Where is the oil filter located on a 2001 mercury villager

SOURCE: Changing the oil filter

on the 2.0L it is all the way in the back of the engine just over the axle

SOURCE: Timing Belt

I have used the Haynes Repair Manual for the Mercury Villager to change the timing belt on my 1993 Villager, twice. I just finished last night with the latest change. I found the Haynes manual to be very useful. This is just an overview:
1. Jack up the the van and support it on jack stands. Remove the front passenger side wheel and 2 plastic splash sheilds.
2. Remove the two radiator hoses on the passenger side of the engine.
3. Remove the pulley from the water pump (4x 10mm bolts)
4. Remove the tensioner pulley, including the bracket, for the A/C compressor. (3x 12 mm bolts)
This one can be difficult because it requires a torx head to loosen the pulley and it's a very tight fit to get a torx in there. I ended up taking the torx head out of the socket then turning it with a 10mm wrench.
5. Remove all 3 drive belts.
6. Remove the crankshaft pulley. (1-1/16" bolt) You will need a good strap wrench to keep the pulley from turning or an impact to remove this bolt. You may be able to remove the pulley just by bumping it with a mallet, but you may need a gear puller.
7. Remove the timing belt cover, it has an upper and lower half and is held in place by several 8mm screws.
8. You will find that the timing belt pulleys on the both cam shafts and the crank shaft have a white paint mark on one tooth. Make sure the marks on the two cam shaft pulleys are in line with a "bump" mark on the back plate of the belt cover. The bump mark for the front cam is located at about the 2 o'clock position and the one for the rear cam is at about the 10 o'clock position. You will need a mirror and flashlight to see this one.
The crankshaft pulley mark lines up with a notch in the oil pan (I think it's the oil pan where the notch is, but you will see it at near the 6 o'clock postion.
9. My new timing belt was a DAYCO and it came with a good instruction sheet. The new belt has an arrow that should point AWAY from the engine. There are also 3 lines on the new belt that will line up with the lines on the timing belt pulleys.
10. The belt tension should be adjusted so that you get about 0.5" - 0.6" of deflection at the center between the two cam shafts.
Note: I recommend replacing both the tensioning pulley and water pump while you are in there.
A water pump is about $32 and the tensioning pulley is about $35 but it's money well spent.
I did NOT replace the tensioner pulley the last time I changed the timing belt, and that is what failed this time. I could have saved myself a lot of work if I had replaced the pulley the first time.

Hope this helps. I'd still buy the HAYNES manual.

Marvin

• 85242 Answers
• Posted on Mar 08, 2009

SOURCE: location of the engine diagnostic connector 1995 village mercury

The diagnostic connector is located on the engine near the starter. However, there are four connectors in that location and without pictures it would be difficult to determine which is the proper one

SOURCE: where is a knock sensor for 1998 Mercury Villager located?

• The sensor is mounted in a fixed position in the engine block. The tip of the sensor protrudes into the crankcase at a distance of 0.05 plus or minus 0.02 inch from the crankshaft.
• A crankshaft adjusting tool may be used to check these rings.
  • Place the tool on the pulley extension surface and rotate the tool around the pulley.
  • If any blade touches the tool, replace the pulley.
• Inspect the trigger wheel behind the crankshaft pulley and the sensor for damage.
• If the engine misfires all the time or on acceleration only, test the following components:
  • Engine compression.
  • Spark plugs.
  • Spark plug wires.
  • Ignition coils test for firing voltage with a test spark plug.
  • Crankshaft sensor.
  • Fuel injectors on multiport and sequential fuel injection systems.

Greg Bernett

• 2993 Answers
• Posted on Jul 12, 2009

SOURCE: Where is the fuel filter located on an 01 Mercury sable ls

Part of the fuel pump assembly and a bit of a pain. You have to drop your gas tank.