The 1998 Mercury Tracer owners manual shows : 4.0 quarts ( 3.8 liters ) with oil filter change
Take the break off. ======================================================== I was looking at the ( 1998 ) Mercury Tracer Owner Guide and it shows : Move the rear tires to the front of the vehicle ( staying on the same side ) and take the two front tires and put them on the opposite sides of the rear
These engines take about 4 quarts of oil.
I was looking at the ( 1998 ) Mercury Tracer Owner Guide and it shows to : Move the back tires to the front ( staying on the same side of the vehicle ) and then take the two front tires and put them on the back ( crossing over to the opposite side of the vehicle )
According to the ( 1996 ) Mercury Tracer Owner Guide : With engine oil filter change : Both the 1.8 and the 1.9 take : ( 4.0 U.S. quarts , 5W-30 is the PREFERRED oil )
drop the crossmember then take off pan watch out for oil
Take off the radiator cap while cool. Open the radiator and start to drain into a bucket. Use water hose to run water into the radiator until the water drains clear.
According to the ( 1996 ) Mercury Tracer Owner Guide : With engine oil filter change : Both the 1.9 and 1.8 take : ( 4.0 U.S. quarts , 5W-30 is the PREFERRED oil )
you have to take the timing belt cover off and timing belt to get to the water pump
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According to the 1996 Mercury Tracer Owner Guide : For the 1.8 litre Dual Over Head Cam four cylinder engine and the 1.9 litre four cylinder engine : With engine oil filter change : ( 4.0 U.S. quarts )
I was looking at the ( 1996 ) Mercury Tracer Owner Guide and it shows that the engine cooling system capacity for the manual transaxle ( transmission ) is 5.3 U.S. quarts and for the automatic is 6.3 * it came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and antifreeze , so it would take ( 2.65 to 3.15 quarts of antifreeze ) for a 50 / 50 mix ( manual / automatic )
no obd2 readers only read most vehicles 96 and newer , you'll have to take it to a mechanic and have an obd1 read on the computer diagnostics