Recent content by shadowless127

Yup, I remember that thread. I had both heads rebuilt and one of the cams replaced in February due to the never ending misfire game which wound up being a failed cam which lead to low compression in one of the cylinders.. I've had it with this engine. I found a 2005 long block with 78K mi for...

Welp, that thread did confirm my fears about my current Aviator engine. Same symptoms, i'm now petrified if my crank is shot. Will find out from the shop later.

Does anyone know what the differences are between the Explorer/Mountaineer short block vs the Aviator short block? Is it just the forged crank?

Picked it up last night, put about 80mi on it, 25% city 75% highway. I honestly don't remember the last time this thing idled so smooth and drove so good. Saw an instant gain in MPG as well.

Took it to Mechanic A Monday night as I didn't need a car yesterday because it was my company's Christmas party so I was planning on getting loaded and not driving so it worked out well. He said the coil is a dud. He also said he doesnt feel it's an internal engine issue. I only ever run top...

Was this miss on a single cylinder or random?

I would just get a rebuild with a warranty, honestly. I think on the Aviator a rebuild 5r55 was 3100$ with a 2yr/24K warranty. 25K miles later it still shifts like a champ.

This pertains to my 04 Aviator... So for about the past year every 6-8 weeks Cylinder 6 would miss once then never do it again. Mechanic A confirmed what I was thinking and said the coil was most likely dying and that as long as it's not doing it very often to just leave it till it worsens...

04 Aviator, Navigation w/ non-THX system (same as the high end system in the 3rd gen Explorer/Mountaineer). About 2 years ago both front and rear right door speakers just stopped working. I'm assuming the wiring/speaker setup is the same as the Explorer/Mountaineer where the speakers are wired...

Most Fords have always-on outlets, at least from my experience. I suspect your '14 is no different.

So my mom has an 04 Aviator with the audiophile (non-THX) system and the Factory Navigation unit. A couple years ago for no reason, both the FR and RR speakers just quit working. FL, RL, and Sub still work fine. Now, my question is, is the amp that powers the door speakers built into the...

I suspect either the ECU or there's a wire loom somewhere that has been compromised.

On my 01 I had tons of issues with leaks between the transmission and the cooler. Nice to see they didn't fix the issue with the 3rd gens.

What did it smell like? Was it a rubbery smell, chemical smell, metallic smell? 2500rpm uphill climbs shouldn't overheat your transmission. I have the same 5spd in my 03 V8 and two weeks ago just did a trip up to the mountains that was constant 2500-3000rpm inclines and didnt have any issues...

Maybe it's Advance Auto, since every Advance Auto brand product I put on my 01 failed prematurely. Got two of their u joints for the rear prop shaft, and the front one let go after ~!500mi leaving my driveshaft dragging on a road a mile from my house -_-