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Ford Explorer 2010–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-14-0113 · NHTSA communication 10056147 · issued May 30, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2010–2014
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford/lincoln: some vehicles, with aluminum valve cover, will experience an excessive condition of smoking engine oil and/or consumption of oil, from tail pipe, during normal engine temperature operation. Model 2010-2014 flex, taurus, explorer, mks, mkt. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.