Windshield/Firewall
1-----2-----3 ->BANK 1--
4-----5-----6 ->BANK 2--
front of vehicle
Note the "Bank" designations.
I remember it by Bank 1 is the row with cylinder number 1 in it.
#1-----#2------#3
#4-----#5------#6
-------front-------
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Back right corner:
Numbers:
1 2 3
4 5 6
(Front of car)
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Transverse mounted engine it's on the passenger side against the fire wall (back Side).
[http://autorepair.about.com/library/firing_orders/bl-fo-5280.htm See The V-6] or [http://autorepair.about.com/library/firing_orders/bl-fo-5281.htm See The V-8]
In a Ford Taurus / Mercury Sable with the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " or " Duratec " V6 :
firewall
1-----2-----3 ( Bank 1 )
4-----5-----6 ( Bank 2 )
front of vehicle
For a Mercury Sable V6 engine : firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of vehicle > driver
The Mercury Sable and the Ford Taurus will have DOC in printed on the engine if they are dual overhead cam engines. The symbol should be on the top of the engine.
It will fit in the same year Taurus and Sable, nothing else.
You run the engine till warm then look underneath and see if the pump is leaking. A faulty pump leak is very visible in Taurus/Sable.
P0303 means that an engine cylinder misfire has been detected in the ( number three engine cylinder ) The engine cylinder locations on a 1996 Mercury Sable are numbered : firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of vehicle > driver
Could be sucking air into intake.
Basically, the timing is set and adjusted by the engine computer.
If you have a 4 cylinder engine, you will have two. On a 6 cylinder, you will have four.
No, a Generation 2 (1992-1995) Taurus/Sable Windshield will NOT fit a Generation 3 (1996-1999) Ford Taurus/Sable.
Click the link for a diagram.
( 6 ) one per engine cylinder
99% sure the Taurus radiator will be a perfect match to the Sable's.