Ford Explorer 2010–2014 — technical 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
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Ford Explorer
- 2014 Ford Explorer
- 2010 Ford Flex
- 2011 Ford Flex
- 2012 Ford Flex
- 2013 Ford Flex
- 2014 Ford Flex
- 2010 Ford Taurus
- 2011 Ford Taurus
- 2012 Ford Taurus
- 2013 Ford Taurus
- 2014 Ford Taurus
- 2010 Lincoln MKS
- 2011 Lincoln MKS
- 2012 Lincoln MKS
- 2013 Lincoln MKS
- 2014 Lincoln MKS
- 2010 Lincoln MKT
- 2011 Lincoln MKT
- 2012 Lincoln MKT
- 2013 Lincoln MKT
- 2014 Lincoln MKT
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.