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As a pilot, I am aware of what to do in an emergency in the air. And we have excellent training to handle most in flight emergencies. There is no training given to people driving cars on what to do in case of engine failure on a super highway. But this happened to my wife and no one can assume...

1998 6 cyl 4L Ford Explorer or a Ford Exploder ??? Ford Explorer is called Exploder because on my 1998, the rear back timing chain tensioner, that is made out of plastic which in an oil environment ,will breakdown in time and fail. My time happened at 171,000 km. The cost to repair and labour...

Fix it yourself Thanks for your reply Dosman. Sorry to hear about your misfortune with your dealership. Why is it that they all have to charge so much for doing so little. One problem is this estimate book that they have that tells them how many hours they should charge for doing a particular...

Hello, This is from a CANUCK who just experienced the death of his 1998 Ford Explorer with the famous 4 L SOHC. At 161,000 KM (96,600 MILES for our US friend) the number 1, 2, and 3 cylinders had no compression. It was due to the breakdown of the plastic tensioner on the timing chain that...