Ford Taurus 2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0529 · NHTSA communication 10012942 · issued Feb 7, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Hard start, excessive oil pressure, oil leaks at oil filter o-ring on 3.0l 2v engines build dates 9/27/2004 and 9/28/2004 only. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.