I believe that would be the 3.2 liter DOHC V6 engine that was used with the automatic
( from 1993 to 1995 inclusive ) unless you mean the 2010 Taurus SHO with the 3.5 L -
V6 - twin turbo engine
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
According to one of Fords websites : For a 1986 Ford Taurus : ( both the 2.5 liter four cylinder engine and the 3.0 liter six cylinder engine have the spark plugs gapped at .044 inch )
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 )
On a 2000 Ford Taurus : The engine cylinder locations are numbered ( for the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6, the flex fuel version engine , and the 3.0 liter DOHC " Duratec " engine ) firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of vehicle > driver
On a 2003 Ford Taurus : The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine ( and the flex fuel version ) have one timing CHAIN The 3.0 liter " Duratec " V6 engine has two timing CHAINS ( one chain to each cylinder head )
The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine has ( 2 ) valves per engine cylinder ( total of 12 valves )
That would depend on which engine you have : The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine has a total of ( 12 valves / 2 valves per cylinder ) The 3.0 liter DOHC " Duratec " V6 engine has a total of ( 24 valves / 4 valves per cylinder )
On a 1996 Ford Taurus : The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine , which is an OHV / pushrod style engine has ( one timing CHAIN ) The 3.0 liter " Duratec " DOHC , V6 engine has ( two timing CHAINS , one chain to each cylinder head )
The Ford 2.3 liter is a 4 cylinder engine
On a 1998 Ford Taurus : The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine has ( 1 timing CHAIN ) The 3.0 liter " Duratec " V6 engine has ( 1 timing CHAIN to each cylinder head so there are 2 timing CHAINS )
On a Ford Taurus SHO , 3.4 liter V8 engine : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
Either the 3.0 liter VULCAN engine or the 3.0 liter DURATEC engine