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1997 Mercury Grand Marquis “The Beast”
About the 1992–1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
from the generation archive
The 1992–1997 Aero Panther Grand Marquis brought smoother lines to Mercury's full-size flagship, and the builds here show everything from cream-colored '96 models with their distinctive chrome taillights and wood-trimmed interiors glowing green at night, to V8 engine bay shots and fresh paint booth respray work. You'll also spot these big sedans lined up on fields alongside their Panther platform siblings, proving the Grand Marquis community is still going strong.
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Bought New
Car is still imaculate,and running very well. Just put 5th set of tires, Michelin Hydroedge — LongDistanceDriver
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LongDistanceDriver · Oct 30, 2005
I have been experiencing 2 problems on the car.
1) When engine is idling more than a few minutes I see a large puff of blue smoke when the engive is revved up
2) A pwersistant whining in the rear end is noticed. At 200,000 miles I had a mechanic check the rear differential and found it to be dry and about 1/2 inch of metal filings on the plug. Although I had paid for all the regular services to be done including the differential service it looks like it never was. Now the whining is persistant.
Can anyone provide advise?
Thanks