condensation but oil. I just checked the bin again now and there was a light visible film of oil over the boots up to where they were soaking in oil. It's a shame motorcraft won't sell just the boot and spring but I would definitely spend $12 to $15 for new rubber boots after a valve cover gasket change to ensure a clean connection.
The ngk spring will not twist on to the coil like the OEM motorcraft ones. I ended up reusing the old springs because I did not like the idea of them being loose in there with just compression holding them together (probably fine). I also had a small scratch, maybe start of a crack, in a coil so I replaced that one only just to be safe. I would reuse that coil but I am very hesitant on reusing any of these boots unless I was in a severe pinch.
Changing my whole valve cover as we speak. Had one of the dog ears where a bolt goes develop a crack. Leaking oil on the exhaust. Changed the gasket 3 times in the 300k I’ve owned the car. Spark plug holes are full of oil every time. It’s my opinion that the plastic valve cover warps over time so the seal always fail
Thank you so much for this video. The way you explain things and your attention to detail makes doing this possible for anyone.
Could this be the reason for the rough idle (like a minor misfire)
Yes of course
Great video. You saved me a very expensive repair. Completed mine with success. Thank you for sharing
Just replaced my spark plugs and every one was full of oil. Ill be replacing the valve cover gasket very soon lol
Hey I just wanted to say thanks for the great video(s). I watched it about 4 times, followed your instructions to the letter, and my focus is running better now @ 150k miles than it did @ 47k when I got it! Now to be fair, I did change out all the coils and plugs too, but this video, (and a few of your other videos), made this job a walk in the park. Love all your content man! Thanks again!
And a one thumbs up for you sir. Just found oil all over my 1 and 4 plugs. Oily as hell in there, totally submerged, rockauto time.
Dave Brown mine too, but I fear I have procrastinated to long and have to hit up the auto parts store.
I just had this problem this week on my 2008 2.3l Duratec Ranger :)
The truck started hesitating and running crappy..then p0301...then saw all the oil up there.
I was trying to figure out why I had to top up my oil so often...lol
appreciate your vids man
Best detailed Ford videos out there. Thank you!
Thanks I try to get all the detail in so the average joe can fix it and save $
Question. I did this job with the help over your video for my mothers 09 focus S. Thank you so much btw. The question I have is that her car is still really rough idling and I am afraid the pvc valve being clogged somehow caused the gaskets to prematurely break. Is this possible? Also where is the location of the pvc at? Is it on the top right corner of the valve cover where the tube was unhooked? Some help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you again!
PCV valve is driver side under the intake
The cam bolt came loose on one that came in. When I put it back together after replacing the exhaust valves, I tightened those bolts a lot tighter than Ford says. U don't seem to have any videos on cam and crank relationship on these engines. Really enjoy all your videos!
I thought I’d try this myself, after watching this video I changed my mind.
Lmao
Mans gotta know his limitations......🤣🤣👍👌
All focus have this problem 👍
I did 250k with mine and never change the gasket once
50k miles and this is the second time it's happened
@@kabaret3 I'm at 268000 miles and mine are starting to do it
The #4 spark plug well is the one full of oil here. I had an issue with the #4 spark plug well full of coolant. Not sure what happened there, but I think I know why: had the engine idling for almost 15 minutes - no issues. Came back almost two hours later, consistent 1 cylinder misfire. Computer identified it as #4. Pulled the coil, full of coolant. I suspect a possible radiator fan problem causing the engine to get quite warm allowing coolant to build pressure and push thru whatever path it found.
Checked your video about coolant in the crankcase (blown head gasket?). Didn't find evidence of that. Checked the oil cap, valve train and dipstick - all good.
You should get a coolant pressure test done on the car (on the radiator cap). If it doesn't hold pressure, or if coolant slowly seeps through the head gasket, then you've found your problem.
Love the way you work. Much respect.
This video ROCKS DUDE😎2010 WIT SAME ISSUE,NOT ANYMORE DUDE CAUSE OF YOU MAN✊😁✌!!!
Great how to. Thanks! Add me to the list of leaky valve cover gaskets needing replacement. Went to change my plugs today and 3 of the 4 plug ports had oil. I removed the plugs for now (some oil got into the cylinder...will try and remove that before I put the new plugs in) and will take the valve cover off soon to replace the gaskets. Regarding the Ultra Black Permatex gasket compound, the instructions say let it set for an hour before fully torquing down the valve cover. Not sure if it matters that much, but thought I'd mention it.
