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February 1, 2000 Service bulletin

Some vehicles may experience a hoot noise from the idle idle air bypass solenoid on deceleration, usually...

Ford technical service bulletin 8128 for 1998-2000 Ford Contour, 1999-2000 Mercury Cougar and 1998-2000 Mercury Mystique.

Bulletin number
8128
Component
Vehicle speed control: cruise control
Summary
Some vehicles may experience a hoot noise from the idle idle air bypass solenoid on deceleration, usually in cold ambient temperatures. The idle speed may also remain slightly higher or lower than desired when this noise is present. Tt

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