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All, Been loving my 2019 Reserve II 2.0 FWD since December 2018. No issues other then a minor rattle which I corrected thanks to guidance from this group. Great fuel economy and performance. Currently has just over 16K on the clock, mostly highway miles and it's not used for commuting. Last week the oil change reminder appeared in the Lincoln Way app, no surprises as it had been almost 1 year. Made an appointment at the dealer, no problem. I checked the oil before a short trip last Saturday as I thought it a good idea. Dark, but not a drop burned. I noticed the coolant reservoir showed slightly below the "MIN" mark. Minor thing I thought, I'll tell the service mgr to check it while its in for the oil change. Get the call this afternoon from the Lincoln Service manager & he tells me there is a known issue detailed in TSB 19-2346 and the engine will need to be replaced due to coolant in the cylinders. Needless to say, I was a bit shocked. No smoke, no rough idle, no loss of power. Clearly it will be covered under warranty and is schedule for the work the week of 10/26. Just curious if anyone else has had an engine replaced on a late model Z by a dealer and if the work was satisfactory. This is a lease (good thing!) and so i'm not overly concerned about the longevity of the vehicle for myself, but this seems like a pretty big deal for a car with relatively low miles.

The dealership completed my first oil change on my 2016 at just under 9000K miles in mid-March. I checked the oil last week at about 10,800 miles and was surprised how low it was, see the picture for reference. I was also a bit surprised how dark it was as well. Even before the oil change it was never this low or this dark. Took it to the dealer and not surprisingly, I was told this is normal. (I'm already skeptical of the dealership for other reasons) This seems a bit off to me and the last two cars I owned (one of which was an Ecoboost Ford) never went thru oil this fast. In fact, I've never owned a car in 25+ years that burned thru a quart of oil in 1800 miles. I have the 2.0 engine and it runs fine, no smoke or burning smell and no drips on the garage floor, so i'm stumped. Anyone else have a similar experience or words of wisdom on this?