I was thinking about this. I did what the instructions said and put the two globs then immediately seated the valve cover and hand tightened gradually in the order linked. I waited a bit more then an hour and torqued it down in proper order. I did check it over a week later and still no leak at the seams. I am going to keep checking because it seems to me if the rtv hardens enough it could cause a tiny gap where the gasket, rtv, and metal meet when you torque it down. I wonder if the 1 hour wait before final torque is specifically when there is no other gasket being used. If no one hears back from me assume there was still no leak detected at the seams or around the rtv.
@@TheJuanSolid the wait is so the compound sets enough that it acts like a gasket itself and not just squeeze out.
@@boabm6522 Thanks! Makes sense. I am concerned in this application though because that's a gasket on a gasket, something I was always told is bad, like double gasketing a oil filter by accident. I can say this never leaked for me from the install procedure I noted above.
I blown the gasket on my 2.3 fusion 2012. Misfire in the cylinder 1. When I pulled the coil pack the whole coil was a dipstick. Looked inside and saw the whole space filled with oil
Could i jus spreay the cover when off with a hose? Sorry for question if sounds dum
Made 3 rookie mistakes despite the video - d'oh!! 1 - tried to pry off the cover while one of the inner bolts was still tight despite his warning. 2 - small piece of old sealant fell down past the timing chain despite him showing the use of a rag to prevent it. 3 - large rectangular connector on the right side was not fully snapped back in following completion, leaving me with crank, no start until I figured it out.
I’m very optimistic and excited to take on this project.
The other video I watched was really good and it's my second time doing it. But I thought the description said 89 ft pounds of torque and I snapped my bolts off. So now I need new bolts and it was supposed to be 89 in of torque
How about coolent and, oil in the spark plug wells?
Change rocker cover gasket and 2 plugs seat next to spark plugs
Just did it yesterday to my 2010 ford focus, thank you for all you do. Saved me lots of m ok money....thank yoi
Just changed the valve cover gasket on my 04 focus with a 2.0 liter zetec. Another common failure for the early focus 2000 to 2004 the thermostat housing leaking. Do not replace with a Dorman unit, the fix is to install a thermostat housing from a Ford contour.
You sir are a pro. Good editing, explanation and just an awesome video. Best one.
Mine has this issue and my grandma keeps telling me to leave it but i know i cant...
Could this be caused by a bad PCV valve? If yes is there an easy way to replace the PCV valve which is under the intake manifold?
Ranger1 this is caused by the failed gasket. A pcv valve hose is common to go bad and will cause it to stall out and run bad. Surging idle
Evan Theis thank you sir
I was able to get aftermarket boots (without coil) at Autozone for $15.
Awesome video, i have that problem on my son’s car. The 2009 focus got both my kids driving without any problems. If it wasnt for the rust it would be nearly perfect
great video! Very informative. Helped me with my rough idle Focus issue.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you man, but with the oil that was sitting on top of the spark plug, should I just let it run into the the whole or should I try to get it out somehow
Use the rags clean the oil until it’s dry
Thanks for the video just did this over the weekend. One of the spark plugs had oil up to the insulator!
I changed my gasket and the hesitation started. My idle is also rough. Could I have made a mistake installing it? Also, I didnt apply that liquid gasket seal.
A little late with a response here, but the liquid gasket seal missing might cause an oil leak, not likely it would cause any other issues. Check the PCV hose which is connected to drivers side rear of the valve cover. If that is leaking, or you forgot to reconnect it, that could cause your problem.
Thank you so much for this video! It was so helpful and you saved me a bunch of money!
Thanks for the video, I was experiencing the same issue with my 2010 escape.
lol you say that plug galley is filled? mine was above the sparkplug LMAO
Andrew Snyder Mine is having that problem did this fix your issue? Did you have to replace the coils and the spark plugs?
Andrew Snyder Lol mine was the same
What happens if I pulled the plugs full of oil? Will it burn off of the pistons or will it wind up being junk?
@@urmommaahugehoe I just changed the cover and it was good. Haven't checked again, sold car
@@DJ-oj8wb for me, I pulled the plugs and let the oil go into the cylinders, then started it and ran for a minute or so to burn off the oil then went and changed the gasket
Yes you can purchase the boot separate, I was afraid that I was going to have to buy new coils at $32 a piece, went to the auto store and was able to get new boots that came with new springs for $5.29 a piece.
