2 mechanics have said that my 2011 Lincoln MKX (74,000 miles) needs an engine replacement (total $7,200) due to coolant mixing with the engine oil. What led up to this was a light coming on, I added oil (in the correct part) and the next day, car stopped quit, chugged around the corner into the gas station driveway and that was it. Had it towed to the Lincoln dealership... couldn't believe without any kind of warnings, overheating, NOTHING symptomatic occurred, all of a sudden it needs a new engine??!! I had it towed to a mechanic (family member uses and trusts), said the same thing. Now I read about the Ford Edge/Lincoln MKX 3.7L V6 engine complaints and apparently this is common. Can you shed some light on this matter?
1 month earlier, I had the car in the dealership service for an oil change... is there any way someone (i.e. a new mechanic) might have mistakenly added coolant to the oil... could it have run for a month, driving it just a few times a week, not far. Or, could someone there or anywhere else done this intentionally??
How long has your 2011 Lincoln MKX had this problem?
1 time (it has been in the shop for a week since it happened for them to check it out)
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Well, I had to get a new engine. That really was awful....$6900 I believe was the final as I told the 2nd guy that he had said he would do it for less than Lincoln, so he came down $200.
The reason I decided to go with the new engine is that it now has a "lifetime warranty" and my car otherwise is fine. And I had invested all new tires a year before. But the biggest reason was because I still owe another 2 years on it. So financially I could not make it work to sell it.
Oh, the other thing.... the panoramic window stopped working about the same time. THAT, I am told would be another 2000-2500 range to repair.
No more Lincoln/Ford products. I had previously had a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. I loved it and never should have traded it in for this vehicle. It was the last of the good ole sturdy, well-built SUV's, truck engine, etc.
Well, I had to get a new engine. That really was awful....$6900 I believe was the final as I told the 2nd guy that he had said he would do it for less than Lincoln, so he came down $200.
The reason I decided to go with the new engine is that it now has a "lifetime warranty" and my car otherwise is fine. And I had invested all new tires a year before. But the biggest reason was because I still owe another 2 years on it. So financially I could not make it work to sell it. Oh, the other thing.... the panoramic window stopped working about the same time. THAT, I am told would be another 2000-2500 range to repair. No more Lincoln/Ford products. I had previously had a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. I loved it and never should have traded it in for this vehicle. It was the last of the good ole sturdy, well-built SUV's, truck engine, etc.