2000 Ford Taurus Wagon Duratec V6 (Quick Drive)

[styles950]

3000 rpm @ 80 mph? Man, I have to get to 100 b4 I hit the 3000 mark!!!!!

[Intechdude300]

@styles950 What do you expect? V6 powered car with a 4AT

[homeybrother]

Sooo... Who watches the road?

[cummlns]

9.53 seconds

[jdm89accord]

i dnt think he was going WOT

[zachzach867]

I have a duratec and it is way better than this

[1SirCarlton]

doesnt sound like a duratec. sounds like a vulcan

[Intechdude300]

Oh it is the Duratec. Theres a big difference between the 2 if you pair other videos of Vulcans. You will also notice the difference with how it shifts as well. 99% Vulcans in that year had the AX4S transmission which tended to shift sooner and rougher vs the AX4N which is what all Duratecs came with that year and they shift smoother and allowed for a higher RPM shift into 2nd and 3rd gears. Compare my Duratec Sable LS vid and u'll see and hear similarities.

[LieKiller]

@Intechdude300  I've never seen a Duratec upshift at 4500

[Intechdude300]

@LieKiller

I didn't floor it, check a recent. These can go around 6000.

I recently did a vid with another vid of a 2000 Taurus Wagon Duratec, took it around 5000(ish) RPM. On personal cars I'll hold off cause I don't wanna killem just to post on here.

[MikeReiner]

@Intechdude300 Yep, sounds like the Duratec in my '04. I wasn't sure at first but once you got it up to about 4k RPM it was undeniable.

[uakronsam116]

this is the vulcan

[bcuzofview]

switching from synthetic back to a normal grade engine oil will cause no harm to the motor. same with mixing the two. It just depletes the detergents in the oil

[PowerLiftingMenace]

I have a 2000 ses with a vulcan 3.0 that is not much slower than this car. But of course this is a wagon thats about 450 more pounds.

[idc1233333]

you can use any octane over whats recommended and it wont effect the car. once you go under the recommended octane you'll have problems

[Duratec86]

Great engine, sounds good when it's put to work too. How many miles on it?

[Intechdude300]

Don't have it anymore. Got with 81k, sold it with 104k and still ran strong. The Sedans handle better but the Wagons are the true bulls. 

I had more videos of this and the 01 Sable but I accidentally deleted them from my computer.

[peterbourgon]

buy some WYNN's gas treatment chang to take the gum out and WYNN's engine tune up and run it in the oil for 100miles before the next oil change to get the sludge out of the lubrication system.

[Intechdude300]

Well, it won't be necessary because I don't have the car anymore. And, when I did, the car always used Mobile 1 Synthetic, Penzoil Platinum Synthetic, and Motorcraft Synthetic Blend 5W30 Motor Oil paired to a new Fram Oil Filter Every 3000 Miles. And when it was done, the oil was never really dirty. So I assume it's a clean engine with minimal or No sludge at all. We usually change over between oil types. Synthetic and then blend. These Duratecs don't clog up like Chryslers 2.5, 2.7 and 3.5.

[chrisszack]

Actually, switching from synthetic to semi-synthetic = motor eating itself. Have you even seen any suds in the oil? those are varnish suds, and your motor will shear itself to pieces... If you go synthetic, stay there.

[Intechdude300]

Not True. Doing this will cause no harm to the Engine. The engine has stayed clean, sludge free, and quiet. Besides, There's no loss of lube within the engine and viscosities are no affected. Heck, when I drain the oil around the 3500 mil mark, the oil feels and looks well.

Who told you That????? And I never switch to regular grade oil. Motorcraft is Semi Synthetic oil. And can be used in all Car makes. Keep in mind its safe to use Blend. No harm in changing over to full syn or Semi Syn.

[jojocats2]

I have a 99 Sedan. I will be getting a full throttle video up soon. I already have a half-throttle video up.

Cool, mine will do faster though.

5 stars.

[shawn54753]

Who the hell even cares about a station wagon let alone what gas you put in it.

[guitarplayrmikeo]

first of all, i DRIVE this car just in sedan form. and second of all i wanted to make sure if i was putting the right fuel in it. thanks.

[guitarplayrmikeo]

i drive a 2000 mercury sable and i've always put regular gas in it, but is that bad for it?

