Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

Date Published

DEC 01, 1995

NHTSA TSB #

46460

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Mercury for this TSB. Call your local Mercury dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# ONP95B77.

Summary

CERTAIN 1989 MODEL TEMPO & TOPAZ CARS EQUIPPED W/ 2.3L HSC ENGINES BUILT FROM 5/31/89 AT KANSAS CITY & 6/22/89 AT OAKVILLE THROUGH THE END OF THE 1989 MODEL YEAR AND ALL 1990 THROUGH 1994 TEMPO & TOPAZ CARS EQUIPPED WITH 2.3L HSC ENGINES THAT ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: AK, MT, ND, MN, WI, MI (UPPER PENINSULA), NY, ME, VT, NH. THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM MAY FREEZE CAUSING THE CRANKCASE TO PRESSURIZE WHICH COULD FORCE OIL OUT OF THE CRANKCASE THROUGH THE DIPSTICK TUBE OR PAST SOME OTHER GASKET OR SEAL OF THE ENGINE.