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This is corrected with some q-tips and solvent.
The 00 miles and only problem has been that the air intake gets carboned up, preventing the air flow valve from closing completely, leading to an overly fast idle. After 100,000 miles, the 99 appears to be starting to suffer a head gasket failure. Do not try to pull a trailer with these cars or the transmission fails.ī. I would have to agree with one of the other commenter that some mechanic has been ripping the original poster off. After 40 years of driving and many cars that I have typically kept for at ten years and 200000 miles, I cannot believe that one vehicle actually had that many problems.
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Hi The original post in this series re 99 Taurus is totally unbelievable. This I have yet to see, but it may be worth it to keep it until the wheels fall off, after all they are only transportation, no matter what else you may think. My old Mercedes 300D went 375K before I passed her on. This, fresh A/F, and a thermostat did the trick for me.įord Taurus's, may not be on par with other imports or modern domestic autos, but I have driven and have own MB, BMW, VW, Honda's, Toyota, Chrysler's and Chevy's and a few British (They are so so Regal looking, even when broken) and for it's day, mid-size, level of comfort and safety margin, has being the most economical car per driven mile I've ever operated at about $0.30 cents per driven mile, that I have ever owned.
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Then with your garden hose pressure nozzle do the rest until clear, rust and junk free water is all you see. Disconnect the heater core, in and out hoses "off", the higher up the easier, and with care and funnel add "Gel, Liquid Drano", it will eventually work it's magic (30 min. If they only feel warm you most likely have a plugged up heater core. and carefully reach and touch the heater core hoses. Mine has been done by myself every 2 years or 30K miles, and last year preassure back flush two times. You may want to research for it yourself.ĭrain and flush the system yourself, or have it done at your local discount service center. So as you can see, it can add to a very costly repair.īut now to what I read somewhere in the Internet.
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If experience and done by a good technician, plus the water pump, plus if needed hoses, radiator flush and thermostat, may as well put a serpentine belt as well (every 75K miles, or risk a very costly repairs). Give or take a hundred nation wide, 6 hours. She said it was not a formal recall that she knew of now, and the labor (Mid-Atlantic) cost for a heater core replasment is about $550 or so. Although the engine temperature appears, at least in mine at this point, to be OK. The impellers had corroded away due to the acids in the system, and would under certain conditions not pump enough pressure to properly maintain the heater core from clogging up with the RUST, and corrosion from some kind of a steel sleeve used, somewhere in this engine (the cylinder sleves perhaps), which leads to a plug up heater core. said Ford had a large number of problems with this and had under warranty replaced bad water pumps. I did some research and WALLAH! I, called the Ford dealer I worked at in 1999 (as a salesman) My friend and service MGR. After checking the obvious hoses, thermostat coolant level, which has always being rust color. Last winter I started noticing insufficient heat and a increased of noises, valves actuation and alikes when operating the temp control switches. With 72K miles, it's maintained religiously. I own a 1999 Ford Taurus 3.0 flexible fuel.
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