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November 1, 1999 Service bulletin

Some vehicles equipped with 4.0L ohv engines may exhibit excessive oil consumption as reported by the customer

Ford technical service bulletin 7471 for 1997-2000 Ford Explorer and 1997-2000 Ford Ranger.

Bulletin number
7471
Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary
Some vehicles equipped with 4.0l ohv engines may exhibit excessive oil consumption as reported by the customer. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 764 complaints in the engine category.

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