Changing your car’s oil and filter is a basic part of car maintenance, but owners often wait too long between changes. A Mercury, Mystique’s oil should be changed every 3,000 to 5,000 miles, depending on driving conditions. If you drive your Mercury, Mystique in heavy city traffic, loaded to maximum weight or in consistently dusty conditions, you need to change your oil and filter every 3,000 miles. Our website has some of the best prices available on oil filters, so stock up today and never be out of filters again when it’s time to change your oil.
A clean oil filter is essential to keeping the engine in your Mercury, Mystique healthy. The longer oil circulates in your car, the dirtier it gets. The filter helps with this by filtering solids out of the oil, but when the filter... View more becomes too dirty, it clogs and oil can no longer pass through it. The oil then bypasses the filter, but it is no longer being cleaned and thus quickly becomes thick and dirty. This is extremely bad for the engine of the Mercury, Mystique, and it will eventually cause damage and reduce the speed the engine turns at. View less
