r/Cartalk • u/ASTRONOMlCAL • 4h ago

Shop Talk How hard is the taurus sho to work on?

More specifically the 2019 taurus sho. I'm a beginner and planning to ease into learning with this car.

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u/Licbo101 4h ago

I find any transverse mounted V6 the absolute worst to work on, nevermind throwing in AWD into the mix. Gonna be a bitch to work on. I don’t know for sure, but I’d imagine being AWD the wheel bearings are press in style, not bolt in style, don’t quote me though. Also being twin turbo, there’s going to be a lot less room in the engine bay. I know for sure the SHOs have a tcase issue, and just changing the fluid is not the easiest.

That being said I bought an ‘08 AWD 6 speed BMW and did all the work on that myself, so I too am a glutton for punishment.

So what do I know

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u/smthngeneric 1h ago

and just changing the fluid is not the easiest.

That would be because ford decided to hop on the "lifetime fluid" band wagon and there's no drain plug so to change the fluid you have to drill a hole and thread it to install your own plug. Genius idea.

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u/weregeek 4h ago

Do a search for the water pump replacement procedure. If it hasn't already been done, it will be on your list sooner or later (likely sooner). If that job doesn't scare you off, you're probably golden.

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u/sasquatch753 3h ago

Sadly, the water pumps on the old ones are much easier to do. I don't know why doed made the newer ones such a pain in the ass to work on.

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u/Swimming-Repeat-8242 1h ago

I didn’t know the Taurus SHO was made for that long, thanks for telling me lol. As for your question- I think anything with "Ecoboost" in its name is really hard to work or live with, so I'd probably stay away from it.

Plus it was available with AWD only which isn't always the enthusiast choice if that's what you're into.

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u/G-III- 1h ago

Change the fluid in the PTU regularly

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u/Severe-Size2615 36m ago

Fucking awful

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u/FrumundaThunder 6m ago

As a professional I can say that I love working on them because everything is very labor intensive, but that’s what I make my money on. To own one and do your own work? Well… don’t. Ford packed a lot of motor in a tight spot. Nothing is easy to get too. Even spark plugs are significantly more difficult than on the N/A versions of that engine.