Service Engine soon light on 2001 Mercury mountaineer went on yesterday call hass 77,3000 miles

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go to an exhaust shop and buy a roll of exhaust pipe fix tape
wrap it around the leak and seal it off
as for the $500.00 payment , that sounds a bit rich as if the car doesn't belong to you and you are only renting it or borrowing it , all repairs are at his expense not yours

Mercury Mountaineer 1997 2001 Factory Service SHop repair manual download

get your car fix right now

Regular maintenance is needed for oil changes. If your oil level is dropping you need to keep it up to operating level but you do need to find out why it is burning or losing oil. If your oil is black then it needs to be changed regardless of the miles on it.

This light means that the computer in the car has sensed a problem with something on the car. You should take the car to a local auto parts store and have them read the codes from the service engine light. Post the codes they give you here and we can help more. Most likely you wont hurt the car by driving it with that light on. Better to ba safe then sorry thought.

This is often the result of a tire that is out of balance. Check for bubbles on any of the tires and have the tires balanced. That should clear up the problem.

Is it the check engine light or the oil light coming on? Where is your dipstick? and if it is the oil light, put a quart of oil in before you go anywhere and then buy a dipstick. If it is the service engine light only just drive it for 20 miles without a problem.

Have it rescanned and see if it is the same code. What engine do you have?

it is under the dash on the drivers side just to the right of the column.

get it read at autozone for free probably related