Excessive smoking from tailpipe while driving
5

Asked by Angelica May 23, 2020 at 02:15 PM about the 2001 Ford Focus ZX3

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I added 3 quarts of synth blend oil to my full synth oil and
less than half a quart of transmission fluid, turned it on. Hit
gas while idle with no smoke. Put it in drive and about 20
seconds later tons of smoke out the tailpipe every time I
accelerated and felt real heavy and sluggish. What
happened?!

1 Answer

Your Answer:

Related Questions

  • Excessive smoking from tailpipe while driving 1 Answer

    I added 3 quarts of synth blend oil to my full synth oil and less than half a quart of transmission fluid, turned it on. Hit gas while idle with no smoke. Put it in drive and about 20 seconds later...

    2001 Ford Focus ZX3

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • Ford Focus dies while driving 3 Answers

    05 Ford Focus stalls while driving. Ford dealer already replaced Alternator which did not fix the problem. It may have something to do with anti-theft, because sometimes the vehicle won't start at...

    2005 Ford Focus ZX4 S

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • Smoking from coolant leak. 1 Answer

    The car was just shut off, and it started billowing white smoke and pouring coolant from the grille. Overflow reservoir is empty. Should I just top up on coolant?

    2002 Ford Focus ZX5

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • Swing/drift in while driving 1 Answer

    I've had this car for 3 months now, (140,00miles) lets just say big lesson learned my first time buying a used car. Anyway I recently, yesterday, had to spend all of my x-mas $$$ for my kids' prese...

    2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • Smoking like HELL! 1 Answer

    After 3 months of storage, checked the oil before starting, missing almost a quart, added the missing oil then started the car to put it outside the garage and left running 2 minutes. Next day, used...

    2011 Ford Focus SES

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

2001 Ford Focus

Write a car review

Review another car

Shortcuts

Search Ford Focus Questions

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Savoy_1800
    Reputation
    3,340
  • #2
    dandyoun
    Reputation
    2,660
  • #3
    Gene Arnett
    Reputation
    2,410
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Honda Civic
1,191 Great Deals out of 26,303 listings starting at $1,995
Used Ford Fiesta
75 Great Deals out of 1,661 listings starting at $2,495
Used Ford Mustang
975 Great Deals out of 20,983 listings starting at $2,500
Used Toyota Camry
2,333 Great Deals out of 42,209 listings starting at $975
Used Toyota Corolla
1,622 Great Deals out of 26,475 listings starting at $1,500
Used Honda Accord
1,282 Great Deals out of 22,830 listings starting at $1,500
Used Ford Escape
1,790 Great Deals out of 51,266 listings starting at $1,200
Used Volkswagen Golf GTI
169 Great Deals out of 3,434 listings starting at $2,800
Used Ford F-150
6,459 Great Deals out of 172,652 listings starting at $800
Used Hyundai Elantra
849 Great Deals out of 32,912 listings starting at $1,125
Used Nissan Altima
1,329 Great Deals out of 33,251 listings starting at $1,490

Used Cars for Sale

2018 Ford Focus For Sale
63 Great Deals out of 704 listings starting at $2,444
2017 Ford Focus For Sale
38 Great Deals out of 581 listings starting at $3,495
2016 Ford Focus For Sale
41 Great Deals out of 634 listings starting at $3,399
2015 Ford Focus For Sale
18 Great Deals out of 488 listings starting at $3,900
2014 Ford Focus For Sale
43 Great Deals out of 829 listings starting at $500

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.