The Life of Taurus.....

mihi · 2008-08-27T20:48:00+00:00

I came upon this in some old computer files. Its the repair records for my 1991 Taurus wagon, which we no longer have. I purchased the wagon used in 1994 for $8,000. This car would get us about 30 mpg on the highway if I didn't run it to hard. I did find out after buying the car that the 1991 year transmission was the worst for the Taurus. Only a real car head will enjoy this, but enjoy!: 1991 Ford Taurus Wagon 3.0 lit. V6, Automatic overdrive trans. Bought at 59,000 miles for $8,000 Milage Date Work Done 59,000 Oil changed dealer. 61,370 8/20/1994 New air filter. 61,750 9/1/1994 New radiator hoses and heater hoses. New fan belts installed. New fuel filter. New distributor cap and rotor button. 61,750 Transmission fluid and filter changed. 61,768 New spark plugs. Injector cleaner added. 62,546 10/16/1994 Oil &Filter changed (10W-30 Mobil1). 65,606 2/18/1995 1/2 qt. Oil added. 68,750 Oil & filter changed. Amzoil 10W-30. 70,090 6/15/1995 New battery. Rotate & balance 4 tires. 76,302 12/12/1995 New Jasper rebuilt transmission installed . $1,579 total cost. 77,315 1/4/1996 New tires - Michelins. 77,315 1/4/1996 4-wheel alignment. New right drive shaft boot. 77,346 Oil & filter changed (10W-30 Mobil-1) 78,171 2/2/1996 New brake fluid. New brake shoes, wheel cylinders, New wiper motor ($228). Radiator back-flushed and new coolant installed. 78,390 New fuel pump and fuel filter.($250) 79,976 3/27/1996 Re-charged air conditioner. 83,763 Transmission fluid and filter changed. Synthetic trans. Fluid installed. Transmission cooler installed. 83,779 Oil & filter changed. 1 qt. Slick-50 added w/4-qrts. Of Mobil-1. 84,160 7/6/1996 Tires rotated and balanced. 85,078 Car detailed by Keep It Clean. 87,585 10/11/1996 Brake job done on front two wheels. New front rotors and brake pad installed. Back brakes were adjusted only. 87,593 New air filter installed. 87,607 New wiper blades. 87,616 Aired up spare tire. 89,202 12/4/1996 New front struts installed and new rear shocks installed. 89,236 New front-left CV boot installed. New inner and outer tie-rods installed. 89,236 Changed oil and filter. 89,241 4-wheel alignment. New PCV valve installed. 93,478 4/17/1997 New oxygen sensor installed. Changed transmission fluid and filter (synthetic used). 93,622 4/22/1997 Replaced O-ring in air-conditioner system and re-charged system ($125). 96,268 6/19/1997 Changed oil and filter. 97,800 7/21/1997 Tires X-rotated and balanced. 97,985 New water pump. New coolant thermostat. Replaced gasket in A/C system and re-charged. 101,890 10/24/1997 New fuel filter. New upper & lower radiator hoses. New heater hoses. New fan (serpentine) belt. Changed coolant in radiator. 102,093 11/2/1997 Changed oil and filter. New air filter. 104,193 12/24/1997 Rotated tires and balanced. 107,181 4/11/1998 Changed oil and filter. 5/4/1998 New front headlights and rear brake lights and new rear lights on hatch. 111,051 7/6/1998 New battery. 111,451 7/11/1998 New spark plugs. New rotor button. New distributor cap. 111,921 Transmission fluid & filter changed. New front brake pads. Adjusted rear brakes. 115,000 Changed oil and filter. 118,000 New wiper blades. 12/19/1998 Aired up spare tire. 119,189 1/5/1999 New air filter. 119,189 New spark plug wires installed. 1/28/1999 Tires rotated and balanced. One was out by 1 oz. 1/29/1999 Radiator coolant installed. New fuel filter. New PCV valve and PCV filter. Right rear door lock fixed. 125,000 6/18/1999 New water pump. ($138 RT Clapp) 125,350 6/19/1999 New air-conditioning system. ($1,010 - at R.T.Clapp) 131,000 11/22/1999 New air-conditioning pressure valve installed ($45 - R.T. Clapp) 137,800 4/20/2000 New front axles, new CV-joints, new inner and outer boots.($310 - A-1 Alignment). 137,900 4/25/2000 New front brake pads and front calipers. Rear brakes inspected.($155 A-1 Alignment). 137,900 4/25/2000 Tires were rotated and balanced. (Modern Tire $10) The records were lost between 137,900 miles and 175,000 miles. But basically just typical maintenance was required, other than at least one more water pump, a new alternator, and a new brake master cylinder. 2/8/2006. The car went to ***** and he ran it up to about 175,000 miles. ***** overheated it by running it with the water pump leaking, or steaming, on the way back from school and it blew a head gasket. I gave the car away to a guy that worked at C&D Tire.

The Life of Taurus.....

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