"Zentraleinheit" > wrote in message
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> >What engine is in your Taurus? The 3.0 Vulcan and the 3.8 Essex have
> chains, not belts.
>
> It is the 3.0 V6, however, I have never head it called the "Vulcan." Maybe
> that is why it "lives long and
> prospers!"

Yeah, there wasn't much need to call it the Vulcan until Ford offered two
3.0L engines in 1996-present. It is however an extremely reliable engine.
Having a chain it doesn't need to be replaced or serviced unless there is a
problem. Also, it's amazing you haven't had any transmission problems.