1994 Mercury Tracer Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1994 Mercury Tracer documents a range that had settled: two naturally aspirated inline-fours, the 112-cubic-inch 1.8L with twin cams and the 116-cubic-inch 1.9L with one, in a four-door sedan or four-door wagon, across Base, LS, LTS and Trio. Because trim mainly changes equipment rather than hardware, the sections that vary most from car to car are the wiring diagrams, while the engine, transaxle, brake and suspension specifications sort by displacement and by body instead.

Engines covered

• 1.8L inline-four (112 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 1.9L inline-four (116 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 4-door wagon

Trims covered

• Base
• LS
• LTS
• Trio

Known issues on the 1994 Tracer. One recall sits on the federal record here, and it concerns the driver's air bag: an inflator canister that was not welded well enough can split along its seam in a collision, so the bag fails to inflate as designed while hot gas is forced out from behind the steering wheel. Owners have logged 76 complaints, with the service brakes highest at 12, followed by engine and cooling and by seat belts at 10 each. Restraint diagnostics, brake hydraulic specifications and cooling system procedures are all set out in this manual.