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Angie_1, 3.0L V6, Evansville, IN, January 09, 2009, 19:51

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I recently had to have the flywheel and starter replaced. Does it require the oil pan to be removed to do that? Reason being is I then had a leak about a month later and the service center said my gasket was bad and charged more $. If they removed it previously, my feeling is they didn't tighten properly. What do you think?

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Andy Y January 13, 2009, 11:04

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The transmission needs to be separated from the engine to replace the flywheel but the engine oil pan should not interfere with that job. The starter is a bolt-on affair that would not require the oil pan to be removed. Oil pan gasket leaks on earlier Taurus models was a common problem. It wouldn't surprise me if that is still an issue. Unless you have the 24 valve engine, your 3.0L is essentially the same engine that earlier Taurus's had.

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