It's common knowledge that head gaskets are a necessary evil in our world of internal combustion. "The purpose of a head gasket is to seal the cylinder head and engine block," explains Kevyn ...

The most notable issue shared in owners groups and on forums is blown head gaskets ... which was pulled from Ford’s online service information website. The block in the Focus RS is slightly ...

The Focus RS should have a different head gasket than other 2.3-liter Ford EcoBoost models. We know this for sure, because Ford itself, when launching the RS in 2015, said the hot hatch's engine ...

What is it about ... the Y-block was revolutionary when it was introduced, it was cursed with limitations right from the get-go, mostly in the area of displacement and cylinder head design.

Ford has finally admitted that there is an issue with some Focus RS head gaskets. Customer Satisfaction Program 17B32 was just released and states that the cylinder head gasket may develop a ...

The Ford Focus RS is a magnificent 350 horsepower all-wheel drive drift machine, so you can imagine how thrilled folks were to be able to actually drop the $35,000 to own one of their own.

Ford wouldn’t confirm any of this, but earlier this week the company began issuing notices to dealers and owners informing them of a new head gasket replacement program for the Focus RS.

But that was not the end of the headaches that came with Y-block engines. Instead of installing cylinder head intake ports horizontally side by side, Ford had installed them vertically.

Better late than never, Ford Performance offers you the hot hatchback’s short block with forged internals ... damper, and a head gasket. Coincidentally, the Focus RS is known for blown head ...

You're probably wondering from the title why this 460-inch engine looks a lot like a 351 Windsor and not a big-block ... head gasket for 9.97:1 and smaller 58cc heads for 10.50:1. See All 25 ...