I had the same problem with my wife's 2000 Focus. The problem was a wiring harness laying against the steel heat tube for the EGR. Look between the battery box and the end of the engine. The harness is about the diameter of a man's finger and contained 6 or 8 wires. Two of the wires had completely burned through and were fused together causing a direct short. Once I repaired the wires there were no more problems. This was a defect in workmanship when the car was assembled at the factory, so there could be more like it. I know this because I know the history of this car since it was new. Good luck.
The 2001 Ford Focus has an inline 4 engine.
The 2001 Ford Focus has a 2.0 L base engine size.
The 2001 Ford Focus's engine produces 130 hp @ 5300 rpm.
The 2001 Ford Focus's engine produces 135 ft-lbs. @ 4500 rpm.
On a 2001 Ford Focus : The thread on cap on your engine coolant reservoir is the pressure cap / radiator cap
In a 2001 Ford Focus : The 2.0 liter SPI engine and the 2.0 liter Zetec engine use a timing BELT
Yep.
My 2001 was made by Mazda, in Canada.
For a 2001 Ford Focus , 2.0 SPI engine ( SOHC ) According to the Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) ( Yes ) it is an interference engine
The 2.0 L - SOHC - IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE The 2.0 L - DOHC - IS NOT an interference engine
No it is a second generation. The engine in the focus is based on the third generation of engines from 1997 to 2002 Escorts.
Inside the oil pan, in the engine.