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hitchhiker
02-10-2006, 07:44 AM
I am looking at another 1999 Taurus SHO.

The owner says that the Cam Welding thing only applies to pre-1999 models.

This Taurus is a late 1999 production (August) car.

All I can find tells me that the Taurus V8 Cam problem applies to 1999's as well.

Can anyone help me with this?

I don't want to buy a car that is ready to self-destruct!

Thanks and Best Regards,

David

:D
Macon Marauder
02-10-2006, 07:56 AM
My recollection agrees with yours: the issue applies to all the V8s unless they've been fixed.
Sully008
02-10-2006, 08:08 AM
David,

Have you checked this site out yet?:

http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/CamFailureLinks.htm

Looks like they're tracking cam failures everywhere...
hitchhiker
02-10-2006, 09:13 AM
David,

Have you checked this site out yet?:

http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/CamFailureLinks.htm

Looks like they're tracking cam failures everywhere...

Can anyone find out the actual ratio of numbers of failures to the number produced?

Is this a large problem or a largely broadcast problem?

Thanks,

David
RR|Suki
02-10-2006, 09:33 AM
How much does he want for it? If it's worth it to you, why no just weld the CAMs...?
Vortech347
02-10-2006, 11:06 AM
All V8 SHO's were affected by this issue. Plenty of 99's have failed.
BlackHole
02-10-2006, 12:49 PM
How much does he want for it? If it's worth it to you, why no just weld the CAMs...? It cost about $650 on avg. to weld the cams not real cheap
hitchhiker
02-10-2006, 01:29 PM
I am trying to get the present owner to get them done before I buy it and split the price with me.

We'll see...

Thanks,

Dave
RR|Suki
02-10-2006, 06:18 PM
I am trying to get the present owner to get them done before I buy it and split the price with me.

We'll see...

Thanks,

Dave

you could just ask for $350 off the top :D
ncmm
02-10-2006, 06:46 PM
I am looking at another 1999 Taurus SHO.

The owner says that the Cam Welding thing only applies to pre-1999 models.

This Taurus is a late 1999 production (August) car.

All I can find tells me that the Taurus V8 Cam problem applies to 1999's as well.

Can anyone help me with this?

I don't want to buy a car that is ready to self-destruct!

Thanks and Best Regards,

David

:D

I had a used '99 for a year and a half. I got rid of it before it reached 50K, always afraid it would go bad.

reference this site, the best V8SHO info!
http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/CamFailureLinks.htm