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Discolored coolant I am not sure you would see discolored coolant in the bottle from this type of leak. I had bad head gaskets on another vehicle which resulted in carbon contaminating the cooling system and bottle. This happens because the compression in the cylinder is a lot higher than...

Lets see proof the weep holes exist. A couple of people have mentioned weep holes but no one has shown proof they exist. How about one of the Ford Mechanics or Ford's representative on this forum confirm the hole exists in the 3.5L and provide pictures to prove it? It is still very...

People do not expect to pay $7000 as a result of a water pump failure. If Ford was that confident it was going to be a sole event, they should have paid for tlbig10's engine to avoid the bad press. As the link 1995E posted shows, Chrysler put the water pump inside their 2.7L engine. This...

Durability of Explorer engines Sorry to hear about this. With the turbo I4 and 3.5 V6 having issues, I am now looking at other manufactures SUV's to replace my 2012 Camry. This forum has changed my mind about the Explorer. These forums are a wealth of knowledge when making a decision such as...

2005 Explorer 4.0 with rear heat/AC system Found a solution to a problem which was not mentioned here so I figured I would post it. Was loosing about a quart of coolant a week. Read many possible problems mentioned at this website including the in line rubber tee located under the throttle...

Found an easy way to do this which will not damage the seals when I went to replace my wheel bearing. A Pitman arm puller works well on the upper ball joint. This device is used to pull the arm off the bottom of conventional steering boxes (prior to rack an pinion). For the lower I rented...

2005 Explorer 4dr 4.0 AWD with traction control The purpose of this is to let you know my experience since it may help someone. Car had a vibration. Originally is would start at about 20 mph and go away at about 40. Did not feel a vibration in the steering wheel. Then it would start at a stop...

Excellent write up Big Rondo. Saved me hours of work. Decided to drill a 1/2" hole through the dash pad where the red dot is shown in his write up to get a socket onto the lower screw. Being low on the dash pad it is not noticeable unless you look for it.

I appreciate all the help which the link below provided me to locate the problem and find a way to create a temporary fix. I could not actually see the lever without the aid of a mirror but was fairly easy to locate while clicking. The lever is to the left of the glove compartment door but...

1999 Explorer Sport 4.0 SOHC 4WD Some one set the timing up wrong in this vehicle when they replaced the main timing chain, guides and tensioner. It ran but lacked power. Found both cams timed correctly to each other but they were off about 10 degrees from crank so I need to reset the jack...

What size external torx socket is needed for jack shaft? Follow up from above Took of timing cover and found no problems. Someone replaced main timing chain, guide and tensioner not to long ago. Looks like Ford OEM parts. Found plug wires were mixed up on coil. Put in new crank position...

Purchased 1999 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0 SOHC 93K miles, loaded, excellent condition but not running on EBAY. Vehicle sat for about 6 months. Week end project, fixing up for my son. Dealer who had it told me it was diagnosed by Ford dealer to be a TC issue. Recently replaced by previous...

Can anyone please help?

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Purchased a 1999 explorer sport SOHC 4X4 4.0. 94K miles, no rust to fix up for my son. Previous owner said Ford dealer told him the timing chain skipped a tooth. Cranks but does not start. Undecided if I should go for a used late model motor or just install chains, guides and tensioners. Looking...

Not sure if price is a factor but my assumption is if Timken (a well known bearing manufacture) is going to put thier name on it, they must have some level of confidence in the quality of the part. This part is warranted for 1 year. Auto Zone also offer the Valucraft verion for $123 with no...

It turned out to be the right. Niether side showed any looseness when jacked up but the RH sounded dry when rotated after taken out. Did not remove the LH. My son said he hit a big pothole in Boston on the RH side 2 days ago. I had my doubts if it was the RH because it was replaced with a low...

When driving it has a humming noise which sounds like a front wheel bearing. Tires are in good condition. I start to hear the noise at 20 mph, it is very loud at 40 to 50 mph then much less noise at 60 mph. If while driving straight ahead I turn the wheel about 15 degress to the left at...

Just to make sure you are looking at the right bolts, they should take a 13 or 14MM socket if my recollection is right. They will not affect alignment. If your rotors are corroded or grooved, you may be forced to remove and replace them. The emergency brake drum is part of the rotor and will...

Remove 2 bolts as stated above. Pads will come out with calipers as an assembly. Pry bottom of caliper out. The upper edge of the pads hook onto the spindle assembly. After you pry the lower edge out, you can drop the caliper assembly slightly to disengage where it hooks on and then pull it...

adjusting emergency brake cable and shoes Just finished a 2005 today which should be the same. There is no rubber plug but there is a metal disk the size of a quarter you can punch out. Looks like when you punch it out, it will fall inside the drum/rotor which will require you to remove the...

project done Decided not to pull the differential. Learned a couple of things I figured I would share- Upper Ball joint and outer tie rod end can be disengaged from steering knuckle using a pitman arm puller (rented from Auto Zone). Worked nicely since it did not damage the boots like the...

2005 Explorer, 40000 easy miles Looking for short cuts to do this. The RH axle tube seal has a bad leak. Looking at the play in the bearing may have to replace CV half shaft shaft assembly along with seal and bearing. Ford factory manual says you need to disconnect ball joint, tie rod...