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I can only hear this noise at low speed, I don't know if it goes away or I just can't hear it at higher speeds. It sounds like it's coming from the front wheel on the right hand side. In real life it sounds like a cat meowing. It's not they tyre or wheel, they've been replaced, it's not the...

I changed the oil today and was reminded of what ******* of a setup the oil drain bolt is. The drain hole is horizontal, when you put a catch pan under it the oil just goes horizontal and splashes all over your torsion bar. Has anyone come up with a way to direct the oil straight down into the...

I just noticed that on my '97 Limited where the sunvisors attach there appears to be a place for something else to attach, maybe an extra sunvisor? Does anyone know anything about this?

But no water in the oil or transmission and no exhaust in the water. I didn't think it was trans fluid but I had a spare radiator so i put that in in case it was the trans cooler. There's still oil in the water but that may have come out of the block. When I changed out the engine about 2...

The soft rubber bit that connects the IAC to the hard plastic pipe that goes to the intake hose?

As you can see it's burnt from the egr. This hose just terminates, where is it supposed to go? This one is a bit harder to see. This is under the battery on what Americans would call the driver's side. There's 2 hose nipples, one is that white part you can see; there's a hose coming...

1997 SOHC I've opened up the transfer case and now I'm putting it back together. The two halves have about an inch gap, what's holding them apart?

1997 SOHC Limited I had the transmission replaced; I ordered the replacement from the junkyard and had it delivered directly to the mechanic who fitted it. What I didn't know is that the later model transfer cases don't have the speedo in them, instead it's part of the rear ABS sensor. So, I...

1997 SOHC Limited I had the transmission replaced; I ordered the replacement from the junkyard and had it delivered directly to the mechanic who fitted it. What I didn't know is that the later model transfer cases don't have the speedo in them, instead it's part of the rear ABS sensor...

1997 Limited. What are the OEM flares made of? I have to do some paint repairs on the 2 rear flares courtesy of a previous owner and i need to know what sort of primer to use.

My 1997 Limited doesn't have puddle lights on the mirrors so I was going to fit them. I want them to come on with the interior lights but how do you wire them so that they don't come on when the doors are shut and the interior lights are on?

Some things are cheaper for me to buy in America and have them shipped rather than buy them locally, brake pads are one of those things. And with the Explorers not being so popular here we don't have anywhere near as big a range of pads available. So, my question is: What are the ceramic...

My Limited has always had this ear splitting brake squeal. I took the near new pads and rotors off my XLT parts car and put them on, it shut it up for a while but the squeal is back now as bad as ever. I noticed that there was some thick, gooey stuff on the back of the pads but didn't really...

Apparently a previous owner had done a TT lowering to my Limited to match the sagged back springs. And didn't do an alignment so I had negative camber and toe out. I adjusted the the toe but the tyres were already stuffed so I replaced the 235/15/15s with 265/70/16s. So now I needed to...

Has anyone fitted Pacesetter headers to their SOHC? What can you tell me about them.

Does anyone know if there is any air lift happening with a Limited with air ride when at rest? Engine turned off, in park - if you let all the air out would the suspension go down a bit? My LTD is lower than my XLT, both are supposed to be standard. Also the Ltd is chewing tyres like a...

1997 Ltd. It doesn't always work. The regular brake lights work but the high one only works sometimes. When it does work, it's fine. Any suggestions before I pull the whole thing apart? Are there any known issues?

So I did that thing that everybody hates, I put hi lo HIDs in the halogen reflector as an experiment. Surprise! The low beam works great and has a good cut off without glare. The high beam is useless. I'll be fitting hi lo projectors later. What I noticed was the blue and gold...

1997 4.0 SOHC Every now and then my engine will stop. It usually happens if I'm slowing down for a driveway or a roundabout, something like that. The revs will go down as normal but then keep on going to zero. It starts right back up again no problem. No codes, no hissing vacuum...

Has anybody done it? Have you logged any real results? Usually I'd just go ahead and do it but parts for Explorers aren't that common here so I'd have to import them. I'm asking because none of the headers I've seen in any ads look that great.

1997 SOHC Limited The wipers work ok but when they're turned off they don't park. What would that be?

1997 SOHC Ltd Explorer auto. I just had this transmission swapped in and it often, but not always, sticks in 3rd gear. Usually I select 2 and it will shift then I can put it back into D and it's ok. Any ideas?

1997 SOHC Ltd Explorer auto. I just had this transmission swapped in and it often, but not always, sticks in 3rd gear. Usually I select 2 and it will shift then I can put it back into D and it's ok. Any ideas?

1997 Limited. The climate control heater doesn't seem to work anywhere near as well the regular heater in my old XLT. Just what leaked past the blend door was a bit too much with the windows up driving through snow country. Last night at 8 degrees C ( 46F) the heater in the Limited...

1997 4.0 SOHC Ltd. That vacuum operated flap on top of the intake manifold that shortens/lengthens the intake runners; I've taken the 4 torx screws and the 5/16 hex head screw out but it won't come out. What else needs to come off?