2002 Mercury Mountaineer Repair Question
Mileage: 117,000 miles.
Mercury Mountaineer Thermostat Problem
Answer
top off all fluids and have the systems checked for leaks
Roy
I forgot to mention that I have a cracked thermostat (pretty common with these cars) that I am getting fixed Tuesday....Anti-freeze is coming out but not severely by any means.....at first I thought it could have been that but I checked the color and it didn't match....could that still maybe it?
doubt it. cracked thermostat?? i have never seen this unless the t stat was installed incorrectly.
Roy
My bad....the intake manifold cracked NEAR the thermostat causing coolant to leak.
http://repairpal.com/plastic-intake-manifold-may-crack-causing-coolant-leak-438
ok, better, that is a common failure
Just an update: definitely the cracked manifold....just looked at the pavement again today and saw anti-freeze....not a ton but I think it's getting worse....having it fixed Tuesday