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    What causes an engine to burn oil? My 93 burns oil

    Nice to know I'm not the only one! My 98 Explorer Sport 4.0 with 54,000 has started the same. It looks like it's going through a quart every 800 miles or so. I notice smoke when starting after it has been sitting for a while. Not a drop of oil on the driveway. I'm not a great mechanic but it...
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    Rough Idle

    I've seen many posts here that state that you should at least try to clean it. Once you have it off you can see where the carbon builds up around the valve. I replaced mine because I already had the part. I would definetly try to clean it. It only takes about 5 minutes to take it out...
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    Rough Idle

    I followed the advance of many posts here concerning rough idle on my 98 explorer. The IAC (Idle air control)valve was the culprit. 67.00$ from the dealer. Put it in myself.. very easy. By looking at the threads here, it seems to be a problem. The dealer wanted 500$ to put in a IAC valve and...
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    Explorer Brake rotors

    Well it's time to spend money on my 98 explorer again. The left front brake was making a terrible noise yesterday. Took it to Midus. The result: All four rotors must replaced. They looked as if they had cancer. They were just falling apart . 51,000 miles. The Midus guy stated "Not the first...
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