Service Intervals & Specifications

1999 Mercury Tracer LS, 4D Sedan, StandardSECTION Service Intervals & Specifications
REPLACEMENT INTERVALS

Component Interval (Miles) (Regular Schedule) Interval (Miles) (Severe Duty)
Air Filter 30,000 30,000
Cabin Air Filter 15,000 9000
Coolant (1) 50,000 48,000
Fuel Filter (2) (2)
Oil & Filter 5000 3000
PCV Valve (3) 60,000 60,000
Spark Plugs (4) 100,000 100,000
Automatic Transmission
Continental & Mustang 30,000 21,000
Contour & Mystique 30,000 30,000
Escort & Tracer (2) (2)
Sable & Taurus 60,000 42,000
All Others 30,000 30,000
Manual Transmission (2) (2)
(1) Change engine coolant initially at 50,000 miles and every 30,000 miles thereafter.
(2) Information is not available from manufacturer.
(3) On Escort and Tracer, and models with 4.6L engine, replace PCV valve at 60,000 miles.
(4) On flexible fuel engines, replace spark plugs every 30,000 miles. On Natural Gas (NG) vehicles, replace spark plugs every 60,000 miles.
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