Mercury Mountaineer Engines by Year

The Mountaineer was Mercury's version of the Explorer, first with the 5.0 V8 only, then the 4.0 SOHC V6 and the 4.6 V8.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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mountaineer gen1 (1997–2001): 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001

mountaineer gen2 (2002–2005): 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

mountaineer gen3 (2006–2010): 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010

mountaineer gen1 (1997–2001)

1997 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.0L / 302 V8 Windsor	—	—

1998 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	205 hp net	2WD, AWD
5.0L / 302 V8 Windsor	—	AWD (standard), 2WD (optional)

1999 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	2WD, AWD
5.0L / 302 V8 Windsor	—	AWD (standard), 2WD (optional)

2000 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	2WD, AWD
5.0L / 302 V8 Windsor	—	AWD (standard), 2WD (optional)

2001 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	2WD, AWD
5.0L / 302 V8 Windsor	—	AWD (standard), 2WD (optional)

mountaineer gen2 (2002–2005)

2002 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 2V	239 hp net	—

2003 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 2V	239 hp net	—

2004 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 2V	239 hp net	—

2005 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 2V	239 hp net	—

mountaineer gen3 (2006–2010)

2006 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 3V	292 hp net	All

2007 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 3V	292 hp net	Premier only

2008 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 3V	292 hp net	Premier only

2009 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 3V	292 hp net	Premier only

2010 Mountaineer engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 245 V6 Cologne SOHC	210 hp net	—
4.6L / 281 V8 Modular 3V	292 hp net	Premier only

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