Sorry to hear about your engine. As far as that post goes I don't know where it is either but I do remember the post about the Duratec being tested by a guy at Roush and it said that at 5K the motor had less than a pint of oil in the pan. The "fix" was to add another 2/3 of a quart of oil instead of recalling every car w/ the Duratec and fitting them with the correct oil pan, imagine that

Maybe this special mechanic can slip one of those "special" 3.0L's in there

Good luck and let us know how it went and what they gave you to drive in the meantime, atleast you don't have to pay for a rental car when you have an SVT and/or ESP