According to the 1999 Mercury Sable Owner Guide ( 5W-30 )
With engine oil filter change
For the 3.0 litre " Vulcan " V6 engine ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 engine oil )
For the 3.0 litre " Duratec " V6 engine ( 5.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 engine oil )
5W-30
Use exactly what the manufacture recommends. 5w30 should be the recommendation.
5W-30 , according to the Owner Guide
No , there wasn't a flex fuel version of the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine available in the 1999 Mercury Sable ( according to the Owner Guide )
According to the 1999 Mercury Sable Owner Guide : For the 3.0 litre " Vulcan " V6 engine and the 3.0 litre " Duratec " V6 engine : ( " regular " unleaded gasoline , 87 octane )
No, the 1994 Mercury Sable does not use R12 for recharging the A/C unit. The 1994 Mercury Sable uses R134a Freon.
Either the 3.0 liter Vulcan V6 or the 3.0 liter Duratec V6 which is a DOHC
According to the 1997 Mercury Sable Owner Guide : For the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine ( Motorcraft FL-400-S engine oil filter ) For the 3.0 liter " Duratec " V6 engine ( Motorcraft FL-820-S engine oil filter )
According to the 1997 Mercury Sable Owner Guide ( 5W-30 ) With engine oil filter change For the 3.0 litre " Vulcan " V6 engine ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 engine oil ) For the 3.0 litre " Duratec " V6 engine ( 5.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 engine oil )
The Mercury Sable transmission has a fluid capacity of 12 quarts. You can use any SAE certified automatic transmission fluid.
According to the 2003 Mercury Sable Owner Guide : ( 5W-20 engine oil is used ) With engine oil filter change : For the 3.0 litre " Vulcan " V6 engine ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-20 engine oil ) For the 3.0 litre " Duratec " V6 engine ( 5.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-20 engine oil ) * 5W-20 should be fine year round
( 5 w 30 ) for the 4.0 L - V6 and the 5.0 L - V8 engines , according to the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer owners manual