Mercury 1996 Cougar Service Guide
General Information
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Table of Contents
General Maintenance Information............... 3
What Maintenance Schedule Do You
Follow? ................................................................ 5
Normal Schedule............................................... 6
Severe Duty Schedule ................................... 16
Owner Maintenance Checks........................ 30
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Maintenance Schedule and
Record
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 and Record booklet to the dealer service
manager.
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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.
No Cost PCV Valve Replacement
THE PCV VALVE IS A CRITICAL EMISSION
COMPONENT. YOUR DEALER WILL
REPLACE THE VALVE AT NO COST AT
60,000 MILES/96,000 KILOMETERS (EXCEPT
CANADA AND CALIFORNIA VEHICLES).
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, such as police, taxi or
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door-to-door delivery service.
Short trips of less than 10 miles (16 km)
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when outside temperatures remain below 0˚F
(-18˚C).
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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.
NOTE: Rear axle lube quantities must be
replaced every 100,000 miles
(160,000 km) or if the axle has been
submerged in water. Otherwise, the
lube should not be checked or changed
unless a leak is suspected or repair
required.
Regular
Maintenance
Intervals
for the Normal
Schedule
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)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Inspect engine cooling system, hoses, and clamps;
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and check coolant strength every 15,000 miles
(24,000 km) or 12 months.
Lubricate steering linkage.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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20,000 MILES (32,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Normal Schedule 7
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)
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 clamps;
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and check coolant strength every 15,000 miles
(24,000 km) or 12 months.
Change automatic transmission fluid.
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Inspect exhaust heat shield(s).
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Lubricate steering linkage.
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35,000 MILES (56,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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8 Normal Schedule
40,000 MILES (64,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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45,000 MILES (72,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Inspect engine cooling system, hoses, and clamps;
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and check coolant strength every 15,000 miles
(24,000 km) or 12 months.
Lubricate steering linkage.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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50,000 MILES (80,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Change engine coolant initially at 50,000 miles
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(80,000 km) or 48 months. Thereafter, change
engine coolant every 30,000 miles (48,000 km) or
36 months.
Normal Schedule 9
55,000 MILES (88,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Rotate tires and adjust air pressure.
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60,000 MILES (96,000 Kilometers)
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.
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Inspect accessory drive belt(s).
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Replace air cleaner filter.
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Replace PCV valve. (2)
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Inspect engine cooling system, hoses, and clamps;
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and check coolant strength every 15,000 miles
(24,000 km) or 12 months.
Change automatic transmission fluid.
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Inspect exhaust heat shield(s).
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Inspect front and rear brakes. (1)
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Lubricate steering linkage.
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10 Normal Schedule
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