the transmission is located on the driver's side of the engine and yes the engine has to be removed to change the transmission
The transmission ( or transaxle on your front wheel drive Mercury Mystique ) is in the engine compartment bolted to the engine ( on the drivers side of the engine )
The camshaft position sensor for a Mercury Mystique is located on top of the motor. It is bolted in the same place where older versions of the engine had a distributor.
No, it's a completely different engine and transmission altogether.
Low on back side of engine block.
The easy way is to go to a marine supply house and purchase an engine oil suction pump.The hard way is to drop the transmission oil pan. If you do this you can change the minimal filter that is present. This is not recommended unless you have a lift and the proper tools including a transmission drain pan.
The Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique is a front-wheel drive, transverse engine car. In other words, the engine is mounted "sideways" in the front of the car, and drives the front, rather than the rear wheels. The transmission (or, more properly, the "transaxle") is bolted to the engine on the left side of the engine compartment. It contains the transmission itself, along with the differential.
On a 1999 Mercury Sable : The transaxle ( transmission ) is located in the engine compartment , bolted to the engine
Look at the lower rear end of the engine driver's side
right behind the air filter toward the engine
Mercury Mystique with V6 engine has two oxygen sensors. First one located between radiator and engine, second - behind the engine, near the coil pack (below). It's not very difficult to replace them.
Right behind the engine
They are located on the front, back, and transmission sides of the engine.They are located on the front, back, and transmission sides of the engine.