# Ford Taurus modell -89 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, taurus\ **Created:** [August 25, 2010, 10:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132 "2010-08-25T10:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ismoha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ismoha/32/1978_2.png) [@ismoha](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ismoha)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 10:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/1 "2010-08-25T10:29:04Z")
I have this Taurus 3.0L sedan. But dont know does it have timingbelt or a chain? If someone knows…please tell me. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/2 "2010-08-25T11:47:59Z")
My “Gates Timing Belt” book says that the 1989 Taurus SHO 3.0 V6 uses a T248 Timing Belt and it should be changed every 100k miles. ---
**Author:** ![ismoha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ismoha/32/1978_2.png) [@ismoha](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ismoha)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/3 "2010-08-25T12:17:12Z")
Thats what I thought…but not surely. I have then 55000miles left 🙂 Thanks to you ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/4 "2010-08-25T12:27:42Z")
Holy cow - NO you don’t. All timing belt intervals go by time or mileage. If that is the original timing belt then it is over 20 years old and it is a small miracle that it is still on the car. The TIME interval for replacement is probably something like 6 years. So you’re only about 15 years overdue… Do yourself a favor and find an owner’s manual for the car and buy a Haynes or Chilton’s repair manual. You might not ever do any repairs (I don’t know) but these two things answer an awful lot of questions. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/5 "2010-08-25T12:32:17Z")
> I have then 55000miles left Maybe not. The requirement to replace belts is specified both in miles and years of age. Aging deteriorates timing belts. Without looking it up, I would guess the full replacement requirement for your belt is something like “100k miles or 7 years, which ever comes first”. You should find out what the age requirement is, see if it applies to you, and then take it seriously. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/6 "2010-08-25T12:40:42Z")
If it’s a regular Taurus, the 3.0 Vulcan V6 OHV has a chain, the SHO V6 (DOHC?) has a belt. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/7 "2010-08-25T16:08:20Z")
The 3.0 uses a chain and it’s generally good for the life of the car unless the oil seldom gets changed. ---
**Author:** ![ismoha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ismoha/32/1978_2.png) [@ismoha](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ismoha)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/8 "2010-08-25T19:27:39Z")
Yea great ---
**Author:** ![ismoha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ismoha/32/1978_2.png) [@ismoha](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ismoha)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-modell-89/54132/9 "2010-08-25T19:35:24Z")
Anyway…its very difficult job to change the timing belt. Air-conditioner fill the whole engineroom.