rogue888
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- City, State
- toronto, ON
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '00 Explorer Sport
I have a 2000 Explorer Sport 4.0L SOHC.
About a month ago I had to drive about 6 hours one-way and I knew it wasn't running well so I took it to my mechanic for a trip-check. He told me that the intake manifold gaskets need replacing and that some bolts were corroded on the exhaust manifold causing exhaust to leak. But, he told me the truck was safe to drive and that I could wait a few weeks on these repairs. So, I drove it down and about 4 hours into the trip I pulled over for gas and noticed that I was smoking under the hood. I let the car sit for about 20 minutes and checked the oil. It was a tad low, but I knew it probably wasn't cool enough and kept going.
Long story short, I came back a few days later, got the exhaust manifold stuff repaired after determining I could not do the job on my own. Truck runs like it's brand new now. Haven't been noticing the smoking issue until the last few days -- this morning quite significantly for only having driven it for 20 minutes.
When I pop the hood, the smoke seems to be originating from the top left corner (when facing the truck looking under the hood). But the origin of the smoke is not clear -- just the vicinity. I have been monitoring all my fluids and they never appear low when checked at the correct times.
I'm brand new to trying to do things myself and diagnose things. I do have a repair manual, but what I don't know is what the parts are that are in the top left under the hood. I know there's a couple heater hoses, but I wasn't even running the heater this morning. What are those two parts next to the wiper fluid resevoir? I can't find them labeled in my manual anywhere, but most pics are small.
The truck has never run hot either according to my dashboard.
About a month ago I had to drive about 6 hours one-way and I knew it wasn't running well so I took it to my mechanic for a trip-check. He told me that the intake manifold gaskets need replacing and that some bolts were corroded on the exhaust manifold causing exhaust to leak. But, he told me the truck was safe to drive and that I could wait a few weeks on these repairs. So, I drove it down and about 4 hours into the trip I pulled over for gas and noticed that I was smoking under the hood. I let the car sit for about 20 minutes and checked the oil. It was a tad low, but I knew it probably wasn't cool enough and kept going.
Long story short, I came back a few days later, got the exhaust manifold stuff repaired after determining I could not do the job on my own. Truck runs like it's brand new now. Haven't been noticing the smoking issue until the last few days -- this morning quite significantly for only having driven it for 20 minutes.
When I pop the hood, the smoke seems to be originating from the top left corner (when facing the truck looking under the hood). But the origin of the smoke is not clear -- just the vicinity. I have been monitoring all my fluids and they never appear low when checked at the correct times.
I'm brand new to trying to do things myself and diagnose things. I do have a repair manual, but what I don't know is what the parts are that are in the top left under the hood. I know there's a couple heater hoses, but I wasn't even running the heater this morning. What are those two parts next to the wiper fluid resevoir? I can't find them labeled in my manual anywhere, but most pics are small.
The truck has never run hot either according to my dashboard.
