The 2001 Mercury Sable PCV valve can be found on top of the engine. The PCV valve will be on the back side of the air cleaner housing.
On a 1996 Mercury Sable : There were two engines from the factory : The 3.0 litre " Vulcan " V6 engine , which is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine or the 3.0 litre " Duratec " V6 engine , which is a Dual Over Head Cam ( DOHC ) design
No , in a 2003 Mercury Sable : The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine is an overhead valve / pushrod design engine that uses ( 1 timing chain ) The 3.0 liter DOHC " Duratec " engine has ( 2 timing chains , 1 chain to each cylinder head )
In a 1999 Mercury Sable : The 3.0 liter " Duratec " V6 engine is a Dual Over Head Cam design ( it has 2 camshafts on top of each cylinder head ) and The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine ( it has 1 camshaft )
In a 1999 Mercury Sable : It depends on which engine you have The 3.0 litre " Duratec " V6 engine is a Dual Over Head Cam design with ( 2 cams on the top of each cylinder head ) The 3.0 litre " Vulcan " V6 engine is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine that has ( 1 camshaft )
The 1999 Mercury Sable came from the factory with one of two engines : The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine , which is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine , or The 3.0 liter " Duratec " V6 engine , which is a Dual Over Head Cam design engine
The 1989 Mercury Sable 3.0 liter engine EGR valve is located on the firewall. The valve will be on the passenger side of the firewall.
The only way to change the plugs is to remove the top cover first. Then remove the cover for each plug.
Autozone as of late 2009:12 valve Vulcan engine: $30-4524 valve Duratec/DOHC: $65See "Related Questions" below for more
On a 1998 Mercury Sable : No , there were ( 2 ) engines offered from the factory The 3.0 litre " Vulcan " V6 ( which is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine and the 3.0 litre " Duratec " V6 engine ( which is a Dual Over Head Cam design engine )
I was just looking at the 2002 Mercury Sable owners manual and the drawings of the " Vulcan " engine and the DOHC " Duratec " V6 engine When standing at the front of the vehicle , the dual over head cam engine has the engine oil fill cap on the left side of the valve cover ( passenger side ) where the Over Head Valve " Vulcan " engine has the oil fill cap on the right side of the valve cover ( drivers side ) and ( 1 ) coil pack with ( 6 ) towers next to the engine oil fill
It will say it right on the top of the engine. Anything that is DOHC will have it on there. =========================================================== The 1996 Mercury Sable had 2 different engines from the factory : They were both 3.0 liter V6 engines The " VULCAN " which is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine and the " DURATEC " which is a Dual Over Head Cam design
I was looking at one of the Ford websites and it shows that for a 2001 Mercury Sable 24 valve ( the " Duratec " ) and for the 12 valve ( the " Vulcan " ) they both use ( 1 ) coil pack that has six towers on it ( both engines use the Motorcraft DG-485 ignition coil pack )