Ford Focus Rs Head Gasket Issues

Ford has an answer on focus rs head gasket issues not an explanation of the root cause of the problem but ford now has a way to fix it.

Ford focus rs head gasket issues. Why the ford focus rs is having head gasket issues. After months of complaints from owners ford finally issued a service recall for the focus rs over faulty head gaskets. Ive seen a number of people on the internet throw out figures for what percentage of all ford focus rs owners have reported head gasket failures but i havent come across any numbers that i. Click on a term to search our site for related topics.

Many focus rs owners have posted pictures of their failed head gaskets and the design appears to match the gaskets found on the mustang 23l. Heres fords official warranty fix for focus rs head gasket failure. Fords 23 liter ecoboost inline four engines have been found with faulty. Ford focus rs head gasket problems will be fixed for free under customer satisfaction program 17b32 after complaints about cylinder head gaskets leaking coolant into the engine combustion chambers.

Post head gasket install review and other issues thread 1 2 3. Many theories on the root cause have popped up but it may all come down to an incorrectly delivered gasket. Yesterday 0915 am by biznatch. If you want a bit of back story on the whole focus rs head gasket issue read our in depth articles on why owners were complaining and why we suspect ford might have installed the wrong head gasket.

Affected focus rs models will get a new head gasket and if needed a new cylinder head all covered under fords warranty.