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Crawl around on the floor, see if you can find a damp spot, see where it comes from. Tighten the heater hoses in the engine compartment at the firewall. If you don't find cause, get a professional - pronto.
We noticed a puddle of water on the passenger side floor very soon after we bought the car. It turns out that due to a design defect, water can get into the heater system and ends up on the floor. We took the car to the dealer twice (under warranty) to have this addressed. What the dealer didn’t tell us- is that the blower motor and resistor wind up sitting in a puddle of water.
You don’t need to be an electrical engineer to figure out what happens next. This week the weather turned cold and the blower motor burned out. Back to dealer, 3rd time, charged nearly $300 to replace the blower motor. They told us sorry, not a warranty issue!
Ford has issued at least 2 TSBs on this, and they know it is a design issue. There hasn’t been a recall so they tell you to get lost.
If you have a 2003 Taurus, this will probably happen to you. If it already has do us all a favor and file a complaint with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Link below:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/
You will need your VIN # to complete the process, but aside from that it is easy.
If enough people complain, they will make Ford issue a recall and correct this under warranty.
The reason for the extended warranty was Ford was experiencing premature failures of many of these sensors. Mine hasn't failed yet. I am only at 55K miles, but I kept the notice Ford sent out in case it does fail before 80K.
I read your post and wondered how you "checked" your alternator?.
Auto Zone, Advance Auto Parts and others will diagnose it free of charge.
Anyway, I'm trying to find out how to replace my 02 sensor on my 98' Ford Taurus Wagon--Anybody?
Thanks Lore....
gummed up with something?
thermostat on a 2000 (56k
mi) Sable wagon was thwarted
because I couldn't find it
on the engine. Never worked
on a Ford before so bear with me.
What kind of coolant is recommended for this engine,
original conventional coolant or extended life?
Which engine, 3.0L, 3.0L DOHC, or 3.4L?
"What kind of coolant is recommended for this engine, original conventional coolant or extended life?"
50/50 mixture of conventional ethylene glycol and water.
32 valve DOHC.
1. Drain the coolant until the level of the coolant is below the level of the thermostat.
2. Raise the vehicle and support it with jackstands.
3. Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the water inlet connection.
4. Unfasten the two water inlet connection retaining bolts and remove the water inlet connection.
5. Remove the O-ring seal and thermostat from the water inlet connection. Inspect the O-ring for damage and replace as necessary.
To install:
6. Clean the water inlet connection mating surfaces.
7. Install the O-ring, thermostat and the water inlet connection.
8. Install the water inlet connection assembly retainers and tighten them to 71-106 inch lbs. (8-12 Nm).
9. Connect the lower radiator hose to the water inlet connection.
10. Fill the engine with coolant, start the engine and check for leaks.
11. Stop the engine and top off the coolant recovery reservoir as necessary.
missing thermostat housing.
It's facing upside down.
the caliper piston to compress it.
This works ok for occasional use:
http://tools.batauto.com/index.php?crn=82&rn=503&action=show_detail
This is the one I use:
http://tools.batauto.com/index.php?crn=82&rn=926&action=show_detail
Is there a way to remove the complete ash try assembly?
Thanks
74K miles and its the first real money we've had to spend on this car. I change the fuel filter every 15K miles, so I know the pump wasn't being overworked due to plugging or anything. Seems like an odd failure to me, considering I have a motorcycle with nearly 200K miles that has its original fuel pump.
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1- b/01/e9/0900823d801b01e9.jsp
Then, remove the multi-function switch like this:
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1- b/01/d0/0900823d801b01d0.jsp
Cost is about $125.00 Cdn.
Thanks, Dave