1989 Ford Taurus Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1989 Ford Taurus takes in four engines. Three are OHV designs, the 2.5L inline-four and the 3.0L and 3.8L V6s, and the fourth is a 3.0L DOHC V6; all four are naturally aspirated and gasoline fueled. Five trims are covered, Base, GL, L, LX and SHO, in four-door sedan and four-door wagon form. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are given for each engine, with the DOHC V6 treated on its own wherever it differs from the OHV units.

Engines covered

• 2.5L inline-four (153 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.0L V6 (182 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.8L V6 (232 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.0L V6 (182 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 4-door wagon

Trims covered

• Base
• GL
• L
• LX
• SHO

Known issues on the 1989 Taurus. Seven recalls are on federal record, two of them for front seat belt buckles that may refuse to unlatch when the release button is pressed or may not latch at all. Others cover the front strut sway bar bracket welds that can tear away, and power seat switch wiring that cushion springs can abrade until it shorts. Owners have registered 689 complaints with NHTSA, with seat belts the largest group ahead of the electrical system and engine and engine cooling. The manual's procedures and specifications for the belt buckles and its wiring diagrams for the seat circuits cover those systems.