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I found out what was causing my P0234. I took a vacuum pump and put it on the main lines going to the turbos. I pumped up some vacuum and noticed the vacuum drop. Upon further inspection, I found the rear hose to be damaged. I replaced the rear vacuum line and the car runs night and day...

I have seen threads with people trying the cat cleaner. But this cat is brand new. I have also seen where people put in the o2 extender. Just seems to me that it ought not to need any modifications.

Hello everyone, It has been a pretty busy few weeks but I have the Explorer Sport back together and driving. The vehicle runs decent but appear to be experiencing some issues. I do feel a surge when accelerating. Sometimes is worse than others. At WOT, it will surge, as if power is being...

I purchased a new line. I tore up the original pretty good trying to get it out

I found a post in here that says you can drop if but need to remove the belt and ac.

Is it possible to drop the pan without pulling anything first? I was underneath looking up with the pan yesterday and appears like it could drop. Situation is frustrating. I found an engine for $2,000 but had 90,000 mi on it with the turbos. I feel as if maybe I should have went that route.

Do you think I should drop the pan? I figured out where the filters are. The one I pulled out of old line was caked with metal.

I pulled the threaded thingy that goes into the block that the oil lines connect to. I was under the impression there should be a filter here. Not seeing anything in the block. 🤔

There are signs of metallic in the oil.

It's taken me a while to get back to this post. I bought new turbos and I bought the converter for the front side. It's been one hell the project so far. I started at 9:00 in the morning on Friday. Ended at 5:00. Started again this morning at 11:00. And I just now got the back turbo out. I tried...

I'm in the middle of replacing my turbos. I have the front turbo and cat off. Have the rear cat removed. The rear oil return line came off easily. The front one not so much. It acts as if it is attached by some other means to the oil pan. Does the front lower oil line come off? I purchased new...

I'll have to do research on proper turbo prime. Thanks!

I purchased the following: 2 turbos, new supply lines (both sides), new return lines (both sides) new coolant lines (both sides), new o2 for front, 5 bosch oil filters (they were around $3.80 each).

They emailed me. They are out of stock until end of April.

I found a decent pricing on some turbo's through a dealership in Michigan. Decided to spend an extra $150 on each turbo for the 3 yr / 36k warranty instead of the Dorman's on rockauto. What else should I be purchasing? I read that I should be purchasing oil lines. Should I replace upper and...

Which ford parts site did you use? There are many variations it appears. Ford oem parts, and of course the dealership ones.

How much is the discount and how do I go about applying it at purchase? I will need to purchase two as well.

I think I'm going to go ahead and replace both turbos. I haven't seen the turbo red hot. I have hardly any power. Feels like a four-cylinder. But I do have metal shavings in my tubing.

Could the cat cause the boost code? That is first on list of codes. I am using an sct x4 and forscan. Both reporting the same. It never goes above -2 while driving or wot.

I took back that harbor freight compression tester yesterday. Rented one from a parts store and rechecked that cylinder over my lunch period. smh... This other gauge reported 180 psi when cranking over. 55 on HF tester. I rechecked it with throttle open and received 170 psi. I have read...

I took back the crappy harbor freight compression gauge. I watched some youtube videos on this gauge I bought and a lot of people were saying to stay away from it. The Schrader valve isn't even located at the threaded end. It is in the gauge itself. Will be picking up something else. My...

I thought about the gauge being the issue. I bought this gauge a few days ago at harbor freight. I'll do more checking before buying another engine

Ordered a boroscope. I will look into the cylinder once I receive it.

I haven't had a good opportunity to take a look at the turbo. I drove my son's 16 SHO today. That thing is quick. Makes my car feel like a 4 cyl. Anything else I should do before buying another engine? This is going to be a LOT of work to swap out.

No rattle on startup. I can rev the engine and no obvious noise but I do hear a subtle rattle. Almost like when those converter shields come loose. As for compression, I took the gauge and checked all cylinders except the rear driver side. The one with the turbo tube coming over. When I...

Did a compression check today. 5 cylinders show 145. Middle back shows 50. 😕 Car-part asks me to pick between 3.5 turbo with or without oil cooler. Do we have an oil cooler?

Found metal shavings in my blow off valve. Ran my finger around the plastic housing where it sits and found metal. 😕

UPDATE: Last evening, I went through the clamps that I was able to get to on the turbo piping. I found every clamp that I was able to get to from the top to almost tight. Each one required a turn and a half. I went underneath and low and behold, the clamp to the front turbo was hanging. My...

I was searching on the codes earlier. I understand what each one means and what to look for. Where my question comes in is are these codes independent of each other. My concern is that if I replace the converter, could it go bad again. Could the turbo be leaking oil into the converter? My...

Hello everyone - I recently purchased a 2014 Sport. It was a good deal and I paid cash for it. It has around 180k and I knew I would be taking risk, as with any vehicles with high miles. I've noticed that when I accelerate, it falls flat over half throttle. Comparing this to my recently lost...

I am experiencing the same issue. Its hard to explain the 'sound'. At times, my pedal feels like it goes down further than it should. I suppose 'gritty' would also be the word I use. It feels or sounds as if something is dry. It doesn't always do it though. When it does, its when you are...

I remember my dad having a couple broken studs on his v10. Will have to see on mine. Thanks

I have a 2006 4.6 Limited with around 150k. I purchased back in january. I've noticed this ticking sound that has been progressively getting worse. When start up on cold engine you can hear a ticking sound on right side. It sounds (to me) just like an exhaust leak. Weird thing is that you...

Just curious as to what mpg improvements you saw? Performance wise, did you see a reasonable improvement after the exhaust, k&n, and tuner?

The window lockout switch was the first thing that I checked. I was under the impression that the lockout switch was bad which is why I purchased another switch. I am experiencing the same situation with both switches. I may have to pull the door panel this weekend and get a look at what I...

I have an 06 Explorer. All passengers windows inoperable but I can control them at drivers side. Thought it needed a new driver switch but the new switch doesnt help. Any thoughts?

I had a 2005 Explorer Eddie Bauer and hit a deer on the expressway with cruise on at 75 mph. It caused around $8,000 in damage in the end. Deer hit so hard that it broke the fan, water pump, and timing cover. Before they realized the cover was broken they told my insurance company that it had...

This will be rather lengthy so bare with me please. I have a 2005 Explorer v6. A few weeks ago I was traveling home and I hit at deer on the expressway at 75mph. The deer caused $6500 with the initial estimate. After repairs were done and a/c was recharged, the repair shop was detailing the...

Are you suggesting to leave the stock airbox and drop in a oem dimension K&N?

I have been searching on this forum to options regarding the mass air meter since it is part of the upper air box. I have come across the Spectre brand and some say it works while others are skeptical. What do you guys think of this? If does cost a little more then the Spectre but seems...