Mercury Villager

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CAUTIONS: 1993 and 1994-96 timing belts are non-interchangeable. 1993 belt design was changed from a square or trapezoid type to a half circle or round type for 1994-96, This design extends service life of timing belt from 60,000 miles to 105,000 miles. Failure to install correct timing belt may result in a "whining" noise from engine compartment after replacement. Do not interchange individual components (timing belts, sprockets or tensioner spring assembles) between 1993 and 1994-96 model vehicles. These parts are interchangeable as a set only.

REMOVAL

Disconnect battery ground cable, then drain coolant. Remove accessory drive belts. Remove A/C compressor drive belt idler pulley (tensioner) bolts, then idler pulley (tensioner). Remove upper radiator hose bracket bolt. Loosen two upper radiator hose clamps, then remove upper hose and bracket. Remove coolant bypass hose between thermostat housing and intake manifold coolant outlet. Disconnect main wiring harness from upper front cover (timing belt) cover, then remove eight upper timing belt cover bolts, then the upper cover, Fig. 20. Raise and support vehicle. Remove right front wheel and tire assembly and splash shield. Use strap wrench tool No. D85L-6000-A, or equivalent, to hold water pump pulley while removing water pump pulley bolts. Remove water pump pulley from water pump. Remove crankshaft pulley. Remove five lower timing belt cover attaching bolts and the cover. Rotate crankshaft in a clockwise direction to align crankshaft and camshaft sprocket timing marks, Fig. 21. If timing belt is to be reused, mark direction of rotation. Loosen timing belt tensioner nut, then remove timing belt. CAUTION: With timing belt removed, avoid turning camshaft or crankshaft. If movement is required, exercise extreme caution to avoid valve damage caused by piston contact.

INSTALLATION

Using suitable Allen wrench, turn timing belt tensioner clockwise until timing belt tensioner spring is fully extended, then temporarily torque timing belt tensioner nut to 32-43 ft. lbs. Install timing belt. If new belt, ensure white lines on belt align with seal plate (rear timing belt cover) timing marks and timing belt arrow is pointing away from engine block. If reusing timing belt, ensure removal directional arrow is pointing in correct direction. There should be 40 timing belt teeth between left and right camshaft sprockets and 43 teeth between lefthand camshaft sprocket and crankshaft timing belt sprocket. While holding timing belt tensioner pulley in position with suitable hex wrench, loosen tensioner nut. Allow timing belt tensioner to tension belt. Using suitable hex wrench, turn timing belt tensioner 70-80 degrees clockwise, then torque timing belt tensioner nut to 32-43 ft. lbs. Rotate crankshaft clockwise twice and align No. 1 piston to compression stroke TDC. Apply 22 lbs. of force on timing belt between righthand camshaft sprocket and timing belt tensioner. Using suitable hex wrench, hold timing belt tensioner, then loosen tensioner nut and adjust timing belt as follows: Install suitable 0.0138 inch and .5 inch wide feeler gauge between timing belt tensioner, Fig. 22. Installing Feeler Gauge Between Timing Belt & Tensioner

Turn crankshaft clockwise to position feeler gauge between timing belt tensioner and timing belt. Torque timing belt tensioner nut to 32-43 ft. lbs. Turn crankshaft clockwise to remove feeler gauge. Rotate crankshaft sprocket clockwise twice and align No. 1 piston to TDC compression stroke. Apply 22 lbs. of force on timing belt between right and lefthand crankshaft sprockets. Using suitable tool, measure timing belt deflection, 0.51-0.59 inch should be indicated. If not as indicated, repeat step 9. If deflection is still not as indicated, belt may be stretched and have to be replaced. Install lower engine front (timing belt) cover. Install crankshaft and water pump pulley. Install righthand splash shield and wheel assembly. Lower vehicle and install upper timing cover. Connect main wiring harness to upper timing belt cover. Install coolant bypass hose between thermostat housing and intake manifold coolant outlet. Install upper radiator hose, then upper radiator hose bracket. Install A/C compressor drive belt tensioner, then install and adjust accessory drive belts. Check and adjust ignition timing as required.

There is no separate switch for it. Pushing the light switch will defeat the dome and courtesy lamps.

I would think the seat bottom is mounted by two clips, one at each side. Push the front of the seat bottom very very firmly down, then rearward, then up to release the clip.

With the seat bottom out, it will be easier to get the seatback out.

