2000 Taurus fuel gauge

[fmdiscjock]

This is a BIG thank you to ErnieC and Gil (win98nogood)! I also took your advice on the wire assembly behind the radio and it works like a charm! I too have "forked out" over $500.00 to have a new fuel pump assembly installed only to be disappointed by the same "past full" or "all empty" syndrome with the fuel gage. I had the codes reset and everything! I read this forum and gambled $37.00 total to try the advice given here. IT WORKS! As mentioned previously, it only takes (5) mins. to install. So what have you got to lose, but that annoying as hell inaccurate reading fuel gage! <smile> Thanks a million guys!

[Dysus]

[quote=win98nogood]All I can say is a big thank you , I followed your advice and I went to autozone and got the radio removal tool (part # AW-FDRT) $3.99,
went to my local ford dealer and got Part #YF1Z-14A069-AA wire ASY-F $ 29.82 installed it and it works
very easy install it is right behind the radio all you need is a small socket 5/16
thanks again

I realize this is a 3 year old thread... but this forum saved me BIG bucks on a useless mechanic fishing expedition into my fuel tank. I picked up the errant part at my local Ford dealer (though 2007 price here is $45) and snapped it in right there in the parking lot. Worked like a charm! I didn't even need to remove the climate control/radio face to get at it - just climbed up under the driver side dash with my feet dangling out the passenger side... almost got stuck, but hey - it was worth it!

I am SO happy to *finally* have a working fuel gauge on this car! It's been 3 years of wondering and using the trip odomoter to guess how much gas I had in the tank... thank you all SO much!

Dysus

[Wifishn]

I ended up replacing the fuel pump. When I got the pump out, the arm to the sender was bent. How does that happen in a gas tank. Well works great now.

[Dysus]

Originally Posted by Wifishn

I ended up replacing the fuel pump. When I got the pump out, the arm to the sender was bent. How does that happen in a gas tank. Well works great now.

Dunno, but I had one mechanic tell me after having to replace three power steering pumps in a row "you don't need a mechanic, you need an exorcist!"

I've had issue after issue with this Taurus since we bought it used in July '04. It was a retired fleet vehicle. The gas gauge never worked (it pretended to, and left me stranded ONCE). The driver-side electric window operates intermittently, like Russian roulette... hit the button, see if will move... on that I've torn the door completely apart and used silicon grease on the tracks... the motor is OK (no dimming of the dome light). I suspect it's electrical/switch related.

I just replaced both door mirrors... had to take the doors apart from the inside completely for that one... and then there is the issue of burned out illumination lamps behind the instrument cluster... that required taking the driver-side dash completely apart and buying a set of the Ford radio removal tools...

It seems that Ford designed this vehicle for maintenance only by dealer service personnel $$$... or very determined shade-tree types like myself who refuse to be beaten by a hunk of steel and plastic! I'm afraid the touch anything outside the cabin, having seen how difficult Ford made these to work on.

Dysus

[Millermagic]

With your electrical gremlins, you sure it wasn't a flood car?

[Dysus]

Originally Posted by Millermagic

With your electrical gremlins, you sure it wasn't a flood car?

Interesting thought... it was purchased in July '04 with 74k miles on it (about par for the course for a retired fleet vehicle I think, in terms of age and milage). I've never seen any evidence of water having been in the car, though. The upholstery was in good shape, no funky smells... a LOT of dust though, up inside the dash when I had it apart.

The fuel gauge seems to be epidemic in the 2000 (from what I've read hear and elsewhere). The electric issues with the window could be explained by the fact that I use this car to deliver newspapers in all weather, with the window down. I do lay a towel over the armrest to protect the electronics, but some moisture is bound to seep in. The early burn-outs of bulbs in the instrument cluster I attribute to driving over 1400 hours per year in the early morning hours. I do put this poor car through some tough miles, with the work I do.

As to why I'd have three P/S pump failures in as many days (two with barely a mile on them!) I have no idea. I suspected there was metal shavings in the lines that weren't removed by the shop. The last P/S/ pump to go in was genuine Ford OEM. The previous three were remans.

Dysus

[marduck]

I found this link from a gentleman on a different forum that may be what you are looking for.
http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/inde...howtopic=40573