I Made My Taurus SHO Fast & Found A HORRIBLE Factory Defect! FORD HAD TO KNOW This Would Blow Up! 

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SPOS is not new, back in the day here in the UK the same malady was called 'Escortitis', the symptoms were an incessant urge to modify the engine and update the suspension, many sufferers lost all their money when the illness struck hard and they often suffered from divorce. The sickness is highly contagious and those looking to avoid infection should watch out for one of the main indicators that infected folk are near by looking out for black tyre marks on the road and the roaring of a small engine being revved hard, The best medical advice is to get out of the infection area as soon as possible to avoid transmission, if an infected car unexpectedly comes into sight displaying indications that the driver is infected (such as wide wheels, modified bodywork, loud exhaust etc) the advice is to close ones eyes and put fingers in ones ears and wait quietly for the danger to pass..

My wife was listening in the background and she immediately said that I to have SPOS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’m a doctor, and certify SPOS is the real deal, good thing is the treatment includes more wrenching and ordering more parts

19:09 irony for me is that I had a 1999 V8 Taurus SHO that had a slashed gas tank when I hit metal scrap that fell off a truck in front of me at 70 MPH. I was on my way to have the cams welded to avoid the known issue when this occurred. I JB Weld the gas tank at the gas station. That temporary fix turned out to be a permanent fix. LONG LIVE JB WELD! The car lasted until 2015. It went to over 180K with no major mechanical problems. I had sold it to my much younger brother who owned it for years until his girlfriend wrecked it.

Based on previous SHO experience with this generation, I think you have a high pressure fuel issue. Last one I had, had a failed high pressure fuel pump that killed the fuel injectors. It will be fine at higher rpm but will be very sluggish from a dig. You may want to consider the replacement of the HPFP and injectors. Should help the sluggishness off the line. The pump is pretty easy to replace and injectors arent too bad. I could help you out with it if needed. I work in the area. (I was a master certified ford mechanic for 10 years)

I had a ex police Taurus and my genius mechanic used a brilliant way of clawfoot swivels and extensions and took the sensor on top of the PTU out and drained and filled the PTU in 2 hours. I was verry impressed . I did the front and back myself and when it cam to the |PTU) I just was not smart enough to figure it out. But he did he is a young kid maybe 25 years old but grew up in a garage.

I daily drive a 1987 Ford Thunderbird 2.3 Turbo! Modified. It gets 27 mpg. It's old but paid for. I love your channel.

Gear Head Rocks!! I change the PTU every 10-15k and tranny drain and fill every 20k. You're going to love it in the Snow! Get rid of the noise maker as it leaks and youll loose boost pressure.

I opened youtube to know how to operate our microwave to heat some readymade momos but I think I'll watch LSC instead 😂😂😂

I had a 2015 PP SHO before I got my E55, it was full bolt on, down pipes and a 3bar tune from Livernois that was good to about 450hp AWD. It was SCARY FAST and ate up highway at an alarming rate and still got 24+mpg. I only got rid of it because the warranty ended and it started to show signs of the water pump/ timing chain issue yours already had repaired. It was black on black, lowered with bronze TSW wheels and with the Borla exhaust, you could tell it wasn’t your average Taurus. Even the police usually just gave me thumbs up, even if I was going over the limit and a couple I got to know in my area said they wished their cruisers looked that good. It handled pretty well for a big girl but the couches you sit on limit your cornering ability unless you brace yourself on the door, lol. I just paid off the E55 and she needs some suspension work so it will stop eating the inside of the rear tires and I need to do the rest of the mods I have sitting in a closet so it’s coming off of the road for the summer. I’m going next week to visit my parents for Mother’s Day and picking up my 2001 E430 that’s been sitting for 3 months and driving it 1500 miles back across the country back home. I’m doing my own LegitRoadKill trip! Wish me luck! 😂

My SPOS started when I was only 14 and now I'm 60. It's incurable

I recently got rid of my 16 SHO. I had a water meth kit with a noise maker delete intake pipe and it was so much fun. I've seen some comments saying you've had the timing and water pump already taken care of, watch out for the turbos too. I had a rear turbo blow along with a dripping water pump and it was just time to let it go. Super fun under rated car though.

Currently dailying a 1991 Saab 900. Pulled it out of my garage after 3 years, and it’s been magnificent.