What about the valve seals? How do you get to those? I have engine oil inside my pistons (and spark plugs). only was on the left 2 cylinders when I looked
Hey brian, as a ford technician, would you recommend anyone to buy ford vehicles, trucks or suv
Thanks for this video. I just got done doing this job on a same year Focus and this video helped out a bunch. It took me several hours with getting the oil out of the spark plug wells and cleaning everything up. I also changed the spark plugs and coil boots. Car seems to idle smoother than before but I didn't run it long so that the sealant could set.
How did you get the oil out of the wells? Someone said to run the engine with the spark plugs removed to blow out the rest of the oil after soaking up with a paper towel but wouldn’t that allow sludge to get into the engine?
@@tylermitchell8927 I used a turkey baster to get the majority of the oil out and then used paper towels to soak up the rest. I would not take the spark plug out with oil still in the hole.
@@Mr2004MCSS thanks
@@tylermitchell8927 No problem.
Very well explained, good video,Ford is the best, do have vidio the Ford Fusion 2010 SEL ,
I have a question Sr..
Between coil 2 and 3 there is like a sensor I don't know if that one marks the check engine on the dashboard but I just want to know the name of that part for ford focus 2007 2.0 thanks..
It's technically a cylinder head temperature sensor but some auto parts places will have it listed as an engine coolant temperature sensor, which is what it checks. You'll need a 19mm deep socket to remove it and not all deep sockets will fit right if the inside is tapered potentially.
Thanks for the great video. I have 2010 ford focus 5 speed with same problem, is the parts are the same?
Thanks
Thank you this is great for my purposes, to see a breakdown of the top of the engine. I'm trying to get the upper intake manifold off to check out the PCV valve/hose. Chasing a rough idle (like a vacuum leak) with no code ever thrown.
Did you ever figure out the rough idle issue?
@@153eddy Don't think he did!
@@CdotPoppy I did. Oil was leaking thru the valve cover gasket and flooding the COP's. Changed gasket, plugs and COP's and also did a EGR clean and car ran great.
@@153eddy 🤣 thanks for messaging back!! My D20 is a bit dirty on the side. Want to uprate the cams and need to do the timing chain/oil pump. So a new gasket will be in order. Have a great weekend!
Bolts on the new FORD genuine cover I ordered are way long. 1/4" drive torque wrench with deep 8mm socket is not long enough to reach the heads. Seeking options like using an adapter so that I can use a 3//8" 8mm socket. That gets me another half inch of depth so I can remove and install the new cover. Wacky. Has been a nightmare. Unless I can find a quarter inch 8mm socket that is bored out more to fit the long bolts.
Of course I saw this vid after I did the job 😂 goddamn at least it’s not leaking!!
I found a piece of metal rod when I took out the coil package when does spark plug can you tell me where that came from kind of confused
Very interesting an informative, my 2007 focus has 248,000 miles an is starting to get a ticking noise afraid it is the lifters/tappets. Just a rough guess on how long it takes to fix an estimate on cost. Too deep in the engine for me to get into
I like working like that when I have the tools and time, but we know there are times we aren't that lucky.
I bought my lady a 2010 ford focus out here in Mexico. Out in the country. Luckily my uncle had some tools so I didn't had to go buy sockets and a wrench. I just loosen the harness and was able to slide the cover out. Well they didn't carry the cover in the only AutoZone in town so I had to order it online. Idk why it didn't had the hole for the electrical connector between the coils, so not having a drill with the bits my lady and I decided to heat up a kitchen knife and cut it away. I removed the gasket so it wouldn't get affected by the heat. When tightening the bolts for some reason I padded my pockets and I just looked at my lady with a serious face. She asked me what happened.....I forgot to put the center gasket back in place 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂. I just loosen the cover and slid in the gasket in there. But yea.....that gasket looks like they did the bare minimal to avoid oil leaks.
Good job Cars Doctor
Are you sure the valve cover torque is 89 foot pounds for a 2005 Ford Focus ??
Nabil Alhadi Firstable the cover is made of plastic so is too much 80 foot pounds I did mine same car and I just used 6 pounds torque no leaks
@@leticiablass7405 89 inch pounds is around 5 foot pounds. He said the torque was inch pound. There is a huge difference between the two.
Can't believe it got so bad, mine has 200k on it, just 1 coil boot slightly damp with oil when I ran across this issue. Pretty easy job, used Fel-pro gasket.
Was considering using the Fel-pro as well. Has it worked out ok for you? Have you tried looking in the plug wells again to see if they are still dry?
