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It will say it right on the top of the engine. Anything that is DOHC will have it on there.

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The 1996 Mercury Sable had 2 different engines from the factory :

They were both 3.0 liter V6 engines

The " VULCAN " which is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine and

the " DURATEC " which is a Dual Over Head Cam design

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