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					Originally Posted by Gary L  I bet there is damage.how far did you drive it with no water in?
 no steam?
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 While there was little water in the car, there would still have been some (depending on which pipe had failed).
Also, I know older Focus models had a cylinder head temperature sensor, which would detect overheating totally separately to the cooling system, and would put the car in to "limp home" mode before engine damage could result.