# 2011 Lincoln MKS - Blew two turbos

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lincoln\
**Created:** [June 18, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495 "2019-06-18T11:16:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ROBBIEFLOYD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@ROBBIEFLOYD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ROBBIEFLOYD)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495/1 "2019-06-18T11:16:47Z")

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blew one turbo both less than 10, at about 78000 miles then blew both less than 10000 miles later

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495/2 "2019-06-18T13:24:16Z")

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Good to know. Did you have a question?

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495/3 "2019-06-18T16:39:55Z")

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How much was the repair on something like that? I ask in all seriousness.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495/4 "2019-06-18T19:51:09Z")

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I think this turbocharger uses bushings and is lubricated by engine oil pressure. If the oil hasn’t been changed often enough and/or there has been some aggressive driving with instant shutdown after stopping then the oil feed to the turbo can coke up and cut off the oil flow.

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**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495/5 "2020-04-02T13:05:25Z")

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Reinforces my belief to never get a car with turbos in it . Just something really expensive to go wrong and it will eventually .

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495/6 "2020-04-02T14:01:11Z")

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It reinforces my belief that routine maintenance is key to a long engine life.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-blew-two-turbos/142495/7 "2020-04-02T16:39:32Z")

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> [@vipergg](#):
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> Reinforces my belief to never get a car with turbos in it . Just something really expensive to go wrong and it will eventually .

if I were buying new, a turbo wouldn’t scare me away, but I make sure I do regular oil changes on my vehicles, and I use full synthetic. Used with an unknown history? Yeah I wouldn’t touch that…