rich_ncal
Gold Member
The heater and defroster on my 1998 Taurus where not working well. I have about 120K miles on the car. I also started to notice high water temperatures while idling at a stop light after climbing a few very large hills.
I found the attached articles on the internet. I replaced my water pump. I had the same problem as in the articles. The impeller of my water pump was mostly gone. About the same our worst than in the pictures in the article.
I would recommend that anyone with a 96 -99 Ford Taurus or 96-99 Mercury Sable replace the water pump after 75K - 80K miles.
I found the attached articles on the internet. I replaced my water pump. I had the same problem as in the articles. The impeller of my water pump was mostly gone. About the same our worst than in the pictures in the article.
I would recommend that anyone with a 96 -99 Ford Taurus or 96-99 Mercury Sable replace the water pump after 75K - 80K miles.