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Ford Taurus 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98-4803 · NHTSA communication 607211 · issued Sep 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1998
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 1996-1998 taurus/sable vehicles with 3.0l 4-v engine may exhibit a concern of moan noise at idle.

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.