| The Mercury Monterey engine is a minivan sold by | | | | Monterey engine also featured pushrods, which were |
| the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company | | | | a holdover from the earlier 3.8 liter Ford six cylinder |
| from 2004 through 2007. The minivan was assembled | | | | design on which the Mercury Monterey's engine was |
| in Oakville, in the Canadian province of Ontario, and | | | | based. Torque figures for the Mercury Monterey |
| featured a 4.2 liter six cylinder engine. The Mercury | | | | engine were more comparable with the Mercury |
| Montaineer is a mid-sized sport utility vehicle that has | | | | Mountaqineer's engine, with the Monterey 4.2 liter six |
| been produced and sold by Mercury from 1997 | | | | cylinder able to pull 252 pound-feet of torque at 3400 |
| through the current model year. The sport utility | | | | revolutions per minute. Gas mileage for the Mercury |
| vehicle is assembled in Louisville, Kentucky and St. | | | | Monterey engine was slightly better than the 4.0 liter |
| Louis Missouri. The Mountaineer is available with either | | | | six cylinder, with the EPA rating the engine as 15 |
| a 4.0 liter six cylinder or a 4.6 liter eight cylinder. | | | | miles per gallon on the city circuit and 21 miles per |
| The 4.0 liter six cylinder that is the base engine in the | | | | gallon on the highway. This gas mileage is excellent |
| Mercury Mountaineer produces 210 horsepower at | | | | for a minivan equipped with a six cylinder engine, and |
| 5100 revolutions per minute, and 254 pound-feet of | | | | ranks the Monterey ahead of most of its competition |
| torque at 3700 revolutions per minute. Fuel is fed to | | | | in this area. |
| the Mercury Mountaineer engine through a sequential | | | | Unlike the Monterey, the Mountaineer is available with |
| fuel induction system. The powerplant features a | | | | an optional eight cylinder engine. The eight cylinder |
| single overhead cam design, giving the engine 12 | | | | Mercury Mountaineer engine is a modular unit which |
| valves. The Mercury Mountaineer engine runs on | | | | features the latest in engine technology from Ford. |
| unleaded gasoline, with premium unleaded gasoline | | | | The Mercury Mountaineer engine features a single |
| recommended in order to get the maximum power | | | | overhead cam design with three, rather than two, |
| and efficiency figures out of the engine. Gas mileage | | | | valves per cylinder. The total number of valves in the |
| figures returned by the Mercury Mountaineer engine, | | | | Mercury Mountaineer engine are 24 valves. Fuel flows |
| according to the Environmental Protection Agency, | | | | into the pistons through a sequential fuel induction |
| are 14 miles per gallon in city driving and 20 miles per | | | | system, with a compression ratio of 9.8. Ford |
| gallon on the highway. | | | | recommends that the driver use unleaded gasoline to |
| The only engine available in the Mercury Monterey | | | | extract the maximum performance and fuel |
| was a 4.2 liter six cylinder motor. The most obvious | | | | economy out of the Mercury Mountaineer engine. |
| difference between the six cylinder in the Monterey | | | | Power ratings for the eight cylinder are 292 |
| and the six cylinder in the Mountaineer is that the | | | | horsepower at 5750 revolutions per minute, and 300 |
| Mercury Monterey's engine is a larger displacement. | | | | pound-feet of torque at 3950 revolutions per minute. |
| Despite this larger displacement, the Mercury | | | | The Mountaineer's optional eight cylinder powerplant |
| Monterey's engine was only able to produce 201 | | | | gets excellent fuel economy ratings for a V8; 15 |
| horsepower. The Mercury Monterey engine, like the | | | | miles per gallon on the city circuit and 21 miles per |
| 4.0 liter in Mountaineer, was a single overhead cam | | | | gallon on the higway, according to the Environmental |
| design with 2 valves per cylinder. The Mercury | | | | Protection Agency. |