Wheres the oil filter in a 2000 mercury cougar?

i just bought one and it didnt come with a manual, im doing the oil changes myself but cant find the oil filter, the engine is really cramped in this cr, can anyone help?Wheres the oil filter in a 2000 mercury cougar?
Accessed from underneath vehicle, on rad fan side of engine. Ford FL-820S filter. 6 Litres of 5W30.Wheres the oil filter in a 2000 mercury cougar?
I HATE it when people are not given an owners manual!!!!!


Here is the link to download (free) your complete owners manual in PDF format:


https://web.msslib.dealerconnection.com/鈥?/a>


The ';maintenance %26amp; care'; chapter starts on page 191





Please download the manual for yourself, for future reference.


Hope you enjoy your Cougar!
Depends upon the motor in the car:





the 4 cyl. has the filter in the back of the motor on the passenger side basically in line with the right axle (as you basically hit it on the way up to reach the filter)





Most came with the 2.5 v6 motor which is front and center of the motor toward the bottom and is sort of hidden by a part of the y-pipe coming from the exhaust manifold/cat on the front side





Basically it's a job I recommend doing with the engine cold, as buring the arm is almost a given until you learn the trick.





Also if you have the v-6, get a pair of oil filter pliers, as a regular oil filter wrench, depending upon the design, is either difficult or impossible to get the oil filter off with.





4 cyls take 4.5 qts of 5w20 or 5w30 oil with a fl-2005 if I remember





6cyls take 5.5 qts of 5w20 or 5w30 oil with a bigger fl-820
i used to own a v6 1999 cougar and if i remember correctly the filter is mountered horizontally and easy to get to from under the car