you put it in the car
the alternator will be on the end of the engine that has the drive belts or serpentine belts, alternators are belt driven.
On a 1997 Mercury Tracer : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1999 Mercury Tracer , 2.0 liter four cylinder engine : According to the 1999 Mercury Tracer maintenance shedule : ( inspect at 120,000 miles ) According to the Gates website : ( inspect at 120,000 miles , replace if required , but I noticed according to the Gates website that it is an INTERFERENCE engine )
the pump is timing belt driven and is located under the timing belt cover recommend replacing the timing belt at the same time.
The 3.0 litre V6 engine in a 1998 Mercury Villager has a timing BELT
By a reputable mechanic and every 60,000 miles. ========================================================== The 1999 Mercury Tracer scheduled maintenance guide shows to inspect the timing belt on the 2.0 liter , 1999 Mercury Tracer engine at 120,000 miles, and the Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) shows to inspect the timing belt at 120,000 miles , replace if necessary To be on the safe side , I would replace the timing belt before that
No , the 5.0 liter V8 engine in a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer has ( 1 ) timing CHAIN
Remove distributor cap Have assistant crank engine and check to see if rotor is turning as engine is cranked
The 1998 Mercury Villager 3.0 liter V6 engine has a timing BELT ( according to the Gates website , they make timing belts etc. )
No, there will not be engine noise, but you may notice a decrease in engine performance. The 1.9 liter engine is a freewheeling engine which is not damaged by incorrect camshaft timing or even by a broken timing belt.
The 1.9 liter and 1.8 liter four cylinder engines used in the 1993 Mercury Tracer are NON - INTERFERENCE engines according to the Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera )
how to set timing belt on a 98 mercury tracer 2.0