@@scottmmcnamee6813 I had my 01 focus zetec zx3 valve cover gasket changed at a shop 2 months later it was leaking again. I had just replaced my pcv valve and hose and a few other things that might cause the valve cover gasket to leak so I had no clue why the gasket was already leaking again, until I pulled it off and seen the mechanic who put it on lubed the whole thing up with silicone, alot of it all over. Took me forever to scrape the stuff out but finally got it all out replaced the gasket with FeL Pro, never had a problem since then
@@k92kboomer Thanks for the reply. I ended up using the Fel Pro gasket as well and following the instructions provided by the video poster to put a small dab of the sealant in the two corners of the valve head mating surface on the passenger side and the car is running like a top again. I'll pull the plugs and check the wells again next spring just to make sure all is well, but confident it will be dry...hopefully for another 80K miles. I also replaced a couple of the spark plug boots that were oil soaked.
FTM - On the off chance you read this and care to reply, I have a question: Recently I acquired a 2006 2.3L Escape 5 speed for a song. 158K miles. Probably very unrealistically, the goal was to make it a runner for another 80-100K miles....Pulled real strong, no smoke, only leak was from the oil box (repaired). 27.2 MPG, observed. Recently swapped out the valve cover gaskets and thermostat. Only problem now is oil consumption: 400 mi/qt. Ouch. Running 5-20 synth blend. No valve blow by, no visible signs of where or how or why I'm burning so much oil. No oil in the plugs/cylinder. No oil in the radiator, no smell...but I've done quite a bit of reading, and have found the Duratec are famous for rapid engine oil loss and then basically blowing up. Any truth to this ? is there no cure for this condition? - Reading and comments suggest it's apparently at it's end of life - it is a "throw away engine"...correct? Man, I had high hopes, been a Ford man since 1996. I think this escape is trade-in bait...lick my wounds and move on.....Your thoughts, please.
Great video. Very informative. Excellent job. Thanks for doing it. I really appreciate it. I did not notice, that you were the first person I have seen use a dab of sealant. All of the other videos I have seen just bolted the cover on and called it good. Awesome work. Thanks again.
I follow the Ford procedure, T joints are a huge leak point.
@@FordTechMakuloco I've been scrolling so long for this Q&A 😌 thnx much
This video is a life saver man. Thank you for uploading.
Does this valve gasket will fit For focus 2013 se hatchback? Thanks great video.
great vid we have 2009 se perfect vid to fix small oil leak around spark plugs not alot of oil on coils thanks for the great info and instructions
ford fucos is the car of my fren,,overheat,,i dont now what is the problem sir.
Thanks for the specs and torque séquence.... really appreciate i'm doing my 2006 this week
Thanks for posting this video.. it helped me with replacing the valve cover gasket on my 2014 ford focus... I have an issue with the engine not shutting off when I turn the car off and remove the key. Sometimes, it shuts off right away... sometimes it runs for 10 -20 seconds then shudder and shuts off.... sometimes it doesn't... sometimes, I managed to shut it off with the key removed by simply hitting the door lock/unlock button in the radio console.... any ideas what could be the root cause....an relay stuck closed or an ignition switch... or something else? Thx
I accidentally broke the #1 bolt. Runs OK with out it. No leaks for now, but now would have to replace the entire valve cover, right? That bolt comes integrated with the cover from what I see. Great video!
if you remove the cover you might be able to access the bolt and back it out and put in a new bolt...?
go to junkyard and take that bolt from another car.. shouldnt be too expensive
How could you tell if it's the pcv or just the gasket ? Just found some oil in my spark plug.
At what point should I clean the plug wells? I thought I would remove the cover, try and get as much oil out of the plug wells as possible, remove the plugs, clean them, re install them then install my new valve cover with gasket. Is it not advised to be removing/cleaning plugs with the cover off? I bought a new cover because mine was obviously warped at the rear on the passenger side. BTW my engine is running pretty well. It's not hesitating or missing. I just happened to find tons of oil in my plug wells investigating where a smell was coming from. Hope I don't mess up my otherwise fairly smooth running engine. 2005 with only 75k on it.
there's oil in them thar focuses....done quite a few of these in my time...i bet you have seen tenfold...
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Thank you for diagnosing my car 💕 much love from Tennessee
I suspect i have the same issue with mine and am going to investigate at the weekend. Great video but I was left with one (possibly dumb) question.. how to properly/safely clean the spark wells of the oil? All advice appreciated!
wash thm down with brake cleaner then use a rag to cover hole and blow it out.
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