2000 4.0l heard it a German motor? Durability and Welded diff question

[bonami2]

So my uncle want to give me his Ford explorer 2000 4x4 with a 4.0l engine

it a 4 door


He got told that his engine is not an original one and it another model that his german?


Im mostly sure it the sohv because of what i know their is only 2 engine?


But anyways i dont really care about the engine he has 300k kilometer on the odo so i expect it to last another 200 maybe?


Will use Mobil 1 5w30 synthetic for all my oil change to compensate for his negligence of changing it at like 40k km because he think synthetic last longer.. but the filter wont last longer ahah


And for the rear diff i do think im going to go to a shop to weld it.

Im driving in deep snow and thing like that so i think it may worth it to lock it.

Im an experienced 2 wd atv with locked rear so i expect to be able to drive that thing on road it stiffer and harder to turn but so much worth it.

Yea i ride the atv on road too sometime lol wont turn at 60kmh



Any advice for maintenance and everything will be my first vehicle in my entire life im 19 years old

Thank you everyone

 

[bonami2]

will add it an automatic and idk for the diff ratio im going to look on the diff next days in case it writed






how and he got a tranny cooler that was added to it at like 100k km to haul a boat

 

[swshawaii]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cologne_V6_engine

See if this works. Click "minor features" in blue.
https://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do

 

[bonami2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cologne_V6_engine

See if this works. Click "minor features" in blue.
https://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do

Ok that explain it. but is that mean their are 4 version of the engine

sohv usa and german

ohv usa and german.

 

[bonami2]

Fixed 2 engine only and they are all german in someways

 

[ccm2001]

Pretty sure they were designed bye a German , I no the gm ecotec 2.2 is german