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Thanks dude It has done 90,0000 klm serviced the motor and tannie, I should do the rest I did do some very dusty off roading - so of to the work shop it goes again. Thanks

Could someone tell me what could be causing my X to loose power. On take off it's ok it's just when I am going up a steep hill it labours and doesn't seem to want to kick down. I did I thought get a bad load off fuil a while back nearly stopped on me going up a big hill,put new fuil in and it...

TP well it doesn't happen till the motor is hot and a slipping feeling happens as if the wheels are slipping on rocks. only when I take off at lights and when it kicks down as in going up a hill at about 80 klm it has done 90,000 klm and just gave the auto a service for peace of mine the report...

I have a 98 X Auto and could feel it shudder on pulling away gave it a service by Ford and they told me it is in my Transfer case,they say it is cheaper to put a second hand one in than to repair it, what do you think. I am in Australia so parts arn't cheap here. Thanks john

To Buffalo,sorry mate but thats whats it like in OZ. Good one day better the next. To Howard, Thanks mate that is exactly what is happening I will have a look.

My a/c is doing some strange things,like moving the air flow direction to demist then to the feet then back to the face with out me doing a thing,very annoying when you wont the air in your face,any one else had this problem and if so how did you fix it. 98 sohc sports auto. Thanx john

Sorry all i fell so silly after a closer look i could see that the dip stick has a yellow tip on it,god it horrible getting old and blind. Thanks

Thanks for that info, I think I might have got a bad load of fuel, as for the trannie,I forgot to say the oil went back to the red colour after cooling,if I had got water in it, it would still be a different colour?

I have a 98 x sohc auto and was doing some light off roading in four wheel drive high and low ,when i noticed I could smell burning oil, stopping the car and turned the engin off I checked the engin oil ok, auto trannsmition,it looked very strange yellow and bubbles is this normal or could had...

Just a Quick note to say thanx for all the help you guys gave me, I decided to go with Cooper's tyres 30x10rx15 H/T as I only do a bit of off road and do a lot of caravaning, so far I am pleased they feel real good. Again Thankyou. John :)

Wooops!! James t :confused: Sorry about that I got a bit carried away, yer thats the size, got any info :rolleyes:

Thinking of buying some Cooper tyres for my X. Has anyone used these tyres before, what about 39x9.5x15 has anyone tried this size. Thanx

Let me start by saying this is a very helpful site, but i do have one problem here and that is you are all the way up there, the advice is good but how do i get the parts down here. So if you don't mind I would like to ask an Aussie to start up a site like yours so that we can be closer with...

Thanks mate,but is there anything i can do to prevent the timing chain breaking, and as for the tyre's i have had the car raised about 2" allround Thanks John

Could someone please clear up a roomer for me, I have been told that my 98 Explorer will blow up when I get to 100,000 klm.Something about the timing chain , I bought it from new and have had it serviced by Ford no mention by them, I have 89,000 klm and have had no problems as yet, also can you...