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January 23, 1997 Service bulletin

For 1996 3.0L 2-VALVE vehicles stop updating the processor to the R-12 calibration

Ford technical service bulletin BC0042972301 for 1996-1997 Ford Taurus and 1996-1997 Mercury Sable.

Bulletin number
BC0042972301
Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Summary
For 1996 3.0l 2-valve vehicles stop updating the processor to the r-12 calibration. This update may cause the vehicle to stall on cold engagement. Jd

Owners of these vehicles have filed 507 complaints in the transmission category.

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