My 2014 Focus with M/T has been trouble-free since I bought it (new) 4 years and 40K ago.
For the first 10 to close to 20K it would use about 8 ounces of oil in a 5K OCI which eventually stopped after break-in (in other words it would use no oil per OCI after 20K on the odometer). I don't have a lot of flat ground for checking oil at home so I usually do it while I'm shopping. Today I found the level down at the bottom of the cross-hatched area (down approx. a quart)...When I got home I jacked it up, removed the belly pan (protector) and found that the oil sensor switch was not tight and showed signs of leaking (I was able to turn it by hand). I removed it and put some Teflon tape on it and re-installed and tightened it. I'm thinking that should take care of the leak but I'm wondering how it came to be so loose at only 40K miles? I'm assuming it wasn't tightened enough at the factory and it vibrated loose....hopefully that's the explanation.
PS: I'm happy to report that I only needed to add a little over a 1/2 quart (about 18 oz.) to bring it back to the top of the cross-hatched area....and this included a couple of ounces that came out when I removed the sensor to put the Teflon tape on the threads. I hate running my engine when it's low on oil......
For the first 10 to close to 20K it would use about 8 ounces of oil in a 5K OCI which eventually stopped after break-in (in other words it would use no oil per OCI after 20K on the odometer). I don't have a lot of flat ground for checking oil at home so I usually do it while I'm shopping. Today I found the level down at the bottom of the cross-hatched area (down approx. a quart)...When I got home I jacked it up, removed the belly pan (protector) and found that the oil sensor switch was not tight and showed signs of leaking (I was able to turn it by hand). I removed it and put some Teflon tape on it and re-installed and tightened it. I'm thinking that should take care of the leak but I'm wondering how it came to be so loose at only 40K miles? I'm assuming it wasn't tightened enough at the factory and it vibrated loose....hopefully that's the explanation.
PS: I'm happy to report that I only needed to add a little over a 1/2 quart (about 18 oz.) to bring it back to the top of the cross-hatched area....and this included a couple of ounces that came out when I removed the sensor to put the Teflon tape on the threads. I hate running my engine when it's low on oil......
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