Good Ford Taurus/Sable Forum
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I just did a quick google search and this is what I came up with. No I haven't searched them. Either way here you go.
http://www.fordtaurus.net/
http://www.fordtaurusforum.com/
http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums...p?showforum=23
http://www.fordtaurus.net/
http://www.fordtaurusforum.com/
http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums...p?showforum=23
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From: Lakewood, Ohio
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Post Fiend
Joined: May 2004
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From: Lakewood, Ohio
try: www.taurusclub.com
pretty good taurus/sable forum.
do search on 'codes' in main/repair
you will have to join to search/post.
pretty good taurus/sable forum.
do search on 'codes' in main/repair
you will have to join to search/post.
Last edited by quicklook2; Nov 26, 2007 at 12:49 PM.
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From: Solon, Ohio
It's a 3.8 liter V6
Over the last month or so it has developed a worsening miss, at both idle and while under load.
It's mom's so I don't drive it very much.
I put a full can of Seafoam to about a quarter tank of gas when it first started.
A couple days ago it started throwing CEL and codes after running for 45 minutes or so.
I checked it and the miss seems almost like it's favoring a particular cylinder.
The codes are 176 and 189 which seems to indicate a lean condition on the front bank.
I bought a fuel pressure tester today, but's too cold and rainy to work on it.
I'm thinking it's a bad injector, bad regulator.
It only has about 55k miles on it.
I havn't pulled plugs yet either.
Over the last month or so it has developed a worsening miss, at both idle and while under load.
It's mom's so I don't drive it very much.
I put a full can of Seafoam to about a quarter tank of gas when it first started.
A couple days ago it started throwing CEL and codes after running for 45 minutes or so.
I checked it and the miss seems almost like it's favoring a particular cylinder.
The codes are 176 and 189 which seems to indicate a lean condition on the front bank.
I bought a fuel pressure tester today, but's too cold and rainy to work on it.
I'm thinking it's a bad injector, bad regulator.
It only has about 55k miles on it.
I havn't pulled plugs yet either.
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From: Lakewood, Ohio
the rear plugs in those are a bear to take out.
they put platinums in from the factory and i bet one on those three, if not all six are bad.
use motorcraft plats when you replace them and use anti-sieze on the threads.
they put platinums in from the factory and i bet one on those three, if not all six are bad.
use motorcraft plats when you replace them and use anti-sieze on the threads.
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LOL..........I havn't looked at the rear plugs yet, but the fronts don't look especially easy. Looks like a plastic shield/bracket attached to the radiator has to be removed, and then they are at an odd angle with not too much clearance to the fan.
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if you think they are hard to get to, wait until you do the rears.
look at the site i posted and do a search on 3.8 plug tips.
on my 95 3.0 sable, i inherited it, the fronts took 15 minutes and the backs another hour or so.
find a warm garage.
look at the site i posted and do a search on 3.8 plug tips.
on my 95 3.0 sable, i inherited it, the fronts took 15 minutes and the backs another hour or so.
find a warm garage.