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    02 Xls 4.0 slight rough idle

    Ok here's an update.. I could not find any damaged vacuum hose that could be causing this issue. The one hose that I thought could be causing the issue, I unplugged an capped the hole on the intake and it still had that little stumble at idle. I thought about changing the PCV valve, but there is...
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    02 Xls 4.0 slight rough idle

    Yea I saw that page about the ecu flash. I don't think that's it since I never really noticed that rough idle before the tune up. I could be wrong though. I will try that hose coming from the evap system as well as look for that other hose with the bend. I would like to think it is a hose...
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    02 Xls 4.0 slight rough idle

    Is that even the same engine?
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    02 Xls 4.0 slight rough idle

    No its a 4door xls. Now I saw that thread before, but that picture is so up close I don't have anything in that picture that I can reference.
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    02 Xls 4.0 slight rough idle

    I have a 02 xls 4.0 with 105k on it and it has a slight rough idle. Its nothing major that really anyone would notice, but I do. I'm used to a smooth idle with cars and this is not my only car. All of the following was changed in May at about 102k. Plugs (oe), fuel filter (oe), wires (autolite I...
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    How To: Replacing Upper Ball Joints on a 3rd Gen 4x4 [Pictures]

    I would like to thank the members for the informative information in this post. I just went ahead and changed both control arms since, I was able to get them from advance auto for $44 each. You can't beat that price for a whole new set of control arms. I also think that route is easier as...
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    Greasing the slip yoke: How-to

    I have a 3rd gen same boot but looks a little bigger.. How in the world are you guys getting those clamps off with the car jacked up?? I've been trying for about an hr and can't even get a screwdriver under them enough to pry them up. Am i missing something here??
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    02 XLS Transmisson mount

    I have been looking on this site for awhile and found a lot of helpful info. I have an XLS 4wd. Now I have search for this and have not come up with anything. I get this issue when I first accelerate and rite after I come to a stop, I get this lurching feeling forward and backward. If feels like...
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