# 2013 Ford Taurus - AC doesn’t work after DIY repair

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-ac-doesn-t-work-after-diy-repair/165273>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [June 3, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-ac-doesn-t-work-after-diy-repair/165273 "2020-06-03T23:49:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JustAUser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@JustAUser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JustAUser)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-ac-doesn-t-work-after-diy-repair/165273/1 "2020-06-03T23:49:56Z")

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At 120,000 the Water pump went out, Dealer wanted 3500$ cause it requires ripping the engine out, I did it for 800$ (DO NOT ATTEMPT VERY HARD AND RISKY) and now my A/c doesn’t work tbd the issue.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-ac-doesn-t-work-after-diy-repair/165273/2 "2020-06-04T11:25:52Z")

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You took a lot of parts off. I bet you have a loose connection