Jaimec
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Explorer
So, based on my love of my '99 4.0 explorer, I bought my wife a '98 5.0 explorer (I know, but I *thought* the price was right on the 5.0).
Turns out it's got a few issues. Number one, being that it had some seriously dirty oil when we bought it, and we drove it a bit hard for a couple of nights. Far less than 2 miles, but it started a clatter that sounds to me like hydraulic valves that are clogged.
I tried some Seafoam (worked wonders on my '98). Poured half in her dirty oil, and half through her intake (brake master cylinder hose intake). Noise went away almost immediately, but came back after a few minutes, though much milder.
It now has a constant tick-tick-tick, but it's in the top end, and doesn't sound terribly serious to me.
My thinking, is to convert to synthetic oil, new filter, and another 1/2 bottle of Seafoam, and see what happens. She will only be driving 1 mile a day for most of the week, plus a few miles to the grocery store, once a week.
Any thoughts?
Jaime
Turns out it's got a few issues. Number one, being that it had some seriously dirty oil when we bought it, and we drove it a bit hard for a couple of nights. Far less than 2 miles, but it started a clatter that sounds to me like hydraulic valves that are clogged.
I tried some Seafoam (worked wonders on my '98). Poured half in her dirty oil, and half through her intake (brake master cylinder hose intake). Noise went away almost immediately, but came back after a few minutes, though much milder.
It now has a constant tick-tick-tick, but it's in the top end, and doesn't sound terribly serious to me.
My thinking, is to convert to synthetic oil, new filter, and another 1/2 bottle of Seafoam, and see what happens. She will only be driving 1 mile a day for most of the week, plus a few miles to the grocery store, once a week.
Any thoughts?
Jaime