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2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing things like the oil/tranny fluids? Also, what oil weight? Like 20/50 5/30 etc?? Also how do I know if I have 'green' or 'gold' engine coolant? How often should this be changed? I have a PDF with some info on this but not this info. Sorry for so many questions at once. thanks > 2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing > things like the oil/tranny fluids? Oil; 3000 miles severe duty 5000 miles normal duty Transmission fluid; 30,000 miles regardless of duty. > Also, what oil weight? Like 20/50 5/30 etc?? Use a 5W20 semi synthetic or full synthetic that meets the Ford specifications. Heavier viscosities will not get you better protection. The Ford specification is a very tough specification. > Also how do I know if I have 'green' or 'gold' engine coolant? Look at the color. Look for any labels under the hood. > How often should this be changed? Green coolant; 45,000 miles Yellow coolant; 100,000 miles > I have a PDF with some info on this but not this info. > > Sorry for so many questions at once. > thanks >> 2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing >> things like the oil/tranny fluids? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> Sorry for so many questions at once. >> thanks thank you! This page at motorcraft.com should give you access to everything you ask... http://tinyurl.com/ydpovz > 2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing > things like the oil/tranny fluids? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Sorry for so many questions at once. > thanks The page cited requires a subscription. > This page at motorcraft.com should give you access to everything you > ask... http://tinyurl.com/ydpovz [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Sorry for so many questions at once. >> thanks sh.t happens... try going to motorcraft.com and doing some stuff... no subscription required... it is there for free. FWIW... try Google before you try usenet.. you mkight be surprised. > The page cited requires a subscription. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>> Sorry for so many questions at once. >>> thanks Let's try that again.... go here http://www.motorcraft.com/ and click on technical resources near the top. A new window will open... on the left click "owner guides". > 2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing > things like the oil/tranny fluids? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Sorry for so many questions at once. > thanks >Let's try that again.... go here http://www.motorcraft.com/ and click on >technical resources near the top. A new window will open... on the left [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> Sorry for so many questions at once. >> thanks Thank you, that helped a lot! > 2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing > things like the oil/tranny fluids? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Sorry for so many questions at once. > thanks Try looking in your owner's manual. If you don't have one, should should be able to download a copy by going to www.ford.com and looking in the owner's area on the web site. Jeff > 2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing > things like the oil/tranny fluids? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Sorry for so many questions at once. > thanks Recommended oil change is every 5000 miles including filter with 5W20 Oil or every 6 months under normal service. Every 3000 miles or 3 months with severe service. I believe they recommend changing transmission fluid every 40,000 miles. Make sure you use Motorcraft Merkon 5 and be careful if you let someone other than a dealer do this. This is one thing I would recommend you let a dealer do as it cost about $140 US dollars to have the fluid pumped out and exchanged at the dealer. If you aren't sure about the maintenance of the car you should have this done. After knowing it has been done at a certain mileage you can stretch this a bit if the fluid is stiil clean and red and you drive normally. Look in the radiator reservoir and you can see the color of the coolant but either color is ok. Plugs at 100,000 miles. It has an external fuel filter which needs to be changed but I don't know the interval. Every 50,000 miles should be adequate unless you get some bad gas. Check the Serpentine belt and if it looks like it has been on a while it might be a good ideaa to change it out. Keep the old one for emergency use. HTH >Recommended oil change is every 5000 miles including filter with 5W20 Oil >or every 6 months under normal service. Every 3000 miles or 3 months with [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >might be a good ideaa to change it out. Keep the old one for emergency >use. HTH All that helps a bunch, thanks! > 2002 Ford Taurus, what is/are the maintenance schedules for changing > things like the oil/tranny fluids? https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp You can download a pdf of the owner manual.  SignatureClarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5 >https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp >You can download a pdf of the owner manual. WOW, that hit the spot dead on, thank you!!!! >>https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp >>You can download a pdf of the owner manual. > > WOW, that hit the spot dead on, thank you!!!! Only goes back to 1996 though. Earlier than that, and they want $$$$$$$$$. Steve R. SignatureReply address munged to bugger up spammers
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