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It's been awhile since I've posted here so please bear with me. I'm the market for a larger SUV as my wife and I are expecting twins and my little Saturn Vue is not going to cut it when we all go out as we also have a son. I've had 2 Explorers in the past but they were the first and second...

So my 96 AWD Ex has been making this noise when the front suspension travels that sounds like an old bed creaking. Its not noticeable when the windows are closed or at higher speeds, just when driving the truck slow like when I am pulling into a driveway, going over a pothole or making a sharp...

My 96 5.0 has roughly 150k on it and still runs strong. Yesterday, it did something weird while I was braking for a light. The truck was slowing down but I could feel the engine was still revving, like I was braking with my left foot but holding the gas with my right. Anyway, thinking the...

The tensioner on my 96 is dying and is in need of replacement. I searched YouTube for a video on its removal and I only found ones for the 4.0 V6. It looked really easy, but it was on a different engine. Is the removal the same on the 5.0 as the 4.0 with just the removal of the center bolt...

So I bypassed the A/C compressor with a shorter belt (got the part number from one of the posts here). It worked great, until yesterday when I started hearing a strange noise from the engine which would get louder with revs. I figured the power steering pump finally crapped out but when I...

Like my 91 Explorer, the rocker panel on my 96 has rusted through. My 91 had it on the driver's side, but my 96 has it on the passenger side. You can't really see it because the running boards hide it, then when you open the back door, there is a big hole in the door jam, about 5 inches wide...

So I've been battling with the CEL for sometime now on my 96 XLT 5.0. It comes and goes and its always been the same code, P0401 (low EGR flow). I checked the vacuum lines and the little rubber hose coming from the EGR Pressure Feedback Sensor into the EGR valve was brittle and looking mighty...

I have a 96 XLT 5.0. My A/C doesn't work but the compressor turns freely, well at least until this morning. I was warming up the truck before I left for work and had the defroster on full blast to clear the windows. There was some squealing coming from the belt but because of the rain this...

Well I have the truck for almost a year and I got my first CEL this weekend. The truck has 142K on it and other than a noisey power steering pump, it runs great. I hooked up my scanner and the only code was P0401 - low exhaust flow to EGR. I've read some posts and I'm wondering if its the...

So for the past couple of weeks, since its gotten cold actually, I'm hearing a whine from the engine. Its only there when the truck is cold. Its definitely a belt related noise so I checked the condition of the belt and the pulleys, all look fine. I checked the level of the power steering...

OK, so its happened twice now, both under the same conditions. In reverse, before the truck is truly warmed up, the ABS light has popped on. It stays on until the truck is turned off and doesn't come back on the next start up. I haven't pulled the codes yet and was wondering if I need a code...

So recently I've noticed the front end of my 96 Explorer AWD making some squeaking noises with suspension travel. The truck is quiet on smooth pavement but with suspension travel I am hearing squeaking, almost like metal moving inside of rubber. I also get the sound when turning to the left at...

Hey guys! Happy Friday, at least for some of us. Anyway, I have a coolant leak that I need to locate. I saw coolant on the ground for the first time last night. I am hoping its an easy fix like the last leak (broken clamp on the lower radiator hose). The leak seems to be more on passenger...

Well the warmer weather is finally here and I want to get the a/c system in my 96 working. I know the system is low as the compressor does not cycle when the a/c is switched on and when I put a gauge on the line, it reads low. I want to make sure the compressor clutch is still good as well...

Hi. This is my first posting here, but this is my second Explorer. Here is my problem. I have just got a hold of a 1996 Explorer XLT with the 5.0 V8 and AWD in good condition. There are few issues with it, but nothing major. The ones I want to address I am posting now. Ok, first issue...