My daily is a 2012 Dacia Lodgy, it's a Romanian car. It's a mix between between a van and a station wagon. It has a 4 cylinder, 8 valve, 1.6 non-turbo petrol engine, making 83 horsepower. It does 0-60 in 14 seconds. I'm sure you can agree that with performance numbers like that, no further tuning is required, I got all the power I need.

Nice finally seeing someone actually work on these PTUs. I can’t tell you the countless of times I’ve seen where a thick black metallic paste just comes out of it. You tell the customer they should at least do a fluid change but they don’t care.

The water pump replacement doesn't "require engine removal" i changed mine in the car. Cost me $900 in parts but i also replaced cam phasers.

My daily is a 97 Firebird Formula, with 205k miles on it. Has been for about 4 years now, and I have no plans to stop driving it every day.

I'm happy you are raising awareness for SPOS Alex, we don't get the recognition we deserve. I've found buying a Lexus helps a lot, but my older BMW's still cause relapses every now and then.

I've got to say, Alex: I ALWAYS look forward to your vids. You seem to hit that one spot in my brain with each and every vehicle you work on, that brings pleasure. You pick, fix and modify the exact vehicles I've lusted after for years. Keep doing what you're doing!

Love ur enthusiasm and general positive attitude! Also love SHOs and think it's definitely one of the most underrated 'modern' hot rods! Special thanks for how you incorporate the bolt sizes and screw types in ur vids...details DO matter! Lol. Born in Chicago (North side-Rogers Park) so go Midwest! Thanks for this video. WolfmanVegas!!!

I always loved the SHO!!! Back in the day, my friend had a manual 1990 SHO, which was so fun to drive!

Youre my favorite RU-vid channel. Thanks for the priority tires discount. I was wanting to buy tires for my wifes ‘10 Mazda 6 3.7l. I even bought the same tires you did for the SHO. Keep up the awesome work. Youve given me confidence in building my 93 Trans Am. You show that not everything goes to plan, fix it, and keep moving forward!

2013 SHO with the performance package. I put the car on jack stands, poured some Liquid Moly in it, and put it in drive for 10 minutes and then reverse for 10 minutes, then drained and replaced the fluid. I plan on doing this a couple times with oil changes. Then do fluid changes every 10k miles or so.

Alex you have a good sensor humor , and you make any mechanical work fun ! Specially when you talk to your self !!

I definitely suffer from a horrible case of SPOS 🤣🤣

Hey, brother, I just gotta say you're a great mechanic. And you always produce great content from the editing to the commentary. An even a lot of funny moments ,Thank you for what you do. You are awesome. You are truly an awesome individual. Been watching you for about 4 years. Always cool, never boring. Keep doing what you're doing. From one chicago guy to another

That PTU isn't going to last much longer. Running them low and not changing fluid every 30-40k absolutely kills them. Open it up and you will be amazed how cooked the old fluid is. Check out FORD MAKEULOCO's you tube videos on these. Keep up the great videos man.

Whenever something awesome goes on a car for a dollar, you should cut the "I'll buy that for a dollar!" scene from RoboCop 🤣

While at my dealer, who I do not use for maintenance, I asked about the maintenance interval on my transmission and Supercharger… was told lifetime. I then asked why other manufactures have mile intervals on the exact same parts - they doubled down and told me “lifetime”. So frustrating. Don’t worry - did EVERYTHING at 42,000 miles - even when the previous owner did it at the dealer. Gives me peace of mind knowing the definitive date and miles of the service plus using product brands I trust.

Weather is nice so my daily is my 59 Studebaker Lark IV. Mechanically, it's a new car so I get the 50's style, but with 90's tech drivetrain/running gear. 2JZ-GE freshly built, 5-speed, 4-wheel discs, Corvette rack&pinion, fresh stock suspension with Koni's and big sways, Buick Century bench seats and a nice radio. Reliable, sounds great, handles better than you'd think, 30mpg and all the confused looks!

My 4 year old son and I start our Saturdays with your videos!

I daily drive a 2020 Jeep Unlimited 2.0 T with a few mods, I've installed a Mishimoto upper intercooler pipe, a Turbosmart blow off valve, an s&b high flow cold air intake and for the exhaust gasses I installed a MBRP 2.5 catback exhaust and 4.56 gears. Eurocompulsion ECU/TCU tune to be done in the near future.

I definitely would not label myself as a Ford Taurus fan, still I've been waiting all week for this video!

Sorry to hear about your disease. I hope you can 'work' your way though it. Strength brother.

