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Thanks for the comments and advice. Whatever the cause it does appear 9k miles is too long (when it's been subjected to Fords longer service intervals since new!) and it was probably sludged up and/or the 5w40 oil was too thick in 7 degree c weather (maybe taking a while to return to the sump...
This is more a bit of advice and my experience on how I've overcome the dreaded camchain rattle and in the last day a Low Oil pressure light.
I bought the car (UK Model 1999 4.0 SOHC with all the extras and only one owner from new) around a year and a half ago and at the time it was on 89k...
:uk:Hello. I've just got my first Explorer (a 1999 OHC Automatic AWD). It's only on 90k miles (with full ford service history) and after a recent test run to France I plan on keeping it for a while. Seems to be doing about 24 (UK) MPG on a run! It came with a couple of things I wasnt expecting...
