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Hello, i just drove my exploerer for 30 miles and about 2 hours later i wanted to leave. Now i started it and as soon as it starts the engine refs up like i am flooring the gas pedal. Does anyone have an idea whats going on, could it be a timing chain issue? Thank you.

Hello, I think i need to replace my radiator but I'm not 100% sure. Yesterday my explorer started to lose a lot of coolant (after a 40 mile ride); once I got homw I literally could hear cooling spraying out. I couldn't see where the coolant was coming from but i saw that it dripped down at the...

Hi sorry i posted that already in the 3rd gen ford sub forum but it is a huge issue that is why i want to ask for help here too. Hi, i got a refurbished engine installed from a shop. The engine comes with 6 months warranty but 0 days labor warranty (the guy that refurbishes the engines partners...

Hi, i got a refurbished engine in my 05 explorer that comes with 6 months warranty. The guy that refurbishes them doesn't R&R then but he works together with a shop. So i let his partner shop put in the engine. I picked the explorer up about 2 weeks ago. It looks like a newby/young mechanic put...

Hello, I'll add a short video to this post. Does anyone know if that is a start up rattle, noise from a heat shield, a stuck lifter or something else? This video was taken about 300 feet after a cold start (outside temperature around 70F), it always makes that sound, i just got the timining...

Hi, i got a refurbished engine in my 2005 explorer and every since i picked it up the starter turns really slow. The battery is brand new and i can't remember that the starter was slow before the explorer was sent to the mechanic. Does anyone know what could be wrong? Could it be that the wire...

Hello i need my explorer to be towed for ~50 miles. The towing companies want between $500-$1200 for the job. I wonder if i can tow the explorer myself if i rent and F150 or something else? Any help will be very appriciated. Thanks guys

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Hello, i am worried about the timing chain in my 4.0 liter SOHC, so i wonder what i should consider if i want to put in a used non-refurbished/reman engine? And are engines still good if the donor car has been totaled in an accident?

Hello, i have a 2005 explorer 4.0 liter sohc with 190k miles on it. About 5 months and 2k miles i started to hear a rattle that starts about 10 seconds after i start the engine. Sometimes the rattle goes away when the engine is hot sometimes it doesn't. Now i found out that it is due to a bad...

Hey, on wednesday last week i was going to mazda south in orlando for an oil change, they had a great offer for a full synthetic oil change. Si i was there. On the next day i thought that i should check the oil bc i often hear stories that stores don't change the oil but charge you for it. So i...

Hello i have a 2005 ford explorer xls. I noticed a knocking/ticking noise when i start the vehicle. The noise only appears if the engine is cold and it seems to be coming from the bottom of the engine or transmission. I researched it and only found out that it should be a rod knock or bad rocker...

I read that it helps to get rid off gunk and deposits in the transmission (valve body) if you put some 0w20 in the transmission? Does anyone have good experience with that? And should i put the 0w20 in let it idle for 30 minutes and then do a pan dorp and fill?

Hello, I have a 2005 ford explorer 4.0. it has 195k miles on it and i assume the second transmission in it (but I don't really know, i just read that those 5r55s transmissions blow up at about 135k miles). I did 3 pan drops and fills and had to replace the solenoid pack. My transmission makes a...