Here in NC, there are approximately 60 Ford Taurus SHO models for sale. I started looking to purchase one a couple of months ago then earlier this week, I lost my job!! At 52 yrs old, I know it's not the end of the world because I've been through this before, albeit 20 yrs ago, I'll somehow make it. No job, no car (driving my dad's 04 Ford Explorer) to and fro my old job. Anywho, great video!!

The funny part is the skit where homie mistakenly orders parts and he’s like ‘oh nooohh,I didn’t again’ lol

I’ve been working the overnight shift at Churchill downs doing security on the horses racing in the Oaks and Kentucky Derby. I’ve checked for a new video so many times, you can only talk to a horse so much without it talking back before boredom sets in 😂. Childhood dreams of a real Mr. Ed were crushed once again!😂

Ever since the 90s everyone has slept on the SHO and underestimated them and their performance.....

Out of all the channels I watch, I like the way you integrate your sponsors into your videos. Most people have terrible transitions or splice some ad that doesn't make sense in. At least you show the product while you are in the process of filming your current vid.

I currently run a heavily modified 2016 Audi S6 as a daily - but will always miss my 2012 Livernois SHO on Methanol. They're really special cars, and have SUCH an amazing presence on the road.

A little SHO with my coffee, I think so!

Couple great items to add as far as upgrades goes: EPP Air Intake is a well worthy upgrade as it separates the piping to the two turbos which will result in less waste gate duty cycles and sound cool. EPP hot pipes: as you increase boost the stock hot pipes can result in boost leaks (especially the noise maker) and you can order them in any color and being aluminum might help with some heat dissipation XDI high pressure fuel pump And when 400 AWHP gets boring Gearheads gen 3 turbo upgrade will blow you away.

I love it! “I now have a tuned SHO” meanwhile there’s a car seat in the back!! All good! I have a car seat in the back of my scatpack.

It's so odd, that this is one of my favorite cars of all time. It's not nearly as flashy or showy as some of the sports cars or performance trucks/SUVs I like but this car is at the top of the short list. Excellent job doing maintenance and modifying this car. This is one sick sleeper/grocery getter.

My daily is a 2023 Nissan Frontier Pro4X with 25K miles. It’s got plenty of power, drives/handles well, has all the tech I need, and the seats are very comfortable! I bought it because of the 3.8 n/a motor (no turbos), hydraulic steering (I like a heavier feel), and it was the only midsize truck that I like the design of.

Hey Alex. I daily drive a 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL550 4matic, 132,000 miles. I never thought I'd own a Mercedes but since watching you and all of your Mercedes videos, you gave me the courage to get one. Before this I had a 2013 BMW X5 xdrive 50i which you know the issues they were plagued with. Not that Mercedes are worry-free. But watching your videos literally made me more comfortable purchasing my first Mercedes. And it's an awesome machine. So thanks and I look forward to your videos every weekend.

Daily is a 2003 Toyota Hilux ute 2.7 petrol with 450000 kms. Can loan it to anybody. Perfect for moving jet skis, karts and motorcycles and using as a work bench. In Australia we buy 91, E10 (10% ethanol) ,95 and 98 octane fuel. Also occasionally available E85.

1:05 maybe that is why i recommend replacing the engine while being in there to replace the spark plugs.. 🤔

please do a water pump replacement when needed, I would love to see the engineering benefit for installing a wear part in the engine, thanks for the great content and entertainment - the pure joy in your face and singing when you make repairs is plain awesome!!!

Cup Cake Trays are reusable solid metal trays that you drop cup cake wrappers into and the wrappers make the ridges on the sides of the cup cakes, muffin tins have the ridges formed in them because muffins don't get wrappers (traditionally).

LSC quickly became my favorite youtube car channel. Quality down to earth stuff with a side of silly

Great improvements on the SHO! I’m daily driving a 23 Honda Ridgeline. It’s a quick truck at 6.0 seconds 0-60 and tows up to 5,000 lbs. Not bad for a minivan/suv based truck.

The PTU fails mostly because of galling of the fluid. That causes bearing failure. The heat from the downpipes literally cooks the fluid. Leaks don't help either. Also the ptu holds 18 Oz of fluid. The best fluids we have found have been the Amsoil and the Redline Lightweight Shockproof.

What are you guys daily driving right now? How long has it been your daily?

