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Mercury Mountaineer 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0752961017 · NHTSA communication 50391 · issued Oct 17, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Owners guide advises to use fl-1a oil filter, which is incorrect. The correct oil filter is an fl-820. *tt

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.