Recent content by PapaGary

A picture would be nice.

Uh, it looks like Zodiac, the original poster, already figured out where it is and replaced it:

This shows where it is and how to replace it. The dealer will probably charge $100 for this job. Cabin Filter Replacement: Ford Explorer 2011-2017 2016 Ford Explorer Limited 2.3L 4 Cyl. Turbo The above is the same for all Explorers. You can buy the Cabin air filter for less than $10 at Walmart...

Does your Explorer have the factory towing package? If it does then you needed one of these: Trailer Brake Control Harness

Tires will be cheaper.

Wow. Whenever I have bought a new car and it came with a license plate frame it was off and in the trash right after I got home. When I bought the Explorer I told them I did not want the front bumper drilled for a front license plate holder (Kansas only issues one plate) and I definitely didn't...

Ah, been there, done that. The final repair was done with 3M weatherstrip adhesive. Pull it out like you show in the last picture and far enough to glop in a bunch of the weatherstrip adhesive, wait a few minutes and then clamp it down and leave it for a few hours. I used a big metal clothes pin...

Wow. I've been messing around with cars for 55+ years and have never heard of rust "pitting" rotors. I presently own three cars and it is not uncommon for one of them to not get driven for several months (my Mazda Miata convertible for instance) and have never seen this. Learn something new...

Actually the air scoop/deflector runs under the oil drain plug and has to be removed to get to it. The oil filter sits in front of the oil pan and is easily accessible. However as tucked up into the engine block as it is it would not seem to be exposed enough to be damaged from road debris.

Okay, I never heard of magnetic being a color.

Magnetic? Good luck.

From the 2017 Explorer Owner's Manual: This summer, when towing our travel trailer, we found this to be true.

I'm pretty sure that the Ford V6 in the RWD vehicles is the same as the V6 in the FWD vehicles.

A safer way to clean out the drain passages is to use string trimmer line. As the drains may use rubber tubing for part of their runs the plastic trimmer line would be less likely to damage them. It's what I've always used on other vehicles and trust me you do NOT want to damage or unseat one of...

We call ours "The Whale".