How difficult is it to install a starter on a 1998 ford taurus? I have some mechanial skills and all the tools I'll need

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On 1992 Ford Taurus 3.0L 6cyl the Starter Relay is located under hood, driver side, front side of strut tower, mounted on fenderwell.

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located above the pedal. You'll see 1 wire coming from it.

remove the inside door panel,, you'll see 3 bolts that hold the complete window regulator and motor, you need to drop this whole thing, be aware that the glass if stuck to the windows, so use extreme care if you need the regulator too,

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Difficulty is dependant on the following factors. 1) your experience 2) the location of the car when work is done e.g. yard/shop 3) whether you can LIFT the car, (as the starter will come out the bottom of the engine compartment). 4) what tools you have available and finally how motivated you are to complete the work. Step by step instructions can be obtained here.

A special tool is not needed. You can cut 2 pieces of coat hanger and bend them into a U and they work the same as the special tool

A 1998 Ford Taurus has the idle controlled by the ECM. The ECM analyzes data from the systems sensors and determines how much air and fuel the engine needs to run at the desired speed. If the car is idling higher than it normally does then there is a problem with a component of the engine or it's control system or there may be something foreign to the system causing the problem, either way you cannot manually adjust the idle and you are most likely going to have to have a mechanic or someone with mechanical skills and diagnostic tools, read the trouble codes or datastream to narrow the problem down.

starter relay in fuse box

Depends of personal skills, look to have the exact same O ring, do not over ***

some of this brake caliper, have to be turned and push at same time in order to push the cylinder in.
go to autozone and they have a loan tool program that will allow you to loan the tool for a deposit and then you will get it back when tool returned