Mercury Villager

Hey Glenn==A lot of codes are set because of a bad ground. I would see if they came back on. GoodluckJoe Trouble Codes work off of a three step trip.The service engine lights that came on tested itself, once you tried to start your vehicle.Everything should be fine since you have gotten no additional readings since the codes were reset. i had a 96 villager ls ..same thing happen check engine light come on said tranny wasent shiften properly........but yet i never had problem ?....Villagers are known for electrical bugs....Had it tested twice reset...check light would stay off for a while then pop back on ???.. But van never had any shifting problem ???>>>!!! Had the same problem on my 1997 Villager. Turns out it was a bad throttle position sensor. Cheap easy fix.

in the valve cover on the passenger side It is on top of metal intake, very close to throtle body. It is like 6" from a vacuum line coming from brake booster to the intake. on the intake, it is between the air idle control valve and the egr valve. u will see or feel the rubber hose sticking out of the rear of intake, the pcv valve is threaded into intake. the rubber hose is attached to it. according to manual, if u take off hose with car running, and there is a vacuum present, then valve is working.

To remove the seats in the Mercury Villager you first need to pull the side lever and push the seat forward. Next, pull the release strap. Lift the back of the seat until the seat clears the latch. Pull rearward and remove from the vehicle.

According to the 1997 Mercury Villager Owner Guide and one of Fords

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The spark plugs for the 3.0 liter V6 engine are gapped at :

( .034 inch )

The Villager engines are NOT interference engines, even though some catalogs claim they are. The reason is that it is a Nissan engine, and the Nissan versions are interference, the Mercury ones are not.