Coolant & oil leaks on a 2001 Sport Trac.

reimortel · 07-02-2009, 07:32 PM

good morning to all. i'm a newbie here. can someone help/post pictures on how to remove valve cover and thermostat housing of 4.0l engine of the sporttrac. got some oil leak that flows through the exhaust manifold. tia guys.
asap.

**BrooklynBay** · 07-02-2009, 09:25 PM

Welcome to this forum! I've renamed, and moved your thread to the 2001-2005 Sport Trac section.

*rileyrs* · 07-02-2009, 10:08 PM

this series of videos is about as in depth as you can go on stat replacement.

its on a first gen, but its still a 4.0, so should be very similar. if you watch this i bet you can figure your stat out.

this will help you with the stat housing, idk bout the valve cover on that car tho, sorry

http://www.ehow.com/video_2327363_di...-symptoms.html

reimortel · 07-02-2009, 11:53 PM

thank you very much for the video you've sent me.now i'm hoping that someone could sent me a step by step removal and installationof valve cover. thanks a lot guys.

*rileyrs* · 07-03-2009, 12:23 AM

this is all i can find on valve covers.
no pics or vids, sorry

http://www.explorerforum.com/Singlet...ges/valve.html

07-02-2009, 07:32 PM	#1
reimortel Wannabe Elite Explorer 01 sporttrac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Coolant & oil leaks on a 2001 Sport Trac. good morning to all. i'm a newbie here. can someone help/post pictures on how to remove valve cover and thermostat housing of 4.0l engine of the sporttrac. got some oil leak that flows through the exhaust manifold. tia guys. asap.

07-02-2009, 09:25 PM	#2
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07-02-2009, 11:53 PM	#4
reimortel Wannabe Elite Explorer 01 sporttrac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	coolant leaks thank you very much for the video you've sent me.now i'm hoping that someone could sent me a step by step removal and installationof valve cover. thanks a lot guys.

07-02-2009, 10:08 PM	#3
rileyrs Elite Explorer 2002 ranger Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 886 Vehicle Specs	this series of videos is about as in depth as you can go on stat replacement. its on a first gen, but its still a 4.0, so should be very similar. if you watch this i bet you can figure your stat out. this will help you with the stat housing, idk bout the valve cover on that car tho, sorry http://www.ehow.com/video_2327363_di...-symptoms.html

07-03-2009, 12:23 AM	#5
rileyrs Elite Explorer 2002 ranger Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 886 Vehicle Specs	this is all i can find on valve covers. no pics or vids, sorry http://www.explorerforum.com/Singlet...ges/valve.html