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December 1, 2001 Service bulletin

Some vehicles equipped with a duratec engine may experience engine damage as a result of microscopic...

Ford technical service bulletin 15482 for 2002 Ford Escape, 2002 Ford Taurus and 2002 Mercury Sable and others.

Bulletin number
15482
Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary
Some vehicles equipped with a duratec engine may experience engine damage as a result of microscopic internal cracks in a batch of intake valves. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 435 complaints in the engine category.

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