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This truck will be FOR SALE when I am finished, if you are in the denver area and are interested let me know!!
This is a 98 XLT V8 AWD with 96K miles, maroon
I found the truck on craigslist about 6 months ago, the kid drove it with no oil until the engine seized
I was able to get it started and running, bad knock in the engine
truck has 96K miles, a few paint scratches, a bent up front bumper, loose tailgate glass and no radio display. Other then that this is one CLEAN CLEAN 98:
I bargained with the guy and got a good deal on this truck, more then I wanted to spend, but I couldnt come home without it.
I tightened the trucks drain plug (finger tight), added two quarts of oil, got it started with my jumper box and drove it 30 miles to home! It drove GREAT, so smooth! not like my noisy lifted 96 LOL
engine knock got progressively worse on the way home, but it did run well all 30 miles
I shut it down and parked it
I have finally got her in the garage over the last two weeks and started swapping engines
I found a 1999 Explorer 5.0L V8 in town with 93K miles for $350 missing pass side exhaust manifold, fan/clutch bent, oil filter fubar from accident, also bent drivers side engine mount plate and bolts! wow..... hard hit
So I wont bore you with the details of pulling the 99 engine, except for these facts:
you can remove the V8 without dropping the exhaust down pipes
You must remove the center console and carpet to access pass side and top bellhousing bolts, also the trans dipstick bolt
98 XLT missing an engine, engine bay masked off and cleaned with Gunk Foamy engine brite and a power wash:
Now with the 98 and 99 engines side by side I can see the changes (most of which I was already aware of)
the 98 uses a return style fuel rail, the 99 is returnless, so I put the 98 rail on the 99 engine
98 (yellow injectors):
99 (white injectors):
carefully CLEAN the lower intake around all 8 injectors (compressed air and wire brush)
remove the 4 fuel rail retaining screws
GENTLY pull all 4 injectors out on each side, keeping them seated in the fuel rail
CLEAN the injector O rings and lube them with ATF/vaseline
press the new injectors into the lower intake and install retaining bolts
Next I can see other differences:
the 98 still uses the lower radiator hose oil cooler / oil filter mount, the 99 does not
99 oil filter:
I chose to use the 99 style oil filter mount, so I had to purchase a 99 lower radiator hose
The oil pressure sensor and cam position sensor are also different on the 99 engine, you can see in the above picture the 99 oil pressure sensor has two pins, in 98 it is still one wire
99 also has a different stamped steel oil pan with oil level sensor, the 98 uses a cast pan with no sensor = LOL @ Ford
99 engine cam sensor = two wires, 98 = 3 wires
Here is the 99 engine with the new sensors and 98 fuel rail, all cleaned up and ready to go in:
(notice 1 wire oil press sensor)
Now the fun part, stabbing!
Form my experience here I know that if I drop the engine into the truck WITHOUT the side mount engine plates I can EASILY aling it to teh transmission bellhousing and torque converter
THEN you bolt the engine and trans together, making sure to align the flywheel/converter
Now finally after they are stabbed you can raise the engine back up and install the engine mount plates and drop the new 5.0L onto the engine mounts
That is as far as I got yesterday, I cannot bring myself to install a greasy engine LOL even when its not my truck! I spent ALOT of time yesterday prepping this sucker to go in, scrubbing grease and dirt and I painted the upper intake BRIGHT RED
Somebodyin the Denver area is going to get a wicked ass V8 explorer with low miles! I want to keep this truck, but I would have to sell my 96 and thats not gonna happen!
Some of the new parts:
oil & filter
New Autolite double plat plugs
New Purolatorair filter
new Dacron transmission filter and 12 quarts of Mercon V
new exhaust manifold gaskets
new upper intake gasket
new 195 thermo and gasket
new 99 lower radiator hose
new fuel filter
new coolant
Also getting a brand new chrome front bumper and a full detail before sale
Next: drain converter and drop trans pan, install new trans filter, engine exhaust manifolds (going to use the 99 style cast manifolds), new plugs, all wiring and plumbing in engine bay
ince the engine is in and running I will be fixing the radio display, the rear hatch glass hinge, detailing the truck including flat black for the body trim/pillars
Man I hate to sell this truck, 98 V8 with 96K miles? few scratches and no dents, completely gone through by yours truly!! = hard to part with these things
This is a 98 XLT V8 AWD with 96K miles, maroon
I found the truck on craigslist about 6 months ago, the kid drove it with no oil until the engine seized
I was able to get it started and running, bad knock in the engine
truck has 96K miles, a few paint scratches, a bent up front bumper, loose tailgate glass and no radio display. Other then that this is one CLEAN CLEAN 98:
I bargained with the guy and got a good deal on this truck, more then I wanted to spend, but I couldnt come home without it.
