Hey guys,
I've introduced myself in the welcome section, but I'll post some pics and stuff here...
A wee history of my Leprechaun coloured SHO with 208,000km's
Saw an ad on the net..."Taurus 4 door for sale" , noticed the pic had "SHO" on the bumper...
Went and saw it, took a drive, paid cash. Don't think the guy knew what an SHO was.
So I got it home, and here are some pics..
I bought it last Thursday night. Friday changed the front calipers and did an oil flush and change.
For this I chose a Wix filter for the flush. Amsoil engine flush, and for the oil chose Amsoil SSO 0w-30 and an Amsoil EAO filter. I also added PI Injector additive to the fuel system.
Saturday I drove it from Montreal to Toronto, and came back Monday. I took a chance, but did an inspection on the car, looked ok. I ended up doing 2000km's throughout the weekend. On a full tank city and highway, mostly between 100-140km/hour I got about 550km's to a full tank.
It got me home and ran pretty well.
So, as for the oil. When I got it, it started...ok...and chugged a bit. At a stop light, it will sometimes dip to 750rpm or so causing a slight vibration in the car, kinda annoying actually. If I feather the gas, it goes away. I suspect the IAC. There was also a slight tap. After the flush and oil change, it starts much healthier and drives smoother. There is no more tap whatsoever and sounds better. I'm more than happy with this result. I'll be doing an oil sample at 5000km's to see what's going on in the bloodline of the car.
The transmission can shift hard at times. I will change the fluid and see what comes of it. The ATX does not slip and generally feels ok.
I will replace both tie rods, and maybe more depending furthur inspection.
Power antenna does not work, but will put a fixed one after reading around the forum.
I will also overhaul the rear brakes. I don't think they work at all. The rotors are just as rusty looking now as when I got it, so I dont suspect they work whatsoever.
All the interior stuff works minus the left rear window, which again, after reading around here, is common. The overdrive button didn't work until I found a homemade switch under the seat....go figure.
I will probably replace the door trims because even with the sunroof closed, it's kinda noisy.
There is a bit of bodywork to be done, but I'll probably get the whole thing done after the winter.
My handheld says something wrong is with the fuel system, secondary unit. My guess is something to do with the fuel guage since it suddenly started working yesterday. There is an exhaust leak somewhere and I'll probably replace the 02 sensor(s?)
So ya, that's that! I love it! And feedback is welcome!
Cheers guys!
:wave:
I've introduced myself in the welcome section, but I'll post some pics and stuff here...
A wee history of my Leprechaun coloured SHO with 208,000km's
Saw an ad on the net..."Taurus 4 door for sale" , noticed the pic had "SHO" on the bumper...
Went and saw it, took a drive, paid cash. Don't think the guy knew what an SHO was.
So I got it home, and here are some pics..
I bought it last Thursday night. Friday changed the front calipers and did an oil flush and change.
For this I chose a Wix filter for the flush. Amsoil engine flush, and for the oil chose Amsoil SSO 0w-30 and an Amsoil EAO filter. I also added PI Injector additive to the fuel system.
Saturday I drove it from Montreal to Toronto, and came back Monday. I took a chance, but did an inspection on the car, looked ok. I ended up doing 2000km's throughout the weekend. On a full tank city and highway, mostly between 100-140km/hour I got about 550km's to a full tank.
It got me home and ran pretty well.
So, as for the oil. When I got it, it started...ok...and chugged a bit. At a stop light, it will sometimes dip to 750rpm or so causing a slight vibration in the car, kinda annoying actually. If I feather the gas, it goes away. I suspect the IAC. There was also a slight tap. After the flush and oil change, it starts much healthier and drives smoother. There is no more tap whatsoever and sounds better. I'm more than happy with this result. I'll be doing an oil sample at 5000km's to see what's going on in the bloodline of the car.
The transmission can shift hard at times. I will change the fluid and see what comes of it. The ATX does not slip and generally feels ok.
I will replace both tie rods, and maybe more depending furthur inspection.
Power antenna does not work, but will put a fixed one after reading around the forum.
I will also overhaul the rear brakes. I don't think they work at all. The rotors are just as rusty looking now as when I got it, so I dont suspect they work whatsoever.
All the interior stuff works minus the left rear window, which again, after reading around here, is common. The overdrive button didn't work until I found a homemade switch under the seat....go figure.
I will probably replace the door trims because even with the sunroof closed, it's kinda noisy.
There is a bit of bodywork to be done, but I'll probably get the whole thing done after the winter.
My handheld says something wrong is with the fuel system, secondary unit. My guess is something to do with the fuel guage since it suddenly started working yesterday. There is an exhaust leak somewhere and I'll probably replace the 02 sensor(s?)
So ya, that's that! I love it! And feedback is welcome!
Cheers guys!
:wave:
