Cleon V. Wells
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- September 5, 2017
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- City, State
- Monee, Illinois
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2017 Explorer basic
If you’re buying a used car I would,
Look at the oil dipstick for milky colored oil.
Look under the oil filler cap for the same milky color.
Shine a light into the oil filler opening and look for any signs of this milky colored oil.
If there are no signs of water in the oil ( milky looking oil ) the water pump could be OK.
I would put a black mark at the water level in the water reservoir when the engine is cold and a red mark when the engine is hot. I would check these levels and the look of the milky oil for several thousand miles.
We have two Explorers at 2012/100k miles and a 2017/1500 miles ( both base models ) I just marked both tanks after watching this Utube video. I assume that Ford has improved the bearing and seal of this pump.
Cleon Wells
Look at the oil dipstick for milky colored oil.
Look under the oil filler cap for the same milky color.
Shine a light into the oil filler opening and look for any signs of this milky colored oil.
If there are no signs of water in the oil ( milky looking oil ) the water pump could be OK.
I would put a black mark at the water level in the water reservoir when the engine is cold and a red mark when the engine is hot. I would check these levels and the look of the milky oil for several thousand miles.
We have two Explorers at 2012/100k miles and a 2017/1500 miles ( both base models ) I just marked both tanks after watching this Utube video. I assume that Ford has improved the bearing and seal of this pump.
Cleon Wells