Unless there is an access panel in the trunk, you must drop the fuel tank.
On a 1999 Mercury Cougar : The ELECTRIC fuel pump is INSIDE the fuel tank It is installed through an access hole in the top of the fuel tank
some of the Mercury cougars had a recall on their fuel pump..symptoms are you have to keep your gas tank filled at least at half and over or when it gets below half bogging occurs..this is covered for up to 10 years..if your having this problem it can be fixed for free..just go to your ford dealership..i have a 2000 cougar and it had the fuel pump problem. how do you change the fuel pump in a 1999 cougar
relay R1 is for the fuel pump on a 1999 Mercury Cougar
how do you change a fuel pump on a 1999 ford explorer
For a 1999 Mercury Cougar : In the Power Distribution Box ( which is " live " ) located in the engine compartment ( on the drivers side of the engine compartment ) ( relay R1 is the fuel pump relay )
On a 1999 Mercury Cougar : The fuel pump shut off switch ( inertia switch ) is in the drivers footwell behind the kick panel ( there is an access hole )
On a 1999 Mercury Cougar : The fuel pump relay is in the Power Distribution Box ( which is " live " ) located in the engine compartment ( it is relay R1 and is one of the black relays )
The fuel pump inertia switch is in the drivers footwell behind the kick panel ( there is an access hole ) in the 1999 Mercury Cougar
It will take a skilled mechanic approximately 5 hours to change the fuel pump in your 1991 Mercury Cougar. It can take a novice mechanic much longer.
probably the fuel pump?
According to the 1999 Mercury Cougar owner Guide : The fuse for the fuel pump is located in the Power Distribution Box located in the engine compartment ( the P.D. box is " live " ) ( it is the # 9 fuse / 15 amp / blue color )
in the fuel tank