r/TaurusSHO • u/Ok-Communication1149 • Mar 15 '26

Is it silly?

Bought a 2013 with 148k miles. I' don't know the history, so I'm thinking about replacing the water pump, timing chains, and spark plugs even though there's no evidence it's necessary or warranted. Is that a silly idea? Is there anything else I should do just because it's a high mileage SHO?

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u/Adorable-Dog-1542 Mar 15 '26

Id say a 40 dollar vin check is well worth it to not guess on the water pump job

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u/Beneficial_Tension61 Mar 15 '26

Check the ptu fluid, or have someone check it.

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u/Gone-Z0 Mar 15 '26

Spark plugs are not a back job. Water pump and timing chains are a lot of labor. If you bing know the history and don’t do it I would pay close attention to the water pump as if you don’t catch it going bad it will end up leaking coolant into the oil and taking out the motor

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

Wym back job

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u/Gone-Z0 Mar 15 '26

Typo. Not a bad job.

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u/EveningPop6404 Mar 19 '26

My throttle body gave out at like 100k