Yes, a competent mechanic can do it without trouble. It is a complex job, but not that difficult.
The Mercury Villager is a badge-engineered Nissan Quest. The vehicles are mechanically identical.
1999-2002 Villager or Nissan Quest.
Yes, the 1993 Mercury Villager was a 1992 Nissan Quest. The last year Nissan used a Carburetor on a Quest. Fuel injection system replaced the carburetor in 1993.
Try a Ford/Mercury or Nissan dealer.
The cam sensor on a 1996 Mercury Villager cost about $35 to $40. The sensor is actually manufactured by a Nissan subsidiary.
Yes, they should be identical.
It is a Nissan 3.0 or 3.3 V-6 with some modifications to Ford's specs.
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.
The Nissan Quest starter is the same.
under the hood
Motorcraft Mercon, Nissan Matic "D"
97 Villager uses timing belt on their 3.0 engine same as Nissan Quest.