Lincoln Continental 1997 Scheduled Maintenance Guide
General Information
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Table of Contents
General Maintenance Information . . 4
What Maintenance Schedule Do You
Follow? .............. 7
Normal Schedule .......... 8
Severe Duty Schedule ........ 17
Owner Maintenance Checks ..... 30
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Maintenance Schedule and Record
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General Maintenance Information
The required Scheduled Maintenance Services listed
in this booklet are considered essential to the proper
operation, safety and performance of your Ford
Motor Company vehicle. We recommend that you
also perform the Owner Maintenance Checks listed.
These services are matters of day-to-day care that
are also important to the proper operation of your
vehicle. The recommended lubricants, fluids and
service parts conforming to Ford Specifications are
available from your dealer.
This booklet gives you a place to record the services
that are performed on your vehicle so that you can
keep a record of when parts should be checked or
replaced. Give your Maintenance Schedule booklet
to the dealer service manager.
Maintenance: An investment
An investment which will pay dividends in the
form of improved reliability, durability, and
resale value.
To assure the durability of your vehicle and its
emission control systems, it is necessary that
scheduled maintenance be performed at the
designated intervals.
Ford strongly recommends the use of genuine Ford
replacement parts. If other than Ford or Motorcraft
parts or Ford authorized remanufactured parts are
used for maintenance replacements or for the
service of components affecting emission control,
such non-Ford parts should be equivalent to genuine
Ford Motor Company parts in performance and
durability. It is the owner’s responsibility to
determine the equivalency of such parts. Please
consult your warranty booklet for complete
warranty information.
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PRE-DELIVERY CHECK
Pre-Delivery Service Inspection Completed
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What Maintenance Schedule Do You Follow?
Normal
Schedule
Follow the Normal Schedule for most normal
everyday driving conditions.
Severe Duty
Schedule
Follow the Severe Duty Schedule if your driving
habits FREQUENTLY include one or more of the
following conditions:
Towing a trailer.
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Operating in severe dust conditions.
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Extensive idling.
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Police, taxi or door-to-door delivery service.
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Normal Schedule
NOTE: Items for Emission Control Service are
shown in this type and style.
For items marked with a number in parentheses
such as (1), see footnote at the end of this section.
Regular
Maintenance
Intervals
for the Normal
Schedule
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5,000 MILES (8,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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10,000 MILES (16,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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15,000 MILES (24,000 Kilometers)
20,000 MILES (32,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Inspect engine cooling system, hoses, and
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clamps; and check coolant strength every
15,000 miles (24,000 km) or 12 months.
Replace passenger compartment air filter.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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25,000 MILES (40,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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30,000 MILES (48,000 Kilometers)
35,000 MILES (56,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Replace air cleaner filter.
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Inspect engine cooling system, hoses, and
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clamps; and check coolant strength every
15,000 miles (24,000 km) or 12 months.
Replace passenger compartment air filter.
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Inspect exhaust heat shield(s).
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Inspect disc brake pads and rotors. (1)
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Change automatic transaxle fluid.
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Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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40,000 MILES (64,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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