According to the 1996 Lincoln Continental Owner Guide : ( 5W-30 is the PREFERRED oil )
How many quarts of oil does my 1996 Lincoln Continental take?
" premium " unleaded , 91 octane or higher ( according to the Owner Guide )
What are you wanting to take apart on your Continental?
R134a
According to the 1999 Lincoln Continental Owner Guide : " premium " unleaded gasoline , 91 octane or higher
What are you trying to get to that you need to take apart the dash?
you have to take the entire assembly out the bottom of the car. Be careful when getting replacement parts as there are a number of part numbers available with deifferent harness connections
Open the trunk. Take out 2-3 bolts and the entire tail light will slide out the back. pull the bulb out of the back of the tail light
If its the same as the mark viii then you would have to replace the bulb by removing the light that is held in with 4 or 5 screws then you can take out all wires and bulbs you need to.
take it to jiffy lube or equivalent and have it done for you.
According to the 2001 Lincoln Continental Owner Guide : ( 5W-20 , with engine oil filter change , 5.7 litres / 6.0 U.S. quarts of engine oil )