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Hey guys, I have a 98' Ex and my buddy has a 00' Ex He just bought the car and started driving home, but it died on the way. AAA came and the battery checked out good, but apparently the alternator was tested and deemed weak output. They towed him the rest of the way home. He replaced the...

Damn it !! Rust is gonna kill my EX before anything else ! Keep my rig in top shape and she purrs beautifully, but I live in the North East and she's rusting out in a few key spots. One of those spots is along the windshield seam. I'm pretty confident in my assumption that the rust is happening...

So passenger side headlight goes out and I notice this 5 mins away from home at night. However, when I put the high beams on, it works. So I leave the high beams on to get home and avoid getting pulled over. Next day I buy a new bulb and replace it. Turn the headlights on to make sure it...

I take good car of my old girl. She's old and got plenty of miles, but runs beautifully, and I know her purr well and can hear in a second an issues I need to check out or fix. She's my girl and I know her well. I was stumped this morning when I went to start her and she just turned over with...

Hey all, I've replace all the hard lines on my 98' Ex from ABS unit to each caliper myself before, and the line that goes over the rear diff. The two short lines from the MC to ABS looked fine at the time so I let them be (wish I just replaced them too) because now they look ready to be...

Or a vacuum leak. I'm thinking its a vacuum leak because I just started noticing this hissing sound coming from the drivers side under the hood when the car is running. When the car is stopped the hissing continues for a quick second or two more before completely dying, like the last bits of air...

I changed my transfer case fluid today and replaced with motorcraft transfer case fluid because I've never addressed the t-case and wanted to make sure it was filled properly with good fluid. To my surprise the old stuff looked surprising healthy. The change was simple and seamless. Afterwards...

It was a few years ago, but I've changed both differentials oil. I believe I remember that I do not have a limited slip differential in the back (can someone remind me how to make sure of that) is it on the tag bolted to the cover ? Or somehow coded in the VIN ? Anyway, I bought new Mobil 1...

Apparently a notorious problem for the Ford Explorers, I returned to my car yesterday and spotted the evap canister and mount hanging by the last thread of rust. I temporarily supported it with some wire to get home. I've already been throwing P1451 Code, and when the canister dropped some of...

I can post a pic if necessary but I have a feeling someone will know what I'm talking about. I've always wondered what that "box" is located in the rear of the vehicle and above/behind the spare tire. It's supported by a piece of metal that in my case is so rusted out that this "box" is now...

Hey guys, One of the cables from the alternator (the one that is held down with a nut) was in my way from getting to a bolt, so I removed the nut and alternator cable. When I was going to put the cable back I accidentally grounded the end of the cable on some metal and heard a loud pop. Once...

Is there a few common locations to find a coolant leak on a 98' SOHC ? I have a leak that I haven't been able to trace up to the source. It drips down to the road on the passenger side towards the front of the engine. It hits the cross member, and it hits the oil pan in the front so that it...

I'm dealing with a very stubborn passenger side sensor, before the cat that will not come out for me. Can I drill a hole in the exhaust pipe and tap it so that I could leave the old sensor in place and simply screw the new on in my new hole ? Only issue I can think of is that there won't be...

Just wondering if this sound I'm hearing on startup is my timing chain, though it doesn't exactly match the sound people describe, it does occur at startup and my SOHC is hitting 235 K ! From what I've heard online through videos and descriptions, timing chain is more of an abrasive, metallic...

I thought I read somewhere on the forums that when cold starting, if you turn the engine a few times but release the key before the engine actually starts you will build oil pressure so that when you do finally allow the car to start and run oil will be at the timing chain immediately. Is this...

This one seemed so simple, but I'm now stumped. Here is the order of events. It started as a tiny, "chirp" at startup. One quick chirp and immediately went away after starting. Few days later. Grinding Pulley noise comes from engine. Discover AC compressor pulley is shot so I replace it...

By doing research for another topic, I came across a bunch of info about how the SOHC engines timing chain guides suck. I had no idea about this being such a huge problem with the SOHC engines. I have a 98' at 215,000 miles. It seems as though I have a very, subtle rattling noise under the...

I put this in the driveshaft CV joint sticky above, I just did this replacement [driveshaft CV] on my truck because I would get a loud "clunck" when reversing and turning in four wheel drive. Also replaced the U joint while I was taking the shaft off. Everything went smoothly. Installed...

I have my VB out on my table cleaning the gaskets and found this little piece. I was very careful not to drop any pieces from it so I'm not 100 percent sure its from the VB but it was on the table with it sooooo..... anyone know what it is ? Screw is for reference. I'm referring to the small...

I have a 98' XLT 4x4 Explorer. I bought rear leaf springs for a great price, but found out they came from a 96' 4x2 Explorer. The leafs currently on my truck a frowning, literally. Will the new ones I bought be compatible ?

My speedometer stopped working and I started having some weird transmission bumping. Got P0500 code (VSS). After buying the wrong VSS (transfer case mounted VSS) I went back and got the correct one that is mounted on the rear differential. I replaced the old sensor with the new and it still...

It seems to be related to the drive train because the circular chirping gets louder when I press the gas, although I can sometimes hear it when I'm coming to stop. What should I be checking, wheel bearings, cv joint... ? Its definitely the rear passenger wheel...I ran along side the car as...

I fought so hard to get an o2 sensor off my 98 explorer. When I finally got it off the threads on the sensor were smeared smooth, and the threads in the hole of the exhaust where the sensor goes is a little ruined too. I need to retap those threads so I can get my new sensor in and seated...

Hey folks, did some light reading on here regarding transmission attention. I feel a little more apprehensive about attacking this after having read all the theories and methods of going about. Initially I had planned to drop my pan, drain fluid, replace filter and gasket, and put everything...