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The number one cylinder is on the same side as the crank pulley (belt).
All Taurus are 6 cylinder ======================================================== The 1986 to 1991 model years of the Ford Taurus were also available with a 2.5 liter four cylinder engine
No diagrams here in WikiAnswers, but the 2 "Related Questions" below will provide lots of written information and instructions for cylinder numbering, coil numbering and getting / keeping the engine firing order straight.The "How do you know which wire...?" question is oriented to folks just learning about cars, and the other is "just the facts".
It has a 6 cyl, 3 litre engine
Which cylinder?A wheel / brake cylinder, maybe $100An 'engine cylinder' is going to hundreds, if not a thousand.
As far as I know , the Ford Taurus has always had some form of V6 engine Unless you had a Taurus SHO , some years had a small V8 engine
On a Ford Taurus , V6 engine : firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1996 Ford Taurus : The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine has ( 2 valves per engine cylinder , total of 12 valves ) The 3.0 liter " Duratec " DOHC , V6 engine has ( 4 valves per engine cylinder , total of 24 valves )
I need the cylinder numbering on the 95 nissan pickup truck
Number one is closest to the belt. One a v engine, that head will have odd numbers. Even Will be on the other side.
An engine cylinder misfire has been detected if your check engine light is flashing on and off