You will need to buy a manual, since this is a complex procedure that would take many pages to explain. Removing the crank pulley will require special tools that the average mechanic may not have.
The engine in the Mercury Villager does not use a timing chain, it uses a timing belt. The recommended belt replacement interval is 105,000 miles.
On a 2000 Mercury Villager : The recommended timing belt replacement interval is ( 105,000 miles ) The Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) shows it as an INTERFERENCE ENGINE , so if the timing belt breaks engine damage will occur
Timing BELT
The 3.0 litre V6 engine in a 1998 Mercury Villager has a timing BELT
The timing belt is inside the timing cover.
No , the 3.3 litre V6 engine in a 2001 Mercury Villager has a timing BELT
The 3.0 litre V6 engine in a 1994 Mercury Villager has a timing BELT
when should i change the timing belt on a mercury villager
The 1998 Mercury Villager 3.0 liter V6 engine has a timing BELT ( according to the Gates website , they make timing belts etc. )
The 3.3 litre V6 engine ( from the factory ) in a 1999 Mercury Villager has a timing BELT
Yes , the Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) has a timing BELT listed for the 3.3 litre V6 engine in a 1999 Mercury Villager
It has a belt. It is also and interference engine. Severe engine damage will occur if the belt breaks. Replace at 105,000 miles.