1996 Mercury Villager Owner's Manuals

Servicing Your Villager
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[SV34000(ALL)09/93]
13-1/2 pica
art:0040205-C
Brake fluid master cylinder reservoir
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[SV34100(ALL)03/95]
Power Steering Fluid
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[SV34200(ALL)01/95]
Check the level of the power steering fluid at least twice a
year (i.e., every Spring and Fall).
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[SV34300(ALL)03/95]
Checking and Adding Power Steering Fluid
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[SV34400(ALL)02/95]1.
Start the engine and let it run until the power steering fluid
reaches normal operating temperature. The power steering
fluid will be at the right temperature when the engine
coolant temperature gauge in the instrument cluster is near
the center of the NORMAL operating temperature range.
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[SV34500(ALL)01/95]2.
While the engine idles, turn the steering wheel back and
forth several times. Make sure that the cap assembly is
installed at this time.
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[SV34600(ALL)03/93]3.
Then turn the engine off.
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[SV34700(ALL)01/93]4.
Check the fluid level in the power steering fluid reservoir.
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[SV34800(ALL)09/93]
13-1/2 pica
art:0040206-B
Power steering fluid reservoir
[SV34900(ALL)05/95]5.
If the power steering fluid is low, add fluid in small
amounts, continuously checking the level, until the fluid is
between the minimum (MIN) and maximum (MAX) lines on
the reservoir. Do not overfill. To find out how much fluid
your vehicle's reservoir for the power steering fluid will
hold, seeRefill Capacities, Motorcraft Parts, and Lubricant
Specificationslater in this chapter.
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[SV35000(ALL)06/94]
Use only power steering fluid that meets Ford Specification
ESW-M2C33-F, such as Ford Premium Power Steering Fluid,
E6AZ-19582-AA or an equivalent Type F Automatic Transaxle
Fluid with a Ford registration number (an 8-digit number
beginning with ª2Pº printed on the fluid container).
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[SV35100(ALL)03/95]
NOTE: If the power steering fluid is low, do not drive your
vehicle for a long period of time before adding fluid.
This can damage the power steering pump.
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[SV35200(ALL)01/93]
If you must check the power steering fluid when it is cold,
make sure that the fluid reaches at least the minimum (MIN)
mark. The reading will only be accurate if the fluid temperature
is approximately 70Ê to100ÊF (21Ê to 38ÊC).
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[SV35300(ALL)04/95]
Fuses, Fuse Links and Circuit Breakers
[SV35400(ALL)05/95]
Fuses, fuse links and circuit breakers protect your vehicle's
electrical system from overloading. If electrical parts in your
vehicle are not working, the system may have been overloaded
causing a blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker. Before you
replace or repair any electrical parts, check the appropriate fuses
or circuit breakers.
[SV35500(ALL)01/93]
The following charts tell you which fuses or circuit breakers
protect each electrical part of your vehicle. If a fuse blows or a
circuit breaker trips (opens) a circuit, all the parts of your
vehicle that use that circuit will not work.
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[SV35600(ALL)06/95]
Once you have determined which fuses or circuit breakers to
check, follow the procedures underChecking and replacing fuses
orChecking and replacing circuit breakerslater in this chapter.
[SV35700(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: Fuse links should only be repaired by your Ford or
Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
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[SV35800(ALL)06/95]
Checking and Replacing Fuses
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[SV35900(ALL)01/93]
If you need to check a fuse, find the fuse panel for the electrical
system, which is located under the instrument panel, and follow
these steps:
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[SV36000(ALL)09/93]1.
To remove the fuse panel cover, pull down on the fuse panel
cover handle.
[SV36100(ALL)06/95]
17-1/2 pica
art:0040203-B
The instrument panel fuse panel
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[SV36200(ALL)06/95]2.
On the fuse panel cover, find the number of the fuse you
want to check. The diagram on the cover tells you where to
locate the fuse on the panel.
[SV36250(ALL)06/95]
24 pica art:0040217-I
The fuse panel cover
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[SV36300(ALL)06/95]
twenty-six pica
chart:0040300-BFile:15vxsvn.ex
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Servicing Your Villager
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[SV36325(ALL)05/96]
thirty-four pica
chart:0040239-GFile:15vxsvn.ex
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[SV36350(ALL)07/95]
twenty pica
chart:0040240-D*
[SV36400(ALL)06/95]3.
Check the fuse to see if it is blown. Look through the clear
side of the fuse to see if the metal wire inside is separated. If
it is, the fuse is blown and should be replaced.
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[SV36500(ALL)09/93]
7-1/2 pica art:0040210-B
Fuse puller tool and fuse
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