1992 Ford Tempo Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1992 Ford Tempo covers two naturally aspirated gasoline engines, the 3.0L OHV V6 and the 2.3L OHV inline-four, in the four-door sedan and the two-door sedan. Four trims are listed: GL, GLS, LX and Sport. The V6 and the inline-four have separate procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics, since a six-cylinder car and a four-cylinder car differ in almost everything forward of the firewall even when the body and trim are the same.

Engines covered

• 3.0L V6 (182 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.3L inline-four (140 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 2-door sedan

Trims covered

• GL
• GLS
• LX
• Sport

Known issues on the 1992 Tempo. This year has two recalls on federal record. On 3.0L cars sold or registered in a handful of listed states, the engine cooling fan, its shroud, its wiring or its motor can smoke or catch fire; and the ignition switch can short internally, with overheating, smoke or fire in the steering column area as the result. Owners have logged 244 complaints with NHTSA, spread fairly evenly over engine and engine cooling, the electrical system and seat belts. Cooling fan and ignition switch wiring diagrams, cooling system diagnostics for the V6 and seat belt procedures are in the manual.