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Just get some yourself off Rock Auto, will be cheaper than the middleman markup at a shop or tire store. It is not illegal at all, they were feeding you a load of nonsense. Yes it is easy for any tire shop to fix, just replace the stem, or if it has been say 10-ish years or more since the...

Are your control arm bushings shot? Back when I did mine, it just had the BJ boot torn, bushings looked good still. I didn't even get rid of the old one, thinking some day I might get motivated to find a boot for it but in the mean time... I got a Mevotech MK8710T on clearance at Rock Auto...

Anyone know if that fan is sleeve or ball bearing? I never hear mine, so if I were to start to hear it, I'd wonder if the bearing is wearing out and if sleeve bearing, might be time to pull it and add a little oil.

Did yours have the new design, 1-piece cast iron toe links installed? What I see for 21R01 just refers back to recall notice 21S32, but with 21R01 being a "regional program". To clarify that, under the 21S32, I am in a "high corrosion" region, but CO is not, so it seems like parts supplies...

Welcome to the forum! Did it look the color of a chocolate milkshake? If so then you probably have one of the V6 3.5L engines with an internal water pump and the seal in the water pump failed, getting coolant into the oil, which wrecks the engine's lubrication and the chunks were either some...

What is the program # on the one you received the other day? I received 3 letters and the shop did work twice. I first took my '14 in under recall program notice # 20S62, April 2021 at which time the invoice stated "inspected rear knuckles, passed. Replaced nuts/bolts" Received a 2nd letter...

I appreciate your hassle with this, BUT!!!! Aren't you being a little overly dramatic?

If "gone through a set of brakes in a short amount of time", means they wore normally but wore out too quickly, then consider this: Heavy aka severe duty brake pads provide extra friction and/or reduced heat fading. They do not last longer before worn out, instead tend to eat up rotors faster...

My '98 came with the towing package, and if you mean the 3000lb rated bumper with the hole for ball mount, it has that too. That connector at the rear tail light, plugs into parts that were not factory installed on the vehicle but instead came in a cardboard box, a pigtail ending in a towing...

If they're not replacing them if not loose, then am I right in thinking that since safety recalls don't expire, those of us who don't get them replaced *now*, will get a one-time future replacement? Surely they can't call the recall work completed merely because the trim isn't loose yet? We...

Don't know if anyone has linked this doc yet but it describes inspection, cost allowances, has inspection fail / pass, and installation video links (same links I embedded in this post), and more for this 24S02 recall: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCMN-24V031-2265.pdf

It appears that this product is sold under multiple rebrands and even the same pictures used to show it. It also looks like some kits include the left or right trim moulding. https://www.amazon.com/IGNITION-Passenger-Windshield-Moulding-Compatible/dp/B08HQF2ZZH?tag=seriouexplor-20...

I can't find reference to anything more recent than 1990, are you certain there was still a master parts catalog by 1998? What would you do with one?

Welcome to the forum! 2013-2015 with the 3.5L NA have a known issue, see this video and the TSB 15-0149. I don't know for certain that this is the problem but seems possible... https://www.tsbsearch.com/Ford/15-0149 I experienced this on my '14 but only after a single *bad?* tank of gas...

Welcome to the forum! Well since you put it that way (Timken bearing)... https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1119495&cc=1414493&pt=1636&jsn=679

I wonder if all the non-motorcraft generics are coming from the same Chinese factory, regardless of seller or branding. I checked Rock Auto and they offer a Dorman door trim panel but not the A pillar trim... at least not listed for my '14.

Thanks but what made the least sense was leaving the vehicle there for over 6 months, that you had to demand to get it back, and that they drove it around, so it was drivable.

Nothing you wrote makes any sense. Can you CONCISELY elaborate?

Good to know that cowl piece is available for $90 delivered. IIRC, Ford parts stores wanted north of $300 for shipping alone on that part last year, and I just checked a moment ago and they still want over $200 shipping (+$214.50 part cost) today.

Yes, the recall is to replace ALL of them, even if still fitting tight and with perfect rubber. However I am not sure that they will replace the rubber itself?