I was so relieved when i crawled under the wifes '15 SHO to change the PTU fluid after we put 10k on it (85k now), and the fluid looked like maple syrup. Went back in with fluid that looks like maple syrup.👍

I am soo happy that I found your channel... I love your random questions and jokes man 😂❤

Really glad to see that you had a solution to your PTU issue! Last year my 2016 Taurus SEL had the PTU come apart, destroy my driveshaft, and crack my transmission.

Awesome video! Going step by step through the mechanical repair and maintenance is so interesting. I had a 2015 SHO tuned, cold air etc. a couple year back. Such a great daily.

Finally, someone posting SHO content that is long form and in depth !

I daily my 07 LX470 but your channel is constantly giving me ideas to buy a new fun daily and keep the LX for the weekend trips

Not sure if you still have the car, but once you start tuning these 3.5L engines you will need to replace the OEM plastic blow offs. I had mine on a basic tune for most of its life, and the factory BOV cracked from the extra boost after 6 months. I installed a turbo smart one and it sounded even better! I thought these 3.5’s were fast before I started driving BMW’s lol.

FYI, you installed the exhaust tips inbound too far. When the car is at idle the hot air from the exhaust will accumulate behind the bumper cover and deform it. The tip end should be flush with the bumper surface.

I am guessing 163,553.1 miles please send care package this way! Thank you 4 the videos legit. Keep it up bro!

156,832 until strange noises happen! My daily is my youtube name.😂

My Daily: 2018 GMC Canyon 2.8 I4 TD Denali. Restored from total loss left front collision at 38K. Just enjoyed it past 50K!

Mine went at 136k. That's because the catalytic converter is right next to the pto cooking the oil causing it to burn. 2 remedies. Drain plug to add oil every 30k or add a heat shield.

I daily drive a 1999 Cadillac Deville, the Northstar engine has bee rebuilt with the "bulletproof" system to fix the issues that GM never fixed. I love the Tauras SHO!! I think my Caddy might be almost as fast as the SHO (almost) 😂

Thank God for you!!! I have a 2018 with 50K on it and will need to keep track of maintaining it.

Your the first person to inform me there was a name for the illness i knew i had. I too suffer from SPOS. I enjoy attending our support meetings, Cars & Coffee, but i realized they are toxic. They don't help they only cause me to buy more parts. 😥

Awesome video! I love that it's an hour long too. Currently I own a 2015 silver SHO that I bought in 2018 with 29k milage and named her Sheila. I've done nothing to her regarding modifications other than paint and body work. She's never broken down or left me stranded. Fast forward to today, Sheila has over 107k, and all was going good until I had to step on her to pass some fuck-stick while getting on the freeway. I heard a loud noise which I couldn't make out due to the stereo being up loud but I did feel a vibration and the check engine light came on so I immediately pulled off the freeway and all the sudden the vibration went away as well as the check engine light. It was like she repaired herself within seconds which I have never seen that before. I eased her home without any further issues. I drive her the very next day and all is normal. Then a few days later I had to step on her again and the exact same noise/vibration returned and the check engine light came back on as well (it was blinking btw). This time I kicked her into neutral and came to a complete stop at the red light. I shifted into park then back into drive and everything went away again. I've been driving her for about 3 months without any further issues but I have yet to step on her again. Anyone know what this could be? I'm afraid something bad is going to happen any moment and don't know what to do. Thanks

I heard a click in my f150s front end the other week. Some how I installed new ball joints, billet uppers, sway bar links, inner and butter beefy tierods, 4in lift and 33in tires. Noise is gone.

Mine has just crossed the 210000 mark. Love it!

@44:38 ... old Independence Day reference... i fell over at work!! Lmao 😅 😂 🤣

167,517 miles is when the xfer case blows up. Fitting hoses that don't want to go on. A little dishwasher soap as lubricant works wonder. You can also microwave hoses just a bit to heat them or use a heat gun - good for motorcycle head/carb boots. Dishwasher soap to put on motorcycle hand grips works well. And when soap dries- they are on nice and tight. Looks like quite the project. I do enjoy your vids. Keep up the good work. The odd repairs I do I document like how to training vids.

I always wanted to know the difference between "shimying" and "Finagling" and now I know! Sooo helpful!

Lol, you're cure yourself once you retire Lol I, too, suffered from the same syndrome. Once I retired it magically went away 😂. So speaking from experience, I suggest you just keep doing what you're doing and enjoy yourself 👍

I have the exact same car, except mine is a 2013 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor. It is the same color as yours and has the same 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost engine. I've had a Gen 2 and a Gen 3 SHO, and when I saw this car for only $10k with 102,000 miles, I had to buy it. Now its my daily driver. I would like it beter if my power steering had not gone out on me though.

