I've got questions, I hope you guys have answers

[93F150]

I've been looking into buying a 2door 94 expo sport, now the guy told me it was a v6, but I'm not sure if it's the same 4.0 ohv engine the rangers use or not, please don't tell me it could be a 3.0, I don't want that anemic of an engine

also, how hard is it to swap a 302 into an expo sport

 

[Fish Man]

i dont know a ton about explorers...but i do know that it is the 4.0, not a 3.0. I cant tell you what kind of engine it is, but im sure somone will be able to tell you more specifically.

 

[Jason_25]

It is the trusty old 4.0 OHV.

The 302 isn't exactly a bolt-in swap. The swap will help if you have a body lift.

 

[MyExpWork]

Its gotta be the 4.0L. I don't think they make the explorer with anything stronger.

I think you'll find that this engine is a pretty damn good one. Its not the best on power only because they put it into a pretty heavy vehicle. But if you check out most of the posts about the explorer engines-you'll see that most of the engines here have well over 100,000 miles and still going strong.

Mine has 155,000 and it still purrs. I tow about 2,000 lbs with it it doesn't miss a beat.

Brian

 

[aldive]

Originally posted by MyExpWork
Its gotta be the 4.0L. I don't think they make the explorer with anything stronger.

The Explorer also has the V8 option.

 

[JDraper]

In the 94, the only engine available was the 4.0 OHV V-6 motor. The V8 didn't come along until later. The 4.0 OHV is a pretty good motor. Not a ton of power, but it moves the vehicle adequately unless you have really low gearing (like 3.27's). As was said earlier, a lot of people are well over 100k on the clock with no problems. The oil pump was a weak spot, but you can tell that pretty quick by listening to the motor. Most of the older motors with weak oil pumps have a valve tick.

 

[MyExpWork]

Sorry, I didn't mean stronger-I meant to say smaller.

Brian

 

[aldive]

Originally posted by JDraper
In the 94, the only engine available was the 4.0 OHV V-6 motor. The V8 didn't come along until later. .

Ooups, I didm't look at the model year.