What DO I DO Now!!!

[cougarpower26]

Ok i'm fixing to buy a 3.0L out of a 2000 Tauras with only 40,000 miles, now where do i go from here...and what all should i buy???Does this motor just pretty much swap right out or are there some mods ya have to do???I know ya'll are going to say...read the previous threads about this...but i'm not very mechanically inclined...so somebody else is going to be doing this for me...so i was just wanting to know

[wadespencer99]

Stop. Read every single thread in the 3.0 section, and read the stickies at the top of that section 7 times.

[B3NN3TT]

...and make sure it's a Duratec V6.

[cougarpower26]

Yeah it's the Duratec V6...like i said i'm not mechanically inclined at all so all the engine talk i have no idea what they are talking about...lol. When i get the engine my friends brother is going to put it in for me...so is there more parts i have to buy with the engine or does it just drop right in

[AndrewM6097]

you should have your friends brother read all the stickies and posts on here and on CEG. No one is going to sit and type you a how-to. Its all explained already.

[spridget]

Ok i'm fixing to buy a 3.0L out of a 2000 Tauras with only 40,000 miles, now where do i go from here...and what all should i buy???Does this motor just pretty much swap right out or are there some mods ya have to do???I know ya'll are going to say...read the previous threads about this...but i'm not very mechanically inclined...so somebody else is going to be doing this for me...so i was just wanting to know


You need to do ALOT more research before even considering the swap.

No, it won't "swap right out". Determine what you can afford and what your budget is. If you don't know what you are doing, or you don't know some one that is familiar with the swap, send the car to some one that does.

Here's one bit of advice. Don't buy that 2000 engine.

[BigBalledOX]

I know ya'll are going to say

So why did you post? :rolleyes:

[canadiancougar]

Just order one that's ready to drop in.

[nadthomas]

Just order one that's ready to drop in.

Ditto, or take your car to one of the several people on here or CEG that will drop a 3L into your car.

[cougarpower26]

So how much is a already fixed up 3.0 running that's ready to drop in???

[aircougar1]

Here's one bit of advice. Don't buy that 2000 engine.

x2 on that one!

[fordrule]

yeah man dont buy the 2000, spend a little more if you can and try and purchase that 04-05 that i showed you on lkq

[MaverickFlyer]

So how much is a already fixed up 3.0 running that's ready to drop in???

3L Duratec (http://www.3lduratec.com/engines.html)

[spridget]

3L Duratec (http://www.3lduratec.com/engines.html)
That's in Minneapolis, MN.


He's closer to BuckeyeSVT (Stage3MW@Gmail.com) in Canton, OH. His number: 330-838-6163

[fordrule]

since he lives in tenn close to to nashville i would be helping build one wit hhim, but i am doing the best i can through yahoo.......but he is a craigslist nut and sees things and buys them without thinking lol, he didn't buy that motor......lkq around him has a cpl 02/03 3L

[SpookSVT]

If you can, just get the newer 04' engine. You get the better manifolding, PCV, and COP if he wants to use it.

[streetracer8605]

i'm just wondering how your planning on explaining to the guy that's putting it in for you what to do if your not mechanically inclined? how are you gonna know what to explain? there's so much information thats been reworded over, and over through post after post that you should be able to find something. if your asking these basic of questions, you should probably reconsider having this done or just buy one thats ready to drop in. i knew almost nothing about working on the cougar or doing the 3L swap, but i did hours and hours of searching and reading to the point where i understood what things meant. if you can't understand it for yourself, how can you explain it to someone else? either show the guy the site and have him read, or go with a "drop-in 3L"