Cougar Engine Swaps

[Mesa]

Seems to be the same with the Cougar. Early type had fuel return line from the mainfold to the tank and the later ones dont which from what I can find, you need to change timing covers etc.

[WildRacer]

Originally Posted by Darren290

Seems to be the same with the Cougar. Early type had fuel return line from the mainfold to the tank and the later ones dont which from what I can find, you need to change timing covers etc.

Sorry for bumping, but I thought I'd post this to clear up any misinformation for future reference.

ALL Cougar 2.5l engines 99-01 in Australia and Europe came with the Return style, for whatever reason Ford Europe decided to keep the return style fuel system and only the mid-99 above in the US had the returnless style.

Anyone wanting to attempt the 3.0l will need to rig an adapter up to convert the Returnless 3.0l Escape system to Return or purchase the NPG Adapter.