97 Taurus air bag sensor location/code 45

Under that plastic radiator cover with all the stickers.

Black square box hold down by 4 green bolts

Anybody knows why they use green bolts ??????? Always wandered

Thanks, maybe those green bolts mean it's supossed to be grounded by those green bolts...???....

You think black or silver colored bolts wont do the job ??

OK, I have no "plastic radiator cover with all the stickers". Are you thinking of a older Taurus? Mine looks like the radiator is covered by the whole, what I would call, radiator support. I can't even see the radiator from the top. Well, maybe if I looked though the fans.....Just FYI, the car was wrecked in the front years ago, it could be it all was painted the color of the car and the stickers were not replaced. I looked all over the front, without jacking it up, and I saw nothing that looked like a crash sensor. Maybe I could see it from the bottom? I'll jack it up tomorrow and have a look-see. I've had a little experience with Tauruses but nothing in the front radiator apparently, cause I don't even see how to remove the radiator, I sure don't remember ever doing one. If I was told to remove the radiator, after looking under the hood I would put the car on a lift to look at it first, thats for sure...:)

maybe thats why

If its missing you will see a black square block about 1 " with a arrow on it pointing forward, hold down by 4 bolt.

Originally there green but maybe they used other bolts for it

Located right in the centre above the radiator

It has a white round connector with 4 pins, kinda like a O2 sensor connector

If you have the model with oval head lites it wont apply

FWIW description of sensor is the same, black square block with arrow on it

Well, I think its safe to say just about EVERYTHING on this car is oval. You must be thinking of a different year car :)

Everything? I thought they had gotten the oval rear window gone in 97, maybe it was 98 then....

Have you ever metered the resistance of a black anodized bolt? :-)

I checked on alldata and I'm afraid both sensors are located behind the bumper

Good luck

thanks, a little further investigation tells me its the left crash sensor. Probably a bad ground. (I found that CD I downloaded :)Now I just have to get in the mood to fix it.....

If I remember correctly, that bumper cover comes off pretty easily. About 8 or so screws and it will slide right off.

Cool, thanks for the info.