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Chart based on 5 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
1997 Mercury Sable 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
93000 mi
US $50
Replaced DPFE
105000 mi
US $480
Engine timing cover was warped and leaking coolant externally. Timing cover machined true and reinstalled, gasket replaced, water pump replaced, serpentine belt replaced.
113800 mi
US $1400
Replaced water pump and engine head gasket. Both leaking.
107000 mi
US $45
O2 sensor went bad. Replaced.
110000 mi
US $100
Another O2 sensor.
That makes 3 of 4.
I can't think of any other sensors that have not gone bad and been replaced in the last 10 months.
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