FLdirtnap
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Explorer XLT 5.0
Here's my '99 5.0 XLT. It's a 2WD with about 113,000 true miles. It's a rust free original that's a pleasure to work on. It's my DD and has never let me down. I've worked through most of the problems and things that I didn't like. The paint is fine from a distance but the roof clear coat is pretty bad. The interior and leather upholstery cleaned up very nice except for the driver's seat so I spent some dough on nice Wet Okole seat covers.
All the normal wear items (brakes, shocks, alternator, radiator, plugs, wires, etc) have been replaced. It's ready for ball joints and a rear trans seal.
There's a few weird things it does that annoy the hell out of me. At speeds under 10 or 15 mph, especially when it's been sitting for a while and only when turning, there's a faint rubbing in the rear end. To me it sounds like the clutches for the limited slip are chattering. Going straight it's dead quiet. I've replaced the rear diff fluid and friction modifier, then I drove her real hard doing donuts and figure 8's trying to break it free. It had no effect. I figured since this thing obviously sat for a while maybe that was it. I'll probably have a good shop nearby try to find the problem or rebuild the diff.
The other weird thing is it has a strange howl like sound coming from either the intake manifold or intake pipe. It happens after it's got good and warm, been driving for a while. It doesn't do it all the time.
I never have been able to get the OD button to work either. Tried all the common fixes from a new switch to tear down thee steering column looking for a frayed wire. No luck. Oh well.
It's been a great little truck the last year.
All the normal wear items (brakes, shocks, alternator, radiator, plugs, wires, etc) have been replaced. It's ready for ball joints and a rear trans seal.
There's a few weird things it does that annoy the hell out of me. At speeds under 10 or 15 mph, especially when it's been sitting for a while and only when turning, there's a faint rubbing in the rear end. To me it sounds like the clutches for the limited slip are chattering. Going straight it's dead quiet. I've replaced the rear diff fluid and friction modifier, then I drove her real hard doing donuts and figure 8's trying to break it free. It had no effect. I figured since this thing obviously sat for a while maybe that was it. I'll probably have a good shop nearby try to find the problem or rebuild the diff.
The other weird thing is it has a strange howl like sound coming from either the intake manifold or intake pipe. It happens after it's got good and warm, been driving for a while. It doesn't do it all the time.
I never have been able to get the OD button to work either. Tried all the common fixes from a new switch to tear down thee steering column looking for a frayed wire. No luck. Oh well.
It's been a great little truck the last year.