^ Maybe stuff a piece of material (rubber?) in as a shim to hold them still till the replacements are available? I wouldn't use an adhesive because that might be a problem when it comes time for the shop to replace them.

No they are supposed to send a letter informing me when the local dealer has the parts to do it. Did you receive the original recall letter stating that? They were supposed to be mailed to everyone based on having a relevant model year explorer registered with their state's dept of motor...

You mean the engine? Which engine? Like a timing chain?

It's crazy what those cost. I found this seller at $24, still high for a piece of plastic but beats $28: https://www.ebay.com/itm/404338180575

Welcome to the forum! What does "updating dashboard" mean? I'd take it back off and double check all work and connections. What does "couldn't keep AC on", mean? Do you have automatic or manual climate control? Again I would wonder about the electrical connections. Having to disconnect...

I forgot to mention that some stores may also stock the 3/16" x 51" pre-made piece in Nickel Copper tubing, which if available at your local store, is what I'd get today instead of the plastic coated steel that I linked above. Either will work but the nickel copper is a little easier to bend...

The proof is found by doing a Used oil analysis (UOA), particularly the wear metals in it. Practically all comparisons I've seen, show very little difference between one oil brand and another, assuming the oils are a major brand that meets modern specifications, except that in severe duty, high...

The low beams are not supposed to cast as far as possible down the road. That is why they are low beams. Since it is the same bulb and reflector, just strike a happy medium. This assumes nothing is wrong with your headlight shutters but that is doubtful since it was like that since new.

Given only the info provided, they are both very high mileage so reliability can't be predicted, but the edge goes to the 4.6L V8 as being more reliable in the long term than the 4.0L V6. Should you sell both, depends on what other options you have available. Any vehicle with near 300K mi is...

Ford does not sell that pre-bent piece, maybe they did 15+ years ago but not now, so you take straight line and bend it to near the shape of the original. It doesn't have to be a perfectly bent match, just up out of the way of the sway bar pictured next to it, and fastened down the same as the...

I would have the "mechanic" put the soft hose on since you already have it, but as both I and Turdle stated, you need the hard line that runs across the axle. It is a single piece and approx 48" long but the closest size I found available locally when I did mine was that 51" piece I linked...

The bracket is part of that hose I linked, here is one of the pictures on that linked page: The only things in the area of your picture are the hard line that goes across the axle, this hose, and a bolt that holds it on through the hole in the bracket pictured.

Welcome to the forum! Do you mean the metal brake tubing with nut, or a bracket that holds it? If it's a rusted through bracket, I'd just make something out of metal sheeting or strapping material, a loop around the metal end of the soft hose, but the bracket is built onto the end of the soft...

If an attendant damaged it, I'd be talking to the mgr. about paying for the damage. I mean I always thought there was some kind of waiver you accept for things getting knocked off IN an automatic car wash but not so much any damage done by an employee.

I'll second that, can't think of anything that is that unique shape, so see 4 options: 1) Tape down a plastic bag. 2) Get the dimensions and 3D print a cap 3) Take a rubber mallet to a junkyard, bang the cover off a vehicle there and then epoxy that onto yours. ;) Or of course, take the...

Yeah your rear toe was pretty far off.

Welcome to the forum! When you have poor acceleration, is your tachometer showing appropriately higher RPM than at steady cruise speed? If not then I would look at engine issues rather than transmission. In addition to checking fuel pressure, I'd hook up a scan tool that's capable of live...

Yes that is the newer toe link design. The strange thing is, that if the mechanic is competent to do an alignment, then the toe on the rear would have been checked, and been out of spec if this is causing the tire wear, so simply not knowing how to adjust it, should not have prevented seeing...

Certainly a lot of people would stay home but some don't have the common sense to, and others have to go to work or other places, so more accidents, and more people getting stuck. It's particularly a problem around here where there are mostly hills and curves. If not for salt and plows, I...

I'm not sure that a cat can be declared bad if there is also, or instead only, a bad O2 sensor so I would get the sensor replaced first, especially if that is covered by warranty, or just DIY if it is accessible. Upstream or downstream of the cat? First just means before paying for a new cat...