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My 02 is beginning to show rust on the lower insides of the front and rear passenger doors. They are less used than the drivers side and I'm guessing snow gets caught up in those places. The rust is not noticeable from the outside due to the plastic trim so my only concern is safeguarding the...

02 XLT 8cyl 170,000 miles runs great overall Of late: Cold start > always hesitant, cranks once, sound dies to almost nothing, then it starts but RPM drops to almost nothing, then after a few seconds it fires up to normal. The delay between first crank and then fire up varies, as does the...

I recently started smelling something like turpentine or a solvent when driving. I won't say that it's very strong but it is noticeable. It's hard to judge whether it's AC related since I have it on a lot, but when I sniff directly in the blowing vent I don't smell it. Any suggestions...

Driving around today I notice thump noise, like someone is under the front end, occassionally tapping it with a rubber mallet. It definately happens when I go over a dip that is big enough to cause the truck to sag down. Normal bumps don't seem to bring it on. After an hour searching here, no...

The other day, all of a sudden, one of my FOBs died (I think). So I put a new battery in (direct from FORD) and tried to reprogram. No luck. My wife's worked though. Anyway, I then bought a new FOB and tried to program. No luck again although my wife's works. On all occasions I did the 8x...

I'm contemplating a scanner purchase for my '02 Explorer repairs (4WD Control Module issues to start). Amazon has the Equus 3130 for $135 and the 3160 for $200. I was also looking at the Autel MaxiScan MS509 OBD-II/EOBD Scanner which is about $100. With my limited knowledge of these...

Now that I've got my swaybar end link sorted I'm onto my 4WD. Last winter I noticed that the 4WD (low and hi) would not engage until the truck warmed up a bit. It seemed to be more of an engine temp issue than an outside temp issue. Anyway, now it won't engage at all. No blinking lights...

I am about to embark upon my first mechanic task beyond a simple oil change and that is changing my sway bar bushings and end links. Although it's my first time doing it myself, this will be my 5th set of bushings on this vehicle and I am going with Moogs. Ford stabilizer bar brackets and bolts...