ford taurus motor swap
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
i beleave the block is the same.. hard to say never seen one out the the car.. you would have to use ranger intake, exhaust, oil pan. thats for sure
the taurus 3.0 WILL NOT work in any rear wheel drive truck!!!
it is the same motor but the block is different and will not bolt in and nothing will interchange!
yea ford!
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10-23-2007
Originally Posted by Fredness
Same exact blocks, same exact heads, nothing is different.
The lower intake, timing cover, head gaskets and oil pan need to be changed, as well. Never use Taurus head gaskets in a Ranger, they will eventually overheat.
The lower intake, timing cover, head gaskets and oil pan need to be changed, as well. Never use Taurus head gaskets in a Ranger, they will eventually overheat.
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Originally Posted by Rockledge
^As far as I know, this is the deal. (And Fred is about as good a source as you're gonna get on the subject).
you forgot the most important thing, the crankshaft. its different also. so after dissassembling the entire engine and changing every part its NOT the same motor like i stated above!
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10-25-2007
It's the same engine folks. But you don't have to take our word for it:
Source: Rebuilding The Ford 3.0L V6 by Doug Anderson
"The 3.0L Ford pushrod motor has been around for nearly 20 years. It was originally introduced back in 1986 and millions of them have been installed in a wide variety of front and rear wheel drive cars and trucks since then. It's been used in several FWD applications including the Taurus/Sable, the Tempo/Topaz and the Probe cars, along with the Windstar vans, and it's been available in both the RWD Aerostar vans and Ranger pickups over the years."
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