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90000 mi 1996 4.0 OHV. Past few months the emergency brake light illuminates as the reservoir is slowly losing brake fluid consistently. I keep brake fluid in my cup holder haha. I don't see any fluid does anyone have suggestions where to look? Brakes are working fine I just have to keep her...

Apologize if a repost. My emergency brake light has been coming on, and off. I added a small amount of brake fluid and it goes off for a few days. It keeps coming back, i dont see any visible leaks and i find it hard to believe that its using it up that fast as the pads wear. Anywhere i...

90,000 mile 1996 4.0 explorer. have noticed my emergency brake light has been on lately, and no other obd2 faults other than an occasional P0301 cylinder 1 misfire, which i clear and stays away for weeks at a time. was driving home and the engine revved up to approximatly 3k rpm and back down...

greetings, my explorer has been running great since the fuel pump and starter have been put on, in previous thread monthes ago. got approximatly 84k miles on her. Just got inspected and noticed radiator is leaking coolant. I think the timing with the garage was a coincidence and it has just...

greetings. 1996 explorer 4.0 ohv. 88k miles. went to start engine hot and one click. then nothing each second additional tries. banged on starter with wrench. started right up no struggling. also noticed clock radio and presets were cleared like a power loss. battery is a year old. dc...

any idea why this sticker is on my 1996 explorer transmission? Previous owner said it had been replaced but not sure. 87k on it now just curious

Greetings, 1996 4.0 explorer 87k miles. Was looking at vacuum components under the hood as i still have an occaisional start that hits 500 rpm and dies. I was looking at my idler pulley and saw it was jerking back and forth lightly. The metal part that pivots when you release tension looks...

greetings, 1996 explorer 87k miles. was snowy in pa today so i wanted to see if the 4WD auto actually engaged the front end as this is new to me. Hit a back road (no trees just cornfields) noone in sight so i slammed the accelerator and it took off, nice torque. Was about 3 k rpm pulling...

1996 4.0 explorer 87 k miles. just replaced my wobbling idler pulley, which the one i removed said china and looked identical to replacement. maybe not the original? Anyway after pulling the intake i noticed the fan blade had cracks inbetween the blades, some 3/4 from back towards front, some...

greeting, have had intermittent ignition idling issues for awhile. have gotten better but still haunts me every now and then. (another existing thread). Was below a quarter and stopped for fuel. Left engine running, not supposed to i know, but dont like chance of sitting either. Cold below...

greeting, truck fired up fine, went to destination few miles away. 20 minutes later i go to leave and the engine cranked, and as soon as it sounded like it fired up, boom everything stopped. motor, no radio lights etc. i got out, checked fuses etc didnt see any visibly blown with a...

got a nice 96 explorer 87k on it. got from relative, her mechanic had it about 1/2" above full on dipstick. i replaced oil and filter and 5 quarts per manufactuer had it perfect on dipstick. is there a reason the shop had it overfilled a bit? ive heard rumors about pushrods needing top end...

hello, 1996 explorer abs seems to be engaging at every stop sign right at the tail end of the stop. peddle pulsates rapidly and buzzes. its a control trac 87000 miles 4wd (2wd, 4wdauto, 4low). truck is hardly moving at all and only happens at very low speeds. getting more frequent with no...

greetings. got a 1996 explorer 4wd control trac 87K miles off granny for a grand. she got catarachts, original owner. she always fired it up with foot on the gas. issue being upon startup, (10 % of the time or less) idles rough as hell not peaking past 500 rpms and chug a lugs along for a bit...