I have a 97 Ford Taurus thaat needs the TRS sensor replaced, but I do not know where it is located in order to figure out if it is an 8 pin or 12 pin. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forum!

The Transmission Range Sensor (TRS) is mounted to the top horizontal surface of the transmission, basically below the brake master cylinder.

-Rod

Instructions and pictures. (http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1a/ff/e5/0900823d801affe5/repairInfoPages.htm)

Thank you very much to both of you. Your guidance and help allowed me to get my car running and working in great condition. I really appreciated it and am proud to say with your help you saved me some money and time. Thank you again,.