I tightened the trucks drain plug (finger tight), added two quarts of oil, got it started with my jumper box and drove it 30 miles to home! It drove GREAT, so smooth! not like my noisy lifted 96 LOL
engine knock got progressively worse on the way home, but it did run well all 30 miles
I shut it down and parked it
I have finally got her in the garage over the last two weeks and started swapping engines
I found a 1999 Explorer 5.0L V8 in town with 93K miles for $350 missing pass side exhaust manifold, fan/clutch bent, oil filter fubar from accident, also bent drivers side engine mount plate and bolts! wow..... hard hit
So I wont bore you with the details of pulling the 99 engine, except for these facts:
you can remove the V8 without dropping the exhaust down pipes
You must remove the center console and carpet to access pass side and top bellhousing bolts, also the trans dipstick bolt
98 XLT missing an engine, engine bay masked off and cleaned with Gunk Foamy engine brite and a power wash:
Now with the 98 and 99 engines side by side I can see the changes (most of which I was already aware of)
the 98 uses a return style fuel rail, the 99 is returnless, so I put the 98 rail on the 99 engine
98 (yellow injectors):
99 (white injectors):
carefully CLEAN the lower intake around all 8 injectors (compressed air and wire brush)
remove the 4 fuel rail retaining screws
GENTLY pull all 4 injectors out on each side, keeping them seated in the fuel rail
CLEAN the injector O rings and lube them with ATF/vaseline
press the new injectors into the lower intake and install retaining bolts
Next I can see other differences:
the 98 still uses the lower radiator hose oil cooler / oil filter mount, the 99 does not
99 oil filter:
I chose to use the 99 style oil filter mount, so I had to purchase a 99 lower radiator hose
The oil pressure sensor and cam position sensor are also different on the 99 engine, you can see in the above picture the 99 oil pressure sensor has two pins, in 98 it is still one wire
99 also has a different stamped steel oil pan with oil level sensor, the 98 uses a cast pan with no sensor = LOL @ Ford
99 engine cam sensor = two wires, 98 = 3 wires
Here is the 99 engine with the new sensors and 98 fuel rail, all cleaned up and ready to go in:
(notice 1 wire oil press sensor)
Now the fun part, stabbing!
Form my experience here I know that if I drop the engine into the truck WITHOUT the side mount engine plates I can EASILY aling it to teh transmission bellhousing and torque converter
THEN you bolt the engine and trans together, making sure to align the flywheel/converter
Now finally after they are stabbed you can raise the engine back up and install the engine mount plates and drop the new 5.0L onto the engine mounts
That is as far as I got yesterday, I cannot bring myself to install a greasy engine LOL even when its not my truck! I spent ALOT of time yesterday prepping this sucker to go in, scrubbing grease and dirt and I painted the upper intake BRIGHT RED
Somebodyin the Denver area is going to get a wicked ass V8 explorer with low miles! I want to keep this truck, but I would have to sell my 96 and thats not gonna happen!
Some of the new parts:
oil & filter
New Autolite double plat plugs
New Purolatorair filter
new Dacron transmission filter and 12 quarts of Mercon V
new exhaust manifold gaskets
new upper intake gasket
new 195 thermo and gasket
new 99 lower radiator hose
new fuel filter
new coolant
Also getting a brand new chrome front bumper and a full detail before sale
Next: drain converter and drop trans pan, install new trans filter, engine exhaust manifolds (going to use the 99 style cast manifolds), new plugs, all wiring and plumbing in engine bay
ince the engine is in and running I will be fixing the radio display, the rear hatch glass hinge, detailing the truck including flat black for the body trim/pillars
Man I hate to sell this truck, 98 V8 with 96K miles? few scratches and no dents, completely gone through by yours truly!! = hard to part with these things