What's up guys I'm a car dealer and recently bought a 06eddie Bauer ford explorer 2wd 4.0 at repo auction. It starts and runs but runs like shi* and smokes like hell! I pulled the plugs and they are soaked in oil! I started checking out motor and the heads look brand spanking new. I mean theyre shiny like they are brandnew. So obviously somebody just did a head job. I'm thinking they got the head gaskets mixed up and it's just dumping oil in? I took out the plugs and turned it over and it just constantly spits oil out the plug holes? Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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Please help! 4.0 sohc soaking plugs in oil?
- Thread starter Smitty06
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swetrid
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- 1999 Eddie Bauer
Usually radiator goes bad and the engine overheats. The heads warp and the piston rings goes bad and they use a ton of oil. If you take it apart the pistons, rings and bores will be worn heaily, seen about 5-6 over the years at the dealership.
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