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December 11, 2000 Service bulletin

Some vehicles equipped with the 3.0L 2-VALVE engine may exhibit a spark knock condition on heavy...

Ford technical service bulletin 00255 for 2000-2001 Ford Taurus, 1999-2000 Ford Windstar and 2000-2001 Mercury Sable.

Bulletin number
00255
Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 3.0l 2-valve engine may exhibit a spark knock condition on heavy acceleration with 87 octane gasoline. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 471 complaints in the engine category.

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