Q: How to service the drive belt on Mercury Grand Marquis?
A: Service of the drive belt requires rotating the tensioner clockwise before you can remove the drive belt. A reverse order should be applied for drive belt installation after executing removal steps.
Q: How to service the accessory drive belt on a 2.0L and 2.5L engine on Mercury Cougar?
A: The first step to servicing an accessory drive belt requires vehicles with 2.0L engine to lift and position them properly before removing the right-hand front wheel along with the splash shield. The first step is to rotate the accessory drive belt tensioner clockwise for slackening the belt before belt removal. The accessory drive belt tensioner on vehicles with a 2.5L engine should be removed first by rotating it clockwise and then remove the belt itself. The installation of a new accessory drive belt requires following the backward order of the removal procedures applicable to every vehicle.
Q: How to Maintain and Replace the Drive Belt on a Mercury Mariner?
A: Service of the accessory drive belt requires a hoisted vehicle in NEUTRAL gear first. The service begins with removing the pin-type retainer and five bolts and right-hand splash shield. After reinstallation tighten all bolts to 9 Nm (80 lb-in). The accessory drive belt tensioner can be adjusted via hex feature by clockwise rotation to detach the belt from the coolant pump pulley before removing the belt from the engine. The completion of this work requires a reversal of the removal steps when reinstalling components.