Q: How to service and repair the intake air duct on Mercury Grand Marquis?
A: The first step for repairing the intake air duct requires users to remove the engine appearance cover through retainer loosening followed by cover removal. Complete the intake air duct service by detaching the idle air control valve inlet tube and the crankcase ventilation hose. The clamping on the air cleaner outlet tube needs to be slightly opened to remove it. Service and repair require the reversed steps of installation. While the instructional diagram shows the gasoline engine setup the maintenance process remains equivalent for the natural gas engine variant.
Q: How to service the air duct by removing the instrument panel on Mercury Cougar?
A: Service of the air duct requires starting with instrument panel removal that follows dashboard and instrument panel standard procedures. Users should remove the duct once they separate the instrument panel. To install the duct follow all opposite steps used during the removal process.
Q: How to service the intake air duct on Mercury Mariner?
A: Start the intake air duct servicing process by unplugging the crankcase vent tube from the outlet pipe of the Air Cleaner (ACL). Remove the vacuum tube when it exists from the ACL outlet pipe if necessary. You should start by disconnecting the Mass Air Flow sensor electrical connector in addition to removing the wiring harness retainer. Before removing the ACL outlet pipe, users must loosen the two clamps. You should tighten the clamps until they reach 4 Nm (35 lb-in) while verifying that a proper seal exists on the ACL outlet pipe to stop unmetered air entry into the engine. Complete the installation by performing the reversal of the removal steps.