To remove the oil pan you have to have the car if the air high enough to get under it, aka jack stands. Once that is done you'll need hex wrenches or Allen keys to remove he oil pan. After that you'll need to get a new gasket to put on before you reattach the oil pan. Finally, make sure the surfaces of the oil pan and the bottom of the engine are free of the old gasket material.
The oil pump is located inside the oil pan.
A reasonable price quoted for a oil pan, and gasket replaced on a 2003 Mercury Sable is $350. That is professionally done, so they may charge slightly more for labor.
An oil leak on a 1996 Mercury Sable may be caused by a hole in the filter or oil pan. These parts can be replaced at any auto parts store. A mechanic will be able to pinpoint the exact location of any leak.
You would have to remove the oil pan to replace it.
Drain the engine oil. Remove the pan bolts. The engine may have to be unbolted from the motor mounts and lifted slightly to remove the pan. Pull the pan out, then install the new pan and gasket.
Place a drip pan below the oil pan and oil filter. Remove the oil pan plug. Drain the oil into the oil pan. Replace the plug to the oil pan. Turn the oil filter to the left, to remove. Fill the oil filter with oil and replace it to its original position. Fill the motor with oil.
Drain the oil from your oil pan. Remove the oil pan bolts. There are 24 oil pan bolts. The oil pan will come off.
Maybe $100. You might be able to do it yourself for the cost of the gasket and the 2 hours it'll take to drain oil, pull pan, clean old gasket areas then apply new gasket and reinstall the pan.
Its on the bottom of the oil pan.
Remove the oil pan, remove the pump, and replace it.Remove the oil pan, remove the pump, and replace it.
The engine oil pan is bolted to the bottom of the engine on your 1994 Mercury Tracer
On a 1991 Mercury Cougar : The oil pump is INSIDE the oil pan ( the oil pan is bolted to the bottom of the engine )