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November 1, 1998 Service bulletin

Some vehicles equipped with 4.6L or 6.8L engines may exhibit a cold start engine noise until warmed up

Ford technical service bulletin 12139 for 1997-1999 Ford F-150, 1997-1999 Ford Expedition and 1997-1999 Ford F-250 and others.

Bulletin number
12139
Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary
Some vehicles equipped with 4.6l or 6.8l engines may exhibit a cold start engine noise until warmed up. Mjs

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,692 complaints in the engine category.

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