koldstart
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 99 Xpo, 4DR, Manual
1996 2 Door Explorer. Power everything, sunroof, leather, cd changer. Straight on the outside, clean on the inside. Newer tires a lot of rubber left. 180k 4.0 OHV. REBUILT trans with low miles. 4x4, AC work.
Here is her story : Been a great car as long as she has had it (+4 years) had been super reliable until the trans went out. After the new trans was in, it started running really rough, bucking and shaking eventually stalled. Could start it, but would run rough and die to the point it would not start at all. She took it to a shop, they tried to replace the computer, didn't help. She believed the shop was throwing parts at it to screw her over. She got the car back and dropped it off at a neighbor mechanic. He said he thought it was a camshaft position sensor. He is an OLD diesel mechanic. No OBD ports were ever checked, the car right now has the intake off and the engine computer out. She has all the parts. He doesn't really want to do the work, she doesn't want to put any money into it. What is the likely hood that this is the problem? Looks and smells like gas is in the crankcase, he tells me its due to all the 'trying to start' they were doing, and with the injectors firing at random the gas would go past the rings into the oil.. which kinda make sense..
I'm trying to figure out if what this old dog is saying is reasonable, or if it's a bunch of crap.
The asking price now is 1100, and I'm trying to figure out a good price to offer to cover my bases. What do you think? What else do you think the problem could be? 700-800?
I had and OHV Explorer and loved it. I felt it was bulletproof and sturdy and I see alot of OHV's in high miles.
HELP! :exp:
Here is her story : Been a great car as long as she has had it (+4 years) had been super reliable until the trans went out. After the new trans was in, it started running really rough, bucking and shaking eventually stalled. Could start it, but would run rough and die to the point it would not start at all. She took it to a shop, they tried to replace the computer, didn't help. She believed the shop was throwing parts at it to screw her over. She got the car back and dropped it off at a neighbor mechanic. He said he thought it was a camshaft position sensor. He is an OLD diesel mechanic. No OBD ports were ever checked, the car right now has the intake off and the engine computer out. She has all the parts. He doesn't really want to do the work, she doesn't want to put any money into it. What is the likely hood that this is the problem? Looks and smells like gas is in the crankcase, he tells me its due to all the 'trying to start' they were doing, and with the injectors firing at random the gas would go past the rings into the oil.. which kinda make sense..
I'm trying to figure out if what this old dog is saying is reasonable, or if it's a bunch of crap.
The asking price now is 1100, and I'm trying to figure out a good price to offer to cover my bases. What do you think? What else do you think the problem could be? 700-800?
I had and OHV Explorer and loved it. I felt it was bulletproof and sturdy and I see alot of OHV's in high miles.
HELP! :exp:
