oil type Mercury Montego 2007 Owner's Manuals

•Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.
•Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.
•You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if
unnecessary shifting between third and fourth gear occurs.
Unnecessary shifting of this type could result in reduced fuel
economy.
•Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may
reduce fuel economy.
•Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.
•Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.
Maintenance
•Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
•Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.
•Use recommended engine oil. Refer toLubricant specificationsin
this chapter.
•Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found inscheduled maintenance information.
Conditions
•Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer may reduce fuel economy
at any speed.
•Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately
1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).
•Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
•Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
•Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.
•Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to
driving on hilly terrain.
•Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
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MAINTENANCE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
Items CapacityFord Part Name or
equivalentFord Part Number /
Ford Specification
Brake fluidBetween MAX and
MIN on reservoir
Motorcraft High
Performance DOT 3
Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid
PM-1 or PM-1-C /
ESA-M6C25-A or
WSS-M6C62-A
Door latch, hood latch,
auxiliary hood latch,
seat tracks, trunk and
liftgate latches— Multi-Purpose GreaseXG-4 or XL-5 /
ESA-M1C93-B
Lock cylinders —Motorcraft Penetrating
and Lock LubricantXL-1 /
None
Automatic CVT
transaxle fluid10.0 quarts
(9.5L)
1
Motorcraft Continuously
Variable Chain Type
Transmission Fluid
2
XT-7-QCFT /
WSS-M2C933-A
Automatic 6-speed
transaxle fluid7.4 quarts (7.0L)
1
Motorcraft Premium
Automatic Transmission
Fluid
2
XT-8-QAW /
WSS-M2C924-A
Rear Axle (AWD) fluid 1.5 pints (0.7L)Motorcraft SAE 80W-90
Premium Rear Axle
LubricantXY-80W90-QL /
WSP-M2C197-A
Coupler fluid 1.5 pints (0.7L)Volvo Transmission Oil,
Clutch1161641 /
None
Power Transfer Unit
(PTU) fluid1.9 pints (0.9L)
Motorcraft Specialty
Power Transfer Unit Fluid
XY-75W90-PTU /
None
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Items CapacityFord Part Name or
equivalentFord Part Number /
Ford Specification
Engine oil (includes
filter change)6.0 quarts (5.7L)Motorcraft SAE 5W-20
Premium Synthetic
Blend Motor Oil (US)
Motorcraft SAE 5W-20
Super Premium Motor
Oil (Canada)
3
XO-5W20-QSP (US)
CXO-5W20- LSP12
(Canada) /
WSS-M2C930-A and API
Certification Mark
Engine coolant11.6 quarts
(11.0L)Motorcraft Premium
Gold Engine Coolant
(yellow-colored)
4
VC-7-B /
WSS-M97B51-A1
Cooling system stop
leak pellets—Motorcraft Cooling
System Stop Leak PelletsVC-6 /
WSS-M99B37-B6
Power steering fluidBetween MAX and
MIN on reservoirMotorcraft MERCON

AT FXT-2-QDX /
MERCON

Windshield washer fluid 101 oz (3.0L)Motorcraft Premium
Windshield Washer
ConcentrateZC-32-A /
WSB-M8B16-A2
Fuel tank 20.0 gallons (75.7) — —
1Approximate dry fill capacity. Actual amount may vary during fluid changes.2Using any transmission fluid other than those that meet the recommended specification may cause
internal transaxle damage.3Use of synthetic or synthetic blend motor oil is not mandatory. Engine oil need only meet the
requirements of Ford specification WSS-M2C930-A and the API Certification mark.4Add the coolant type originally equipped in your vehicle.
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