Folks, I've read every entry of this thread and at least one prior thread from last year and with only a few exceptions, low oil level and high rpms have been the culprits for the damage to these engines. High cornering forces only exacerbates the problem of having a low oil level because obviously if the engine is in the car sideways, your oil pickup is in jeopardy of running dry if all the oil is sloshing away from it. Add high rpms and what oil is in the sump is going to be up in the top of the engine and your pump will be sucking air in no time. I'm glad I read the posts about keeping the level above the full mark although I've always thought that would do more harm than good especially if the engine doesn't have a windage tray. I hope everyone gets their problems sorted out with Ford. In the meantime, keep checking your oil levels! High revving engines like the Duratec should have a larger capacity sump but for now all we can do is keep the ones we have full.