[Intechdude300]

Overall performance really isn't that great. MPG's go down, HP goes down, engine sometimes pings, Carbon Buildup & spark plugs become dirtier faster. The car will perform slower which causes you to give it more acceleration & gas than it really needs. Premium keeps the engine running at peak performance, & better gas mileage. It also keeps the fuel system cleaner.

I use 89 octane . And @ every oil change, I fill up with premium & put an injector cleaner to really clean things up.

[fivestep5]

What are you talking about?

You can put the cheap gas in it and it will work fine.

The only reason they have the high quality gas is to stop your car from pinging, besides that it is bad to use high octane on a car that says to use low

[Intechdude300]

I would only put regular gas in a rental.

For personal cars, I never go below 89 Octane. Not only the pinging but performance and MPG's goes down even on cars that recommend regular. When you demand more power on regular, the engine will have more difficulty to burn it. That causes carbon buildup because of the unburned gas and un-used power. Thats why MPG and power go down.

The sacrifice? Maybe $2 total on a 20 gallon fill-up assuming that premium is 20 cents more than regular.

[NitroGadvRules]

@Intechdude300 Unfortunely the guy who replied to you is right on some parts. The car will not ping on 87 octane. It won't damage your engine running 93 octane but you are wasting your money. The compression ratio on this engine is too low for 93 octane to get you better performance. Sources, Experience with 3.0 24v sable and my own 4.6 liter mustang that recommends 87 octane.

[Intechdude300]

@NitroGadvRules

Um this isnt the first Duratec Taurus but maybe 1 of the 3 dozen that I've driven for long periods. And my experience is that the cars run gutless & consume more fuel.

I do have experience with both 2V & 4V 4.6L V8's from Continentals, MArks8, town Cars, Crown Vics, Expedition & etc which I've dealt with 100's of each for personal use & business. HEck I buy them for a living for other dealers. And the experience is the same & its that they all run like crap with regular.

[Raybob95]

ABSOLUTELY untrue. The engine is built to run with 87, and using higher will cause the combustion to take place too late, and the engine will have less power, and its just overall bad for it.. Once the engine gets old and builds up Carbon, then yes, you may need a higher octane.

[Intechdude300]

I Don't follow what reports or online Stats say.

I once rented a 2007 Taurus with the Vulcan Engine with 17,000 miles. It had a full tank of gas.. Seriously that thing felt like it had 4Cyl. I had to stomp on it to get anywhere and it guzzled more fuel than an old Tahoe. I know these Vulcans engines are Peppy. Curiosity, I added Premium 93 and the Car Really woke up. After I used up the Premium fill-up, I then used 89 Plus which the car ran perfectly with.

[Raybob95]

Amazing it would have gotten THAT much Carbon Buildup in only 17,000 miles.

[Intechdude300]

Only U are stressing that assumption.

I basically said the car pepped up when I used better grades.

[Intechdude300]

Yeah the engines are built to run on 87. Most do.

If a person gets a new car and always used higher grade fuel say 89 or even better 93 octane, their engines won't get as much carbon buildup in the long run. Why do you think most high milage engines get excessive carbon buildup. Because most people use Regular 87 Grade Fuel for too long and the damage is done. Only resort to reduce pinging noises and reduce the rate of carbon buildup is to use higher octane fuel.

[chrisszack]

I'm sorry. and i can see how you would assume that more expensive is better. But the truth is 93 octane means that it takes MORE energy than 87 octane to get the fuel to combust. If you have a low-compression engine (that takes 87 octane) and you put high-compression gasoline (93 octane), it will actually create MORE carbon in the motor because it will burn at a slower rate, causing incomplete combustion. And i didn't get that off the internet, i actually study this field.

[stevenmorookian16]

@chrisszack yes, but if you have a higher compression ratio cylinders then you definitely want 93 octane to get your combustion at the actual top dead center.

[muneermk]

full tank of gas...NICE!

[Intechdude300]

89 Octane too!

[seniorcat03]

id recommend premimum...my 01 ses with the duratec 30 seems to like the pricey stuff and it seems to run a bit smoother& slightly quicker too

[Akronam07]

i drive a 97 ford taurus wagon and god do i love that sound when i drive off.

nice