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December 11, 2000 Service bulletin

On some vehicles, an objectionable exhaust, sulfur, or rotten egg odor following aggressive driving, such...

Ford technical service bulletin 00252 for 1998-2000 Ford Contour, 1999-2000 Mercury Cougar and 1998-2000 Mercury Mystique.

Bulletin number
00252
Component
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
Summary
On some vehicles, an objectionable exhaust, sulfur, or rotten egg odor following aggressive driving, such as full-throttle acceleration may occur. Tt

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