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1999 Ford Taurus GL Wagon 3.0 V6 178K - Two issues. 1 - oil pan - slight leak due to worn oil pan gasket, probably cork. Worn rusted spot on the bottom of the pan. I have a replacement pan from a salvage yard but I'm having a problem getting the oil pan off the car. It seems to be blocked by the exhaust system - how do I remove the old oil pan? Did Ford really do this? Is it really this difficult to remove the oil pan? 2 - The service engine soon light came on. My mechanic checked codes and it came up transmission. He cleared it and it took 528 miles before the light came back on. It said transmission again. He cleared it again and it took 278 miles before it came back on again. After another 115 miles it was on again, and then 112 miles later it went off. It remains off. There are no obvious transmission symptoms. I can get a one-second freeze from a stoplight between 20 and 35 miles per hour. The transmission was flushed at 96,000 and again at 140,000 miles. Do you have any experiences with Tauruses like this?

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Drop the exhaust header pipes to remove pan.

the bands are starting to slip in the trany :(

ford #&^*(*&^$%$^!!!!

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Yes the exhaust has to come down. 6 or 7 bolts no big deal.Didnt your mechanic tell you that? why isnt he replacing the pan for you?Why would you buy a pan from a salvage yard, they are cheap from aftermarket sources, and if it leaks when you are done, tough luck.. turning the ck engine light is not solving anything. your trans has a problem and the sooner its fixed, the less it may cost you.

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