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On a 1993 Mercury Villager , 3.0L V6 engine :

Standing in front of the vehicle looking into the engine compartment :

The back three engine cylinders , by the firewall are numbered :

1 - 3 - 5 ( going from your left to right )

And the front three engine cylinders are numbered :

2 - 4 - 6 ( going from your left to right )

These vehicles are very similar and virtually all parts interchange.

The electronic turn light flasher locates below the interior fuse block (Near to the hood release handle). Nhan Trinh of Lewisville, TX.

On a lift is the easiest way because you will need to raise and support the engine while the motor mount is replaced. Once you have a new mount, I would replace both while you are at it, the procedure will become self evident. Not a difficult job.

Actually this can be done at home in your driveway in a couple hours max. Raise the vehicle on jack stands and be sure to set the parking break and block the rear tires. Then use a block of wood and a floor jack under the pulley to raise the motor just enough to take the weight off the mounts. Both the front and rear mounts are attached to the same cross member and you will need to do 50% of the job of taking out the front mount to get the rear mount out and visa versa so it is worth it to replace both if you are going to do one. Remember not to tighten them down more than snug until after the weight of the motor is back on the mounts. There are torque specifications in the front of your repair manual. Of course if you have a lift great, but for most of us do not think that you cannot do this simply because you don't have a lift.

never done it on this model before but the one's I have replaced, I had to remove the glovebox and the blower motor is usually behind it. should be a couple of bolts holding it in. remove them, replace motor, replace bolts, viola, you're done. on a 97 its up under the dash didnt have to remove the glove box

Look under the dash where the brake pedal is located. You have to go upside down and head first to get a good view. Follow the the brake pedal arm, find the pressure switch. The brake light is off when brake pedal is not engage, pressing on the switch. When you depress on the brake, it releases the pressure and the brake light comes on. You can adjust the switch to move it closer or farther from the brake pedal arm. On the brake pedal arm there is a plastic contact point which sometimes cracks or breaks off. I used a "license plate" decorative plastic screw cover as the contact point to press on the switch. It was cheap and comes as a pair so you have another one in case the same thing happens in the future.

No , according to the Gates website ( they make timing belts etc. ) the 1.9

liter engine in a 1996 Mercury Tracer is NOT an interference engine

The knock sensor is in the engine V under the intake manifolds and coolant crossover pipe. As it requires considerable disassembly and an expensive new gasket set to reach it, I suggest you make very sure there is something wrong with it first. You will have to remove the upper and lower intake manifolds and coolant crossover pipe assembly to reach it. Just because you are receiving a trouble code for it does not mean there is anything wrong with it. This sensor shares a circuit with other components that often will set a "ghost" trouble code.

There is none provided. That all came later when portables such as iPod actually had output jacks. Try Circuit City. My son has a unit that slides into the cassette tape slot to connect his Zune to the radio.

Torx T 40 socket

A malfunction has been detected with the Anti-lock Brake System

It could be a fuse , a sensor , or some other problem

As long as the red " BRAKE " light in your dash is not on you still have

" normal " brakes

* in my case the first fuse I checked for the ABS was not installed

all the way , I touched the fuse with my finger , heard a click , and the

ABS light went out ( just lucky I guess , but also suspicious of how that

could have happened )

If you mean the CV shaft itself, no, there are no special tools required, normally.

Removal of the rear or 3rd row seat from any year Villager is a matter of taking out six bolts. There are four bolts at the rear of the seat (two on each side) located at the bottom corners. On the front bottom corners, the bolts are hidden by plastic trim plugs which must be carefully removed to gain access to the bolt heads. Once these are removed, lift straight up on the seat and have an assistant help with the final removal of the seat. IT IS HEAVY !!!!

Yes , according to the Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) the

3.0 litre V6 engine in a 1998 Mercury Villager IS an interference engine

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According to the website about.com :

For a 1996 Mercury Villager , 3.0 liter SOHC , V6 engine :

The firing order is ( 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 )

The engine cylinder locations are numbered :

firewall

1------3------5

2------4------6

front of vehicle

The distributor rotor turns COUNTERCLOCKWISE

What Year? Sorry, a mercury capri convertible 1991

It is under the dash, either behind and above the glove box, or behind the radio area. It should have a yellow connector. It is NOT easy to get to.

please don't flush the trnasmission oil it can blow your transmission resulting in bog loss. Just change the oil is beeter open the transmission oil bolt underneath the engine and wait for 15 minutes so that all the oil can come out. After putting in bolt pour the new transmission oil.

Trouble code P0731 means: Incorrect gear ratio, first gear