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2000 Mercury Villager

Question: cam timing gear replacement

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pappaw, 3.3L V6, North Vernon, IN, December 07, 2011, 12:17

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I purchased this van cheap the previous owner had the timing belt replaced after the distributor locked up but he had problems with it not running correct after that! So I bought it for next to nothing and found that the cam timing gear that drives the distributor has a couple teeth missing & it jumps time occasionally. My question is how costly of a job is it to replace it?

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USMA82 August 07, 2012, 10:03

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You will need to replace the camshaft in the front cylinder head. Part will be too expensive from a Dealer. Try finding a used cylinder head at a used parts dealer. Pull the cam from the used head and install (with new bearings) in your cyl head. Repair will be pricy if you can't do it yourself.

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