Lincoln MKS 2010–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15-0086 · NHTSA communication 10058076 · issued May 27, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2014
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford 2010-2014 flex, taurus, 2013-2014 explorer, lincoln 2012-2014 mks, mkt vehicles equipped with a 3.5l gasoline turbocharged direct injection enginewith an aluminum valve cover may exhibit excessive oil consumption and excessive engine smoking from the tailpipe during normal engine temperatures. *lj
Vehicles covered
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.