What would happen to motor if water was added with malisious intent to gas tank?

We have experienced coolent mixed into the oil, and an aboundance of white smoke from exhaust system !

A head gasket problem possibly.

If water were added to gas tank how would I diagnoses this?

I am needing to tow a 350Z across the country and am wondering if putting a hitch on my taurus would be the best way to go. Help!!!

Can anyone give me a ballpark?
Thanks for your answers so far!

Just another thought, I’ve never owned a car with ABS ( I think that’s it? The feature that makes my brakes pump when I’m sliding or whatever?). Does that make changing brakes different then say, my old car? (a 1996 pontiac grand am).

I have a 2000 Ford Taurus with a check engine light. I am going on a trip from Madison, Wisconsin to Bloomington , Minnesota. Took it to go see what was the light on for, and it came up with code 1414 (po 1414), which means it is something to do with the electric air pump. How much would it take to repair it, or will I be able to make it to and back from Minnesota?

i really need to know asap
plz help!

I own a 1988 Ford Taurus Station Wagon. I believe it is a 6 cyl. Last night it was just fine starting up and everything.. this morning it wont start. Everything comes on but the engine wont turn over. What could be the potential problems?
If the battery is dead.. how am I still getting power to the the rest of the vehicle… plus we tried jumping it off.. didnt work…

it looked like it 2 me.

i am installing subs into my 2001 ford taurus. i have all of the wires ran except for the power wire to the amp. how do i run that to the battery? i cannot seem to find where all of the cars wires run through the firewall. does anyone have any idea. if not, where would be the best place to run the wire through the firewall?

I have already cleaned the posts and terminals. I started car and removed cables and car still ran another time I started the car and removed cables and the car quit. Also with the car running I removed the three pin alternator plug and only noticed a slight drop in idle speed. The on board system check indicates the charging system is ok.
The car got to the point were the lights were flickering and evetually quit and would not restart unless jumped.

I have a 1989 taurus tranny will that fit? if so do i need to change anything such as the converter?

Ok, so Im 17 and looking to buy my first car. I found a taurus with 72,000 miles on it. The car has no mechanical problems, only a couple of scratches. The only thing wrong with it is that the heat does not blow out very hot. they have the title on hand. The owner is selling it for ,000 because they do not need 3 cars. It seems like a great deal to me, but then again it sounds too good to be true.

What do you think?

I have a JUNKY 98 Ford Taurus. I definitley bought a lemon. Now I need to car shop but I am kind of clueless when it comes to it. I want a Honda CRV or a Toyota Rav4…something small suv-ish. The problem is that I can’t afford more than about 0/month. I don’t need a brand new 2009 car- but I also don’t want a 2000… any suggestions?

It seems that some of my dashboard lights have burned out. I have one left working…behind the speedometer thankfully! Is there a fuse or an easy way that I can fix this on my own or is this something that a mechanic would need to do because of location or special tools?

Thanks!

I got a 1996 Ford Taurus recently, there is a white botton on the front panel near the radio and AC bottons that I don’t know what is its duty, I pressed it few times but nothing happened, can you tell me what is this botton for?
thanks

The leak started yesterday. I cannot see exactly where the leak is coming from however the coolant is running down right beside the water pump. I just cannot see where it is.

This appears to only happen in the wee hours of the morning when it’s fairly cold out. It may just be coincidence but that’s the only time I see it happen. This has happened twice so far in the last couple of weeks, both cold mornings. They resume working normally later on, say after I get off work. The only thing I’ve checked so far are fuses, which look all good, but I’m not sure that would have ever had a problem with only intermittent issues. Any suggestions?

okay so i turn 16 in november. i got offered this 1987 ford taurus. it has 40,000 miles on it and its only 0! its a teal blue and it has no rust, the color just is really dull. if i get that, how much would a paint job cost? is it a good car?
alright guys. i already brought it to a shop. he said everything is great, except something that will cost 2 to fix, the gas gauge. but everything else is in great condition

The lens has moisture in it and has blown the lamp. I have looked and just simply can not figure this out . Any help would be greatly appreciated

I’m trying to install LED lights and that requires finding the parking light wire. If I could find that I would be able to do the rest. Anybody know?
I’m not looking to buy a wire, I’m asking where it is located on the car…

I do know where the parking lights are, I’m just looking for the wire that runs under the dash and having some difficulties.

Yes, I know, the 1991 Taurus is a rather ugly car, but it’s what I have so it’s what I deal with.