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Ford Contour 1995technical service bulletin

Bulletin 962513 · NHTSA communication 50970 · issued Dec 2, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1995
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine-2.5l-"clattering" noise at engine start-up - vehicles with 2.5l engine - noise-"clattering" at engine start-up-vehicles with 2.5l engine. *jd

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.