My 96 manual also says only "Mercon ATF." It also says nothing about changing the fluid in the MTX.

With so much confusion, speculation, and technical mumbo-jumbo to sift through, all I want to know is, "What is the current Ford spec? and why?"

Someone show me where Ford has come out and said that I need to change my fluid in my 96 Contour, and that when I do, what I should use. TSB number? What does the "official" service manual say, and what is the most current version?

Then I want that information stickied in a separate post so that those less adventurous of us who just want the darn info can get it quickly and leave all you Einsteins and Edisons alone.

There's a lot of info in here but none of it is controlled.


Last edited by RogerB; 09/15/05 02:13 PM.
Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998