Open Labor Project
☰
💙
Support
🩺
Diagnose
🔎
VIN
🛠️
Repairs
📚
Specs
▾
⚠️
Recalls
⚖️
Compare
🏆
Rankings
🚨
Neutral
🌧️
Wipers
🇺🇸 US
🇨🇦 CA
🇬🇧 UK
🇩🇪 DE
🇦🇺 AU
🇪🇺 EU
🇷🇺 RU
🔧
The Diag Desk
Real humans
🧪
Myth Lab
Busted
{}
API
Plans
ShopBase
Shop Management · $249/mo
💙
Support
ShopBase
Complete shop management for auto repair shops · $249/mo
Try ShopBase →
← Mercury
Mercury Comet
14 generations · 49 engine options · data across all years of the Comet platform.
27,270
Labor times
175
Torque specs
0
DTC codes
0
Repair procedures
343
Fluid specs
0
Open recalls
5-Year Cost of Ownership · 1978 200ci I6
$6,806
~$1,361/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
1978
1 engine option
200ci I6
RWD
1977
2 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
250ci I6
RWD
1976
3 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
250ci I6
RWD
302ci V8
RWD
1975
3 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
250ci I6
RWD
302ci V8
RWD
1971
4 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
250ci I6
RWD
302ci V8
RWD
351ci V8
RWD
1970
4 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
250ci I6
RWD
302ci V8
RWD
351ci V8
RWD
1969
4 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
250ci I6
RWD
302ci V8
RWD
351ci V8
RWD
1968
5 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
289ci V8
RWD
390ci V8
RWD
427ci V8
RWD
428ci V8
RWD
1967
5 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
289ci V8
RWD
390ci V8
RWD
427ci V8
RWD
428ci V8
RWD
1966
5 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
289ci V8
RWD
390ci V8
RWD
427ci V8
RWD
428ci V8
RWD
1965
5 engine options
200ci I6
RWD
289ci V8
RWD
390ci V8
RWD
427ci V8
RWD
428ci V8
RWD
1964
3 engine options
144ci I6
RWD
170ci I6
RWD
260ci V8
RWD
1963
3 engine options
144ci I6
RWD
170ci I6
RWD
260ci V8
RWD
1962
2 engine options
144ci I6
RWD
170ci I6
RWD
Become a Founding Sponsor
Your name on every Mercury Comet procedure
For $99, we generate the full step-by-step repair set for the 1978 200ci I6 — free for everyone, forever, with your name on it.
Sponsor — $99 →
⚖️ Compare the Comet to another vehicle →