Dont know if anyone else has had it..But when I worked as a mechanic... We would see one that way about once a year or so... Usually the person that assembled it didnt get it in totally straight and no one else caught it...

Take it back up to ford and have them fix it before they say that you caused it somehow...

 

I don't know if I would mention that youchanged the oil for the first time at 3000 miles. Inthe owner's manual it says you need to change it sooner than that, I don't know if they'd say anything about the warranty if you're not following the manufactorer's schedule for oil changes (at least on the 03s I know they require it sooner).
Good luck!

 

I didnt look in the manual but the dealership where I bought the car new put a sticker on the windshield saying to change the oil at 3000 miles.

 

bring it to the dealer that why you paid for a new car

 

Well,I took my car to the dealer and they repaired it.I brought it home today and looked under to see that it is leaking a whole lot worse now than it was before.

 

Ide take it back and tell them you dont want it, and get your money back. If you talk to someone who knows, there is a way to do this. but this is rediculous. Id get the money back and get another one.

 

my car leaked and it turned out to be a loose valve cover, now it's doing it again but it's not the valve cover. also it's showing that there's too much oil in the engine when i put in less than you're supposed too. it's about 1cm over the fill line on my dipstick. the oil is all ovef the front of the engine.. could it be the PCV or whatever that is located near the header?

 

I traded the car on a Grand Am GT1 last Friday.Since I had already had ignition problems with the Focus and then the oil leak I decided it wasnt worth the trouble.

 

yeah you got a lemon

 

my car leaked and it turned out to be a loose valve cover, now it's doing it again but it's not the valve cover. also it's showing that there's too much oil in the engine when i put in less than you're supposed too. it's about 1cm over the fill line on my dipstick. the oil is all ovef the front of the engine.. could it be the PCV or whatever that is located near the header?

Replace your PCV valve and see what happens.

I traded the car on a Grand Am GT1 last Friday.Since I had already had ignition problems with the Focus and then the oil leak I decided it wasnt worth the trouble.

Damn. If everyone on Focaljet replaced their car because of those problems there would be no Focaljet.

 

my car leaked and it turned out to be a loose valve cover, now it's doing it again but it's not the valve cover. also it's showing that there's too much oil in the engine when i put in less than you're supposed too. it's about 1cm over the fill line on my dipstick. the oil is all ovef the front of the engine.. could it be the PCV or whatever that is located near the header?

Replace your PCV valve and see what happens.

I traded the car on a Grand Am GT1 last Friday.Since I had already had ignition problems with the Focus and then the oil leak I decided it wasnt worth the trouble.

Damn. If everyone on Focaljet replaced their car because of those problems there would be no Focaljet.

except for thoes of us who buy more foci.

 

my car leaked and it turned out to be a loose valve cover, now it's doing it again but it's not the valve cover. also it's showing that there's too much oil in the engine when i put in less than you're supposed too. it's about 1cm over the fill line on my dipstick. the oil is all ovef the front of the engine.. could it be the PCV or whatever that is located near the header?

Had to replace the valve cover gasket and make sure the VC bolts are snug but not too tight. This seemed to fix the oil leak. Also changed the oil to 5W30 it seems that 5W20 is so thin that it leaks more. Anyone else changed to 5W30?

 

Damn I hate these lemons! I used to have some VWs... I think they have more lemons there.