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I just changed the front brake pads and rotors on my 01 Sport yesterday. Tonight, while taking a drive down the interstate my truck started REALLY shaking when I hit a pot hole. Within a minute the shaking subsided and I begin to think I had hit a rumble strip. On the way back I hit another hole...

Just thought I would post this picture and get some feedback on my install. The only real change is the custom lower shroud needs to be painted slightly darker to match the interior plastic. Below is a run down of the complete install ... Panasonic 7" Motorized DVD Indash Player XM Radio...

So I bought my 01 Sport about 7 months ago, it ran amazing when I first bought it. Over the last 3 months my MPG has steadily decreased to about 16 mpg from the 20 I was getting at first. Also I have been getting alot more chatter (i assume this is valve chatter) when I first start the truck up...

Well Im changing my plug wires and I think the guys moved them around when they changed my plugs the other day. I have a 01 Sport SOHC ___________ < Windshield My Coil pack goes this way >>>>> Not up and down as in 12 34 56 It is this ... 123 456 Is the proper firing order...

OK, I have been reading god only know how websites regarding Performance chips and programmers. Diablo, Hypertech, SCT, Apten, etc. are all swimmming around in my head. So Im asking the experts ... What in the heck do I buy?? Ive got a 01 Sport with the normal V6 SOHC and here is what Im looking...

Hey All, I started having some rattling in the steering column about a week ago. I found that if I slightly pulled on the shifter the rattle would stop. BUT, if I rattled the shifter with my hand the sound was different. Finally tonight I tore it down to see if I could find the rattle. Turns...

Hi All, Some of you might remember that I have been having a shimmy in my truck. Well today I changed the transmission fluid in my X and lo and behold when I took it on the interstate the shimmy was all but gone. Is it possible that changing the transmission fluid fixed something? The only...

Yesterday I cleaned out my IAC because I was getting the usual "chug chug almost dies" symptom upon starting and putting the truck into gear. But when I was finished I was manually reving the engine from under the hood and everytime I did I heard a quick but loud Hiss sound the second I moved...

Hey All, Well Im loving my X Sport, but yesterday I went to have it aligned (dealership still refusing to do it) and they told me the ball joints were shot. Now seeing theyre still the stock ones Im cool with them being shot, but they said it was going to be like 350.00 labor to install new...

Hi All, Im want to get crossbars for my new Sport but I cant figure out what to get. Id like to get stock ones but my Sport doesnt have the tracks inside the parallel rack. Did the 01 Sports even have this option? Do they attach to the parallel rack somehow instead of in a track? Id much...

Hi All, The passenger side door of my Ex Sport's power lock selenoid/accuator has come loose from the body so it is just flopping around inside the door cavity. I went to buy a nut to go on it but none I could find would fit. Im assuming Im going to have to get this from Ford. Anyone know...

Hi All, Im surprised because I have found very few references to 2001 Exs in the forums, so it makes searching kind of a waste of time. Ive done some searches but Im still kinda confused. First of all, I have installed many head units in my day, but this install has had me flumoxed. Im...

Hey All, I looking at this head unit for my 01 Explorer Sport http://www.crutchfield.com/S-hycKw10FioY/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=300&id=morephotos&i=130AVHP570&pi=2&display=XL#Tab and it says that it is VIC ready? Do the 01 Sports have anything that is stock that would hook to this...

What are stock parts on a 01 Sport? Like the tranny model, etc.?

Hi All, Well its been awhile since I have posted here. But Im hopefully going to be upgrading my 93 EB Ex. to a 01 Ex. Sport. The dealer is asking 10k but seeing theyre desperate to move vehicles, SUV sales are low because of gas prices, and I know it was a trade-in Im going to offer him 8k...

Im wondering if it is possible for the blower motors in the 91-94 X's to get clogged. I thought that because the intake has such small holes that it would be nearly impossible for anything big to get into there. But, I figure 10 years of sucking air could cause build ups. Any advice? Oh...

Yesterday while driving down the interstate I heard a loud pop from underneath the dashboard and my stereo and speedometer quick working. Everything else in the car still works and luckily I can still judge my speed by using the tach. Any ideas? I checked the fuses but they all seemed OK.

For the last few weeks Ive noticed a drop in gas mileage, and power in the 2-3k RPM range. And this past week Ive developed some sort of resonation when I rev the motor up to 2-2.5k RPMs while in park. But the resonation is still there when Im moving I can just hear it better while in park. Then...

I was just wondering about the type of Transfer Case that should be in a 1993 Eddie Bauer Edition X? Im having the classic "Press-4-Wheel-Drive-Button-Two-Clicks-Then-Nothing-Pay-Us-Lots-Of-Money-For-Another-Inferior-Accuator-Motor" Disorder (technical Ford name I hear:) Now I have read about...

Ive noticed recently that when I have the cruise control set, or even when Im driving with the pedal, i find that my X needs a little goose on the gas to get it to either shift up, or down. (Im not sure which it has to do Im not good with shift patterns, but I figure its a shift up to a higher...

Just this week on the interstate this knocking developed under WOT. Its coming from right behind the driver's side floorboard. Not from UNDER it but from the engine in front of it. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe a plug is fouled, or maybe a plug wire is almost gone. Any help will be greatly...

My 93 X EB didnt come with a manual and I'm needing to know which fuses/relays are related to the 4WD system so that I can check them. If someone could list them and their location (if other than the fuse brick in the engine bay or under the dash) it would be greatly appreciated.

Tonight I finally got time to tear down my driver's side window swith panel to attempt to diagnose why both the front and rear window (Passenger side) weren't able to be rolled up/down from the driver seat. I found that my switches (which are ALL COPPER, and alot of it at that, believe it or...

Ive searched the forums but I havent gotten a clear answer to my questions. Im considering a B&M Shift Improver. Now my two question are these. Will a Shift Improver kit help, or harm, my A4LD which is already notorious for being a pathetic tranny? And two, does the kit place less strain on the...

This past week my 93 EB X seems to have lost its ability to go into, and perhaps come out of, 4WD. I cant really tell if its stuck in 4HI or 2WD. But when I press the button all I get is a slight dip in RPM's and the indicator lights don't come on. I cant hear any unusual sounds coming from...