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October 1, 1996 Service bulletin

Owners guide advises to use a FL-1A oil filter, FL-1A is incorrect

Ford technical service bulletin BC5180961001 for 1997 Ford Explorer and 1997 Mercury Mountaineer.

Bulletin number
BC5180961001
Component
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
Summary
Owners guide advises to use a fl-1a oil filter, fl-1a is incorrect. The correct filter is fl-820. Tt

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