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Hi, My Explorer keeps stalling and won't restart until I leave it for 2 to 3 hours - had to have it towed home last week. Today I let it idle for about 10 minutes without the AC and it didn't stall. However I turned on the AC and about 5 minutes later it stalled and of course now won't start...

Hi, I recently replaced the rear liftgate lock actuator as the old one would no longer unlock the liftgate. Now when attempting to unlock the liftgate, sometimes it unlocks with one press of the button (in the vehicle) and sometimes it takes 2 or 3 presses. I do not have a remote. Is it a...

Hi, Sometimes when I go to open the liftgate (rear door), the handle just squeezes forward, no resistance and it won't open, like it is locked but all the doors have been unlocked. Other times, there is resistance and it opens. If I play with the unlock/lock button on the drivers door or the...

Hi. I cannot seem to find information regarding changing the oil pan gasket on my particular Explorer. Does the engine or the transmission have to be pulled in order to change the gasket? Thank-you.

Hi, I do not have an outside ambient air temp sensor or gauge in my 4L Ford Explorer. Has anyone added one? If so, where did you buy it?

Hi, I have intermittent hesitation, the odd backfire and sometimes a popping sound when I drive my Explorer. Things tested so far: MAF - cleaned and tested - OK TPS - tested - OK IAC - cleaned and tested - OK EGR - tested - OK DPFE - tested - OK I have a fuel pressure gauge on my Explorer...

Hi, Today my vehicle had a sudden, substantial anti-freeze leak. It is dripping from somewhere near the rear of the engine on the passenger side but cannot see the source. Any suggestions?

I changed out the starter and now I have an inconsistent stuttering - which may be a coincident. It stutters but does not stall. It happens sometimes when I press on the gas on a straight stretch of road, sometimes when I near the top of a hill, sometimes when idling, sometimes a lot and...

What is the best oil to use? It was always using 10W30 but we switched it to 5W30, just because I read somewhere that we should...

I live in Alberta Canada where winters can be mild to extreme. Should I use 10W30 or 5W30 or 5W20? Conventional or synthetic? 192,000 KM.

Whenever I step on the gas, my truck makes a whirring sound. Any ideas?

Hi, I have a coolant leak on the driver's side just behind the water pump. It drips out onto the sway bar but only when I rev the engine. The frost plugs are all intact, there is no leak from the head gasket that we can see, the thermostat housing is good and the water pump is brand new and...

Hi, Should the power steering pump pulley be free-wheeling when the belt is off like the other pulleys? On mine, it is hard to turn and makes a bit of a chirp when turning by hand. When driving, as soon as I step on the gas, the chirping sound increases. I have no issues with the steering...

A freeze plug rusted through on my truck and we replaced it with a rubber one. The rubber one blew out so today we bought a Dorman metal one and put it in and while out for a short test drive, the metal one blew out too. Any suggestions or help on how to get them to stay in the engine block...

Hi, Yesterday I noticed that my cluster temp gauge was bouncing from normal to C back to 3/4 way to H and then back to normal. It never reached hot. Now I have no heat. Does the temp sending unit regulate the flow of heat? I bled the system just now and there were a few small bubbles and then a...

My key is stuck in the lift gate lock. We have had some inclement weather and I attempted to unlock the lift gate this morning and the key turned a quarter of the way to the right and then stuck. I managed to pull it out about 1/8 inch and squirt some lock de-icer in case it had frozen in that...

Hi, I keep getting these codes. I have changed out the IAC, PCV valve and hose, fuel filter, checked for vacuum leaks and did not find any. I have used Chevron Techron to help clean the injectors. I have read it could be intake manifold gasket. The strange thing is that I clear the codes and...