99 mercury cougar oil light came on

1999 MERCURY COUGAR
118,000 MILES
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CGLUNT
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We stopped immediately and put oil in. Less than five miles down the road the car lost power and turned off and would not restart. After letting it sit for a week or so it still wouldnt start. Nothing we have tried has worked. My boyfriend is a certified mechanic but he is stumped that's why we took it to the dealership, but unfortunately all they did was take my money and give me wrong diagnosis and kept telling me to bring it back to be retested and I paid $65 each time for then to mmu help. I did that five times before getting frustrated.
Apr 23, 2012 at 4:58 AM
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FIXITMR
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does engine KNOCK?
Apr 23, 2012 at 5:19 AM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HELP

OTHERS MAY JUMP IN, ONCE YOUR INFO IS CLEAR

.....BUT

MOST OF WHAT YOU WERE WRITING....."THE MEAT AND POTATOES" PART, DID NOT SHOW UP

SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY---MOST LIKELY THE WAY THE WEBSITE IS MAYBE CONFUSINGLY SET UP

SO IF YOU WILL, THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE IN THE ANSWER BOX BELOW "ME", THAT YOU CAN WRITE YOUR "FULL PREDICAMENT" (THIS WILL AID US HERE, GREATLY)

YOUR TURN

THE MEDIC

Apr 23, 2012 at 5:24 AM
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