Q: How to Properly Service and Repair a Muffler and Tail Pipe on Mercury Grand Marquis?
A: To service muffler and tail pipe, keep the vehicle in neutral and also on a hoist. Switch off air suspension system. Unclamp, remove nuts and clamp and tighten to 45 Nm on reinstallation. Separate components with an exhaust cutter, check and replace isolators as required and fit new fasteners without lubrication.
Q: How to Maintain the Muffler on a Mercury Mariner?
A: To service the muffler, ensure the vehicle is in neutral on a hoist. Replace the catalytic converter and resonator nuts, tightening to 47 Nm (35 ft. lbs.). Remove the exhaust hanger and muffler as a single assembly, then reinstall, using new gaskets and avoiding oil-based lubricants on insulators.