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Last 3 months I shipped the car from Europe back to Houston on my own dime, it got damaged by my shipper, and then sat at the dealer for a month. Ford engineering team also got involved apparently.

Diagnosis from the dealer in Texas came through yesterday: dropped valve.

Thanks, good point

Update: Bit of a plot twist this afternoon. I had a lab analyze an oil sample and their conclusion is that while the oil needs to be changed, there is no excessive metal in the sample. I also have Blackstone reports covering the first three oil changes and ~6k miles on the engine and this...

Shipping is an interesting business. I have shipped cars to 3 continents now and prices are not dictated by distance so much as how popular a route is. I figure 6-8 weeks door to door one way

Good point re insurance, thanks. I called the dealer that I bought the car from and Ford customer service: for both the dealer rep and Ford agent, the VIN popped up as still being under warranty in the US. Since it all pivots off the VIN it looks like this could be a viable option. I’m planning...

I am actually seriously considering going this route. Curious if anyone is familiar with the actual warranty process at process at Ford? Specifically, would Ford deny the warranty claim because the car is not registered in the US at the moment? Or is that not a relevant factor once it's...

Another update: dealer swapped the coil pack and spark plug on the cylinder throwing the misfire code. However the bigger issue is that the engine is making a metallic noise when running. Dealer suspects connecting rod bearings. But that's purely a guess since they don't have the tools to...

$8-10k roundtrip

I bought the car Jan 2021 and it’s got 12xxx miles on it. So still within warranty period. The problem is that I bought and titled the car in the US before moving to Europe for work and taking the car with me.

Spent 30 minutes mostly on hold with Ford Performance. Dead end.

Update: according to the local dealer the engine is toast. No details as to how they came to that conclusion. I’ll go there tomorrow and talk to the “specialist” Which puts me quite far up sh*t’s creek since the car being in Europe, Ford Europe won’t warranty it. If I understand the warranty...

Yes I did when the TSB came out and they were fine.

4 hours later

Still on the original clutch and the last service was an oil change at 7.5k miles. Odometer is at 12k miles now.

I’m an hour from home so don’t want to risk it…

Immediately after driving the car on the highway for an hour today it started to misfire badly. While stationary at the first traffic light at the top of the off-ramp, CEL started flashing while the rpm’s were dropping, and car sounding like a Harley two stroke. I managed to nurse it 500 yards...

I ordered it from Tasca parts. Part number for the piece I bought is FR3Z9920000AU.

Bump for a great car and true enthusiast owner.

Garage queen spa day Took a friend out in it last weekend, before the weather turned to winter here. Parking situation my local gym haha. Kite surfing daily driver duties.