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My wife's Explorer is for sale. It is a 1998 and she has owned it for circa 22 years with one previous lady owner. This car has been well loved and has loads of history. It is pacific green with an excellent velour interior. It was bought from a main dealer. For the last few years, it has had...

Hi from the UK. I have deliberately not placed this in the UK section, as there is not as much Explorer knowledge over here. However, I am more than happy to hear from anyone in the UK, who has a view. There are only circa 300 second gen Explorers still on the road in the UK....they are...

I still have my 2nd generation which is going strong and 20 years old. I have just bought a 3rd generation Eddie Baur V8, 2004....imported as a right hand drive from Japan. It is a very different driving experience to a 2nd generation. My wife loves it but I must admit I prefer my 2nd gen...

Hi All My 98 Ex recently had a new exhaust fitted....rear of the cats back. I tend to do most work myself these days as there appears to be little Explorer knowledge in independent garages and also...sadly...little care in their work. However, as I didn't have access to a pit/ lift and the...

Hi guys. My 98 Ex is still going strong. I have owned it since circa 18 months old and it has been soooo reliable......seriously! 141K miles now. Cars are quite rare now. Have you checked out how many left.co.uk? 1201licensed and 601 sorn as of the first quarter of 2015. I saw a red one (r...

Hi All Sorry about this. I have been looking for a useful post I had seen previously and cannot find it. I want to change the fluids in the front diff (8W90), Transfer box (ATF - Mercon V) and rear diff 75W145 synthetic. Can someone confirm the quantities and also make any...

Hi folks Just an update I replaced my tyres a few months back. I changed the Goodyears (as provided by Ford for the recall) for a set of 265 70 16 General Grabber AT's. These have proven to be good tyres and a lot cheaper than BFG's. I have not had the chance to try them in the snow yet...

Hi all Has anyone managed to remove the long, plastic, rear bumper step cover without dropping the whole bumper first? I has seen a thread which says drop the bumper and then remove the step by pinching the fastenings with pliers and then levering off the step. The alternative is to simply...

Hi All I have just obtained a passenger side mirror from this guy: samsaws@hotmail.co.uk He is breaking a 97/98 explorer (centre rear number plate). He has sold a few bits but still has most stuff. He was quick to send the part and reasonably priced. I think he is Wales based...

Hi all. I have just got my Ex running well when "white van man" took off the passenger wing mirror. Does anyone have one they can sell me or is this a Rock Auto job? Many thanks

Hi all I have just changed the plugs on my 98 EX. It had original Motorcrafts in it and whilst they were supposed to have been previously changed by the dealer (I have owned the Ex since near new and it now is at 123K) the condition was not that good and the gaps were (no exageration) over...

Hi All I have a 98 Ex in standard spec. We have owned it since almost new. I have an unusual issue in that the temperature guage needle indicates well below zero when cold and even when the vehicle is at running temperature the needle only indicates just above zero. At the same time I appear...

Hi All. This may help someone....it helped me. It relates to the rectangular driving lights in the front bumper on pre-North Face trucks. Mine had lost the silvering and one glass was cracked. I ordered some universal frony fogs/ lamps on Ebay (number is now 161040655053) for £10.99...

Hi All Just a response to JAYFEZ's request in a previous thread (blower resistor) re the replacement of inlet manifold gaskets. MIKEH's previous post is very detailed. http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61152&highlight=98+sohc+mikeh The details of installation are on...

Hi all Does anybody know the best place to get an OOM12 kit? Chris Q is out. Is there a supplier in the UK or will it have top come from the US? Cheers Neil