Im so glad somebody is talking about this. I've been suffering for quite some time. I've told my wife, " it may be time for help."

I didn't know cars could have 155 thousand 521 thousand miles lol 😂 go back and listen to what he said. He was excited. Anyways good work

Not bad you should do like a 2018 f150 w Coyote tune now amazing performance.......

168,111 miles when it "grenades". Love the videos, learn something new all the time.

You may be the best mechanic ever. Cutting threads with a ratchet. I have to admit I could never do that. Good video, wish I had your sickness.

Customer came in with 2019 Explorer. Said it smelled like propane. Lifted it and found ptu grenade, exposed gears, fresh new inspection window, ripped the mounting ears off transmission case, and torn the passenger axle center bearing mounts out of the block. Insurance payed for a new trans, new ptu, new axles, new rear prop shafts, and a short block. Was a 38 or 39hr RO for me. Customer traded it in day I finished fixing it on a new blazer for some reason. I purchased the basically new Explorer. And it wasn't expensive since insurance ate the repair bill.

For a very long time, I had the fastest stock turbo SHO a 15 PP. 11.92 and 11.94 back to back runs. Down pipes, tune and lowering springs only. Such a sleeper

Must be nice to get a tune from Gearhead that's not absolute garbage. Ill never run or recommend them to anyone i know. My 15 SHO was constantly SLAMMING into gear and jerk the engine like crazy. I got referred to as "ninja forms revision" and no effort whatsoever was made to fix their junk tune file they sent me. Car drives good stock and i get 23 mpg combined, tuned Id be lucky to see 17 mpg and the car bordered on undrivable.

Im getting that start up rattle with my Flex Ecoboost. You are more than welcome to make a repair video with it😂😂

OMG. finally I’ve found a diagnosis for my ailment.

I watch the video on 1.5 speed 😅omg I was laughing the whole time lol 😂

i like to tape cardboard over the radiator fins to protect when taking out and going back in. takes 5-10 minutes and helps protect the soft fins

I see that Primeweld in the background. 225x ac/dc Tig/stick? Got me one. Well worth what I paid. I got it with the upgraded pedal and before they doubled the price. Money well spent.

2016 ford explorer 25th anniversary After watching this episode I really wish I had the Ecoboost to add some bolt on parts with

SPOS is contagious, and often spreads from family members or "friends"... it also affects computer geeks & gamers as well as anyone who uses the word 'enthusiast'...a sure sign you have SPOS...

Those SHO were nice little sleepers who would think a Taurus would be made with performance in mind

My SHO is a 2011 is highly modified, will run 12.3s in a quarter mile. In our old SHO form we realize when high performance driving this car you got to change that PTU oil every 60,000 mi or you going to blow it up about every 70k to 80,000 MI. Minds blew up at 68k they put a new one in. At 130 k I had problems with the transmission and I had them put your oil drain in and it's only got 144k now and I had no more problems out of it. At 156 k never having the oil changed. And it's making that whining noise and going chuck chuck you riding around on double borrowed time. I don't think you're going to even make 160 k when you start riding it hard it's (PTU) going to blow up on you. Oh if you add methanol injection to it you can get it down to about 4 seconds maybe 3.9 sec 0 to 60😊 check out Shoman04 on RU-vid.

Drive it a little bit spirited and I expect that PTU to grenade in about 12,000 Mi so you're looking at about 167,432. However, you might have once you start putting the fresh lubricant in it, it may actually survive. But it's going to run warm with less than a quart of lubrication in it. As for what I'm seeing you put on I expect about a 4.8 possibly a 4.6 with a little bit of tweaking after you get everything sorted out. Running it a couple of points lean is not a bad idea because it will allow you Fuel mileage, and as long as you have a lower temperature thermostat and a good cooling system, it will handle a couple of points lean anyway, there's nothing wrong with saving fuel

I would have cleaned up the blades on the turbo while I was right there at it, it makes a difference.

You know you're old when you start using 1/2"s you've gotten shorter 😂

On that transfer case put a grease fitting on it and pump it 3-4 pumps every oil change 😅. Better than running it dry.

Sorry to hear of your medical condition. It is more common that most people know. I sympathize because suffer from it also. BTW, that PTE is going to blow at 161,771 miles. Hope your near home when it does.