Top 20 1997 Ford Taurus - Page 4 Questions & Answers

There is a plastic overflow container on the inner fender liner, on the passenger side, under the hood. That is where you fill it, the fluid flows into the radiator as needed.

There is normally a spring loaded tension pulley that you can release tension on by using a ratchet or breaker bar placed in the square hole on the arm holding the pulley.

Kick pannel passenger side

There will be an overflow container on the passenger side of the engine compartment. It has markings on the side to show you the proper fill level.

It sounds like you have a timing issue. The timing chain/belt may have jumped causing the timing issue or you may just have bad ignition wires or you need a tune up. The cheaper fix is checking the ignition parts (cap, rotor, wires) for crossfiring.

It might. The pcm can cut the ac compressor off if it thinks you are under full throttle. You would check for lost power at the ac clutch relay.

could you explain further what you mean by the icm adjustment , the icm is a sensor that has a preset range and no adjustment is available

Check your fuses. Most likely you'll find one blown.

Do you know what height the front end was when you purchased the car? Was any work recently done at a repair shop? That is not a question that can be answered from here There are reasons for everything in life & you know that a car doesn't just lower it's self ,something had to change To be even slightly noticeable it had to happen pretty much all at one time & be put there by some one You won't likely have two broken springs or maybe not even one When you ask for an opinion, get under the car & do all the inspection you can do & have a repair shop weigh in,then ask IF someone on the internet agrees with a dealer or auto pro's guess or findings. That simply is not something you basically ever see,so it should be obvious to a knowledgeable person once you look over the car You input is the answer You either bought it that way or someone worked on it that should not be in the repair business What is close to the ground? A loose piece of plastic? Some suspension parts are broken? The wrong parts being installed would be a possible A mall or highway shop attempting to align it & not knowing how to check & correct ride height first

does the air blow in when the car is not moving. if it does, your heater switch is on and blowing hot air in through the bottom vent.

The AC condenser does not run on a serpentine belt. if you mean the AC compressor, the answer is yes, but there is a special pulley you need to buy to replace the compressor. You can buy it at autozone or online. It is Dorman part number 34166

Was the pump timing Mark linger up as well ? Usually if you align the crank , cam , and fuel pump you don't ususlly have a drama, since you didn't check the pump I would say it would have sprung back on the cam and springs inside the pump and would be out a few teeth, you will need to recheck the timing, you may also need to re time the pump as well, I'm assuming it a VE pump! If you don't check you will probably won't start or will run very rough, hope this helps

If the check engine light is on you should get the codes checked for free at someplace like autozone etc. This could be the torque conver clutch solenoid or the speedometer sensor that causes this.

Not that I know of just remove the compressor and install a bypass pulley. Should be same fitment. W0133-1628940 is the preferred belt

There is no fuse on the factory system.

sometimes on a smaller v6 motor they dont make much noise when they lock up. the easiest way to tell if it is locked up on your own is to take a long breaker bar with a socket that fits the bolt on your crank and turn it. if you cant the motor is locked up.

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steering fluid line you need to get this fixed or you will not be able to steer the car when it gets empty. you will need to replace the line. you can buy the part premade. or use a second hand part if money is tight but replace it before going out also you may need to re spray the engine bay after as it has been known to remove paint. and check that its not getting onto the brake pads as this will damage them to.

check your thermostat and are you leaking any antifreeze from your water pump or radiator ?Also check your air filter and make sure it is clean and not plugged up

the wiring harness goes throught the fender panel by the driver door hinges into the driver door. check for shorted wires there.