Remove the screw from the lamp(under the hood). disengage the assembly (it has snaps on the bottom) by pulling straight out. Turn bulb socket 1/4 turn to remove.
The VIN is not under the hood, it's on the door frame and under the windshield corner in front.
The distributor in a Mercury Villager is the round thing at the front of the engine with the six spark plug wires attached to it.
Front wheel drive
Bottom front of engine.
It is on the front of the engine on the end of the crankshaft.
In front of the engine, down in the "V".
To change a CV Axle on a 1998 Mercury Villager, take off the front tire and the caliper assembly. Take off the pad and the rotor. Disconnect the steering knuckle and pull the CV axle off. Replace with new and reinstall the parts.
At the front of the motor attached to the engine cradle.
The starter is located directly underneath the brake fluid reservoir (which is located on the right front corner as you open the hood)...good luck
Follow the transmission pan up and around front corner. It will curve upward slightly. Reach over this ear and you will feel the sensor wire.
The front wiper arms on a 1997 Mercury Villager clip off once they are bent backwards. To install the new wipers simply slide them into the clip.
On the front of the engine in the center of the "V".