# Service bulletin TSB 16\-0144

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10090509
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-02\-04
- Manufacturer's number: TSB 16\-0144
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-10\-13
- NHTSA component: ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

SOME 2014\-2015 EXPLORER AND TAURUS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.5L OR 3.7L TI\-VCT ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ILLUMINATED MIL WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) P0138 AND/OR P0158 STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) MEMORY. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Engine

## Trouble codes named

P0138, P0158

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2015 FORD EXPLORER
- 2014 to 2015 FORD TAURUS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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- [SSM 49821](/bulletins/10194428.md), 2021-06-01, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Some 2015\-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes \(DTC\) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. This may be due to small debris causing the VCT solenoid to stick. Before attempting any component diagnosis or replacement of the VCT solenoid, refer to Powertrain Control and Emissions Diagnosis \(PC/ED\) pinpoint test HK11 to cycle the affected VCT solenoid 10 times to attempt to clear the debris. For claiming, use causal part 6M280 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards \(SLTS\) Manual.
- [SSM 49221](/bulletins/10180677.md), 2020-10-06, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. When installing a replacement short block in 2015\-2017 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L or 3.0L EcoBoost engine, the engine must be converted to use a belt driven oil pump with the following parts: left exhaust camshaft JT4Z\-6250\-B, left intake camshaft \- JT4Z\-6250\-A, belt driven oil pump \- KT4Z\-6600\-A, oil pump belt \- JT4Z\-6B651\-A, crankshaft sprockets \- FT4Z\-6306\-A \(x2\), crankshaft oil pump belt drive \- JT4Z\-6306\-A. Follow the engine assembly procedure in Workshop Manual \(WSM\), Section 303\-01 using these new parts without installing the chain tensioner or guides as they are not needed with the belt driven oil pump. Fill out the Authorized Modification Label \(FPS\-8262\) with the following text: 'Engine has been modified to use a belt\-driven oil pump per SSM XXXXX' and attach it to the underside of the hood.
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