Ford Taurus Owners Manual: Scheduled Maintenance and Mechanical Repairs

One of the best ways for you to make sure that your vehicle provides years of service is to have it maintained in line with our recommendations using parts that conform to the specifications detailed in this owner’s manual. Genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts meet or exceed these specifications.

    Replacement parts recommendation
    Your vehicle has been built to the highest standards using quality parts. We recommend that you demand the use of genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts whenever your vehicle requires scheduled mainten ...

    Collision Repairs
    We hope that you never experience a collision, but accidents do happen. Genuine Ford replacement collision parts meet our stringent requirements for fit, finish, structural integrity, corrosion pr ...

    Other materials:

    Fuel Charging and Controls - 3.5L GTDI
    SPECIFICATIONS Material Torque Specifications a Refer to the procedure in this section. DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Fuel Charging and Controls 3.5L Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) WARNING: Do not smoke, carry lighted tobacco or have an open flame of any type when working on or n ...

    General Procedures
    Clockspring Adjustment  WARNING: If the clockspring is not correctly centralized, it may fail prematurely. If in doubt, repeat the centralizing procedure. Failure to follow these instructions may increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash. NOTE: Typical SCCM&n ...

    Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Systems
    DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION All Wheel Drive (AWD) Systems The AWD system consists of the following: PTU Rear driveshaft AWD relay module Rear axle with ATC solenoid Torque from the engine is transferred through the transmission to the PTU. This torque is transferre ...