maybe i'll give it a try, its just gonna get scrapped anyway so what can it hurt, can i change the pump by just dropping the pan also?
its a 96 with the 3.0, i found a link on another site that gives me a pretty good idea of whats going on, before that i couldnt find anything
i looked it up and it looks to me like its a simple pan pull and replace.... Oil Pump | 1996 Ford Taurus 6 Cylinders U 3.0L EFI | AutoZone.com
i may give it a try but looks like my parents are gonna buy another vehicle anyway, might try to fix the taurus to sell it, otherwise its getting parted out and scrapped