2000 model problems issues

sc4x4 · 03-27-2006, 05:27 AM

I am looking at at 2000 2 door sport with the 4.0 OHV and auto. Did ford have all the problems worked out of the 4.0 OHV by 2000? Explorer has 98,650 miles on it definetly high for a 2000, it was a fleet vehicle. Were there any other problems with this model year? transmission? rear axle? I searched recalls and did not find any for this year and model. I now early explorers fried transmissions alot, have never really heard any thing bad about the 4.o ohv, I have read issues with the 4.o sohc. Please give me all your input good, bad or ugly

Thanks,
sc4x4

*gijoecam* · 03-27-2006, 07:31 AM

The 4.0 OHV had been around for the better part of a decade at that point, and yes they had the bugs worked out of it for the most part. The engine isn't the most powerful one they ever made, but with regular maintenance it'll last forever. Decent amounts of low-end torque, but not a very high-revving motor.

Things to look for: Front differential seals, bad CV joints, front ball joints, regular transmission maintenance (should have the 5R55E, and they hold up pretty well with regular fluid/filter changes).

100,000 miles on a 6-year old vehicle is pretty normal, or even a little low by some standards. It'll be long past due for shocks, I'm sure, especially if it was a fleet vehicle.

-Joe

03-27-2006, 05:27 AM	#1
sc4x4 Wannabe Elite Explorer Columbus, OH 97 5.0, 2000 sport Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	2000 model problems issues I am looking at at 2000 2 door sport with the 4.0 OHV and auto. Did ford have all the problems worked out of the 4.0 OHV by 2000? Explorer has 98,650 miles on it definetly high for a 2000, it was a fleet vehicle. Were there any other problems with this model year? transmission? rear axle? I searched recalls and did not find any for this year and model. I now early explorers fried transmissions alot, have never really heard any thing bad about the 4.o ohv, I have read issues with the 4.o sohc. Please give me all your input good, bad or ugly Thanks, sc4x4

03-27-2006, 07:31 AM	#2
gijoecam Village Idiot Trenton, MI 98 ExSport, '00 F-150 Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 8,348 Vehicle Specs	The 4.0 OHV had been around for the better part of a decade at that point, and yes they had the bugs worked out of it for the most part. The engine isn't the most powerful one they ever made, but with regular maintenance it'll last forever. Decent amounts of low-end torque, but not a very high-revving motor. Things to look for: Front differential seals, bad CV joints, front ball joints, regular transmission maintenance (should have the 5R55E, and they hold up pretty well with regular fluid/filter changes). 100,000 miles on a 6-year old vehicle is pretty normal, or even a little low by some standards. It'll be long past due for shocks, I'm sure, especially if it was a fleet vehicle. -Joe __________________ -98 Explorer Sport, 4.0 SOHC, K&N drop-in, LEMON in progress! -'00 F-150, mucho mods *"We need to allow Darwinism take it's course and let the idiots weed themselves out of existance."* ~ Rick Horwitz We must believe in free will — we have no choice. ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer I'm not smart, just a resourceful idiot. ~ Me