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my fellow explorer lovers . i recently put my beloved 2000 sport to the boneyard after 12 years and 2 transmissions . it hasnt been long but i sure miss it . theres a very nice looking sport in my area . its a 2001 with 102,000 on the clock ,new tires,new alt, shocks, needs inspection . they...

its been a great 12 years but i gotta let it go today .goodbye ol friend ,gonna miss ya . reverse in the 2nd trans went on friday . not going to replace it again . i love this truck but its time to let it go . this will be the end of the road in my explorer journey ,gas prices will lead...

plow truck backing down the driveway hit some ice and slid into the back of my beloved explorer ,crushing the hatch,smashing the back glass,breaking both tails and who knows what lies underneath? same company hit our pickup truck 5-6 years back .what a start to my new year .i have this truck...

every once and awhile i get a puff of smoke or 2 from the steering column area .it comes up thru the flasher switch hole (2000 ex sport) . i know i have read about an issue like this before . was there ever a recall?? now every once and awhile my right turn indicator light will glow a little...

hey guys ,i know this is explorer forum but my question has not been answered over at the ford forum so gonna ask you guys . i have a 2000 ford e250 work van .the cat clogged up on me so i gutted the catalytic convertor (a new one costs 500.00 to 700.00). after doing this the van threw the...

well heres my money pit .i still love this sport. we have had it for 8 years now and it has 146000 miles on it . this past year been rough ,replaced every gasket on the engine,every single one.only to find out after ,that it has a head crack . then we lost reverse ,bought a used trans and had...

ok guys , i bought a used 5r55e trans for my 2000 explorer .it was a trans out a 2001 for reference . when the mechanic pulled the pan this piece was in the pan . what is it?? how much should i worry about a failure now? do i even wanna know? the trans does work but who knows for how long...

ok guys , i bought a used 5r55e trans for my 2000 explorer .it was a trans out a 2001 for reference . when the mechanic pulled the pan this piece was in the pan . what is it?? how much should i worry about a failure now? do i even wanna know? the trans does work but who knows for how long...

well i went ahead and bought a low mile 2001 trans (5r55e)to put in my 2000 explorer . there has been discussions if this can be done .after much googling and searching for hours yesterday i found some answers. apparently it can and has been done . the debate is over an "extra" sensor in...

hey guys, the question is ....is there any difference in the transmission from a ohv engine and a ohc engine? will any 5r55e bolt up to either engine? reason i ask is i need a trans for my 2000 4.0 ohv.i found a low mile 2001 trans but not yet sure what engine it came off. being a...

2000 exporer sport 4by4.how do i.d the trans?i lost reverse this morning and i,ll need to know what trans i have befor i go looking around . rather be informed befor i crawl under there. thanks

i lost reverse on my 2000 sport with ohv engine .is there any electronic part that could cause this?or am i just screwed? pulled forward ,went to backup like i always do ,the trans popped and i had nothing. broken band??only 145,000 miles on it . now i gotta ask ,keep fixing it or get rid...

2000 ford ex sport .4.0 ohv engine .145,000 on it . i replaced every gasket on this engine .it was leaking from everywhere. this year alone a put 2grand into this truck in parts and labor . new head gaskets new intake gaskets new upper plenum gaskets new oring seals upper plenum new...

2000 ford ex sport .4.0 ohv engine .145,000 on it . i replaced every gasket on this engine .it was leaking from everywhere. this year alone a put 2grand into this truck in parts and labor . new head gaskets new intake gaskets new upper plenum gaskets new oring seals upper plenum new...

hey guys,every gasket has been replaced on this motor so its not gaskets. number 4 cyl has thrown misfire codes befor . i just recently changed number 4 again because it had a constant miss going on again . has that shaky morning startup too.been using some antifreeze too,and its not leaking...

well after a long battle this year and alot of replacement parts including all the gaskets on the motor . head gaskets intake gaskets upper intake gaskets timing cover gaskets ect,ect,....done them all i am still losing antifreeze.just a little now but its going somewhere.i still have the rough...

i just replaced my swaybar bushings again.the ones you see here are the blue moog bushings .bought these because i thought the moogs were good ones? these are way under a year old and look at them. torn,ripped,couple of em flopped right past thier holding washers.wtf? i sure hope my moog lower...

just wondering if anyone has any pictures of thier cracked head?a actual picture of where it cracked? just curious. would a small head crack be noticeable to a mechanic while changing out head gaskets?thats what i,m wondering. i had all my upper gaskets redone from the heads on up but i still...

i recently put new autolite plugs in my 2000 sport 4.0 ohv engine.its only been a few months and i got a number 4 cyl misfire already.thinking it had to be the wires since the plugs were new i bought new wires. still had the misfire .cleaned the number 4 plug and tried again.still had the...

hey guys i been having a problem with my power window not going up right,getting stuck ,ect,ect.plus i was having the door lock issue on the same door so today i went at it and took pics for you guys. here we go..... first off you got to remove the door panel ,it helps if you have one of...

ok guys ,its been hott the past few days ,in the triple digits.i thought this might be the problem with my ex sport bogging down and losing power . i replaced the iac valve and thought my problem was over. well today after driving quite a distance in the heat it started bogging down and...

ok guys here goes .i been thru the wringer with this truck lately and have replaced alot of parts . new head gaskets new upper plenum gaskets new intake gaskets new water pump and gaskets new timing chain,new guide,new gears,new tensioner new timing cover gaskets new radiator new hoses new...

my 2000 sport has the classic drivers side lean .i probably asked befor but whats the best fix for this?? i know lmc truck has leaf packs but i dont see the single leaf like my sport has . how should i tackle this? i would like a direct bolt on item that my mechanic wont have to mess with too...

hi,i have a 2000 sport with the 4.0 ohv engine .the timing cover is leaking and needs to be fixed .since we are going in there i was going to replace the timing chain and gears and tensioner and the guide .motor has 135,000 bought these pci timing pieces off a forum member ,they are new of...

ok i had my whole top end regasketed because it was leaking antifreeze from everywhere . so we replaced all the gaskets in the top end . i go out today looking and what do i see?more antifreeze leaking .i had to get under the truck and shine the lite up . appears to be leaking from behind the...