# 1997 Ford Taurus running rough

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-running-rough/16982>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 20, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-running-rough/16982 "2008-07-20T21:31:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pamkikizoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pamkikizoo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pamkikizoo)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-running-rough/16982/1 "2008-07-20T21:31:28Z")

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My car needs new spark plus and spark plug wires, plus fuel filter and air filter. I went to a shop and they want to charge $378 for plugs and plug wires, and another $100 for fuel filter - air filter. Is there any way I can do this myself?

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**Author:** ![alex3324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@alex3324](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alex3324)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-running-rough/16982/2 "2008-07-20T22:25:11Z")

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All of these things are pretty basic on a Taurus. Find a friend with some mechanical ability and block out some time on a Saturday morning. Check out the auto repair manual on [Autozone.com](http://Autozone.com) for basic information on how to do the procedures. Shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours to do all this. You can probably do it all for less than $100 in parts.

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**Author:** ![pamkikizoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pamkikizoo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pamkikizoo)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-running-rough/16982/3 "2008-07-21T00:55:27Z")

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Thanks so much! I’ll do that!

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-running-rough/16982/4 "2008-07-21T04:25:32Z")

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You may need to buy some tools. A torque wrench might be required.