DEPENDS. If it is the 24 valve OHC engine, the thermostat is on the passenger side, front, bottom of the engine. It's a little hard to get to but just two bolts.
Next to the thermostat housing.
Low coolant? Thermostat not opening?
thermostat on a ford 2002
I am not completely familiar with the Taurus, but if you follow the top radiator hose (thick one) back to the engine block, the housing should be located at the point where this hose meets the block. The thermostat is located here inside the Thermostat Housing.
this could be due to defective or clogged thermostat
its under the car on the passenger side on the engine side of the radiator. its a inline thermostat
The 1996 Ford Taurus sedan is approximately ( 197.5 inches long )
That's pretty straight-forward: it failed.Luckily it's an easy and inexpensive do-it-yourself repair.See "Related Questions" below for lots of detail on replacing the Taurus thermostat
follow the top radiator hose to the engine, remove it then remove the thermostat housing, remove the thermostat and replace it
how do I replace a parking lamp (left) on a 1996 Ford Taurus
cacked head, or (luckier) head gasket, try the gasket first.
If i remove the thermostat will i get heat