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I'm in a quandry...whether to upgrade to 16" wheels from the current 15" or even to 17". The issue is handling and safety. My 2000 Mountaineer swapped ends on me this past winter on icey snow with seemingly no provocation...just a slight turn of the the wheel to follow the road. Speed was...

Boy am I embarrassed. I recently topped off (it took a goodly amount) the transfer case in my 2000 Mountaineer 4wd (not awd) with 75w-140 differential lubricant. Supposed to take Mercon tranny fluid. Woke up in the middle of the night with that sickly realization that all was not right...and...

Hi all, I'm looking to go to 16x7 wheels changing from the 15x7's that are on my 2000 Mountaineer and have been looking at the 2002-2003 Mountaineer 16" wheels. Anybody know if these will bolt right on? I'm assuming that tracking and stability (especially in cornering) will improve...

O. K., all these years of maintaining my vehicles and never once have I tried to tackle replacing the brake pads. So, now it's like I'm a freshman all over again. My 2000 Mountaineer needs pads and it's time to learn. Does anyone out there know of a good site that explains in detail how to do...

Just noticed oil on the garage floor and found that it's coming from the air filter compartment. So, I opened it up and found that the air filter is soaked in oil as well as the air intake areas leading back into the engine. The first thing that comes to mind is a possible cracked ring or...

Hi All, I'd like to increase the stability and, also, correct a 4-5 % speedo error (reads higher than it should) on my 2000 mountaineer. Current tires are Goodyear Wrangler RT/S 235/75-15's. It'd be nice to stay with the 15 inch wheels for cost reasons, but, if I have to go to...

The local Ford garage replaced the rear shocks in my 2000 Mountaineer with Motorcraft Sure Tracker gas charged shocks a little while ago. Now, I'm ready to replace the fronts and want to use Bilstein heavy duty shocks. (Wish Ford would have done Bilsteins in the rear - warranty work.) The...

Another question to all of you. The local dealer, recently, installed Ford gas charged shocks -Sure Trackers AS/AT series-in the rear of my Mountaineer under warranty. The fronts are a little weak, but, do not qualify for warranty replacement. I'd rather have Bilstein or Edelbrock all the way...

My 2000 Mountaineer at 35,000 miles has been somewhat tough to maintain in a straight line down the interstate. (Around town it's less noticeable.) Constant corrections are necessary. Recent work to correct this by the local dealer was to install new shocks in the rear (warranty, since they were...

I'm about to change oil (myself) in my recently purchased 2000 Mountaineer. To date it has been changed with Motorcraft oil at the Ford dealership. Being one who likes to stay with one brand of oil in my vehicles I'd like to continue the same with this vehicle. But, at $2.25/qt. that gives me...