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Hello Today when I was coming home form school, I noticed that the battery light came on if engine was idling, later on the way I noticed that the battery gage is also very low, after about 15 min of driving, my car turned off. From what I guess the alternator is dead, am I right? Is it easy...

Hi This morning I saw oil under my car and its coming from the engine, I did not go under the car to see where its coming from. I'm guessing it from the gasket, I'm using synthetic oil, if I switch to regular oil will the oil leak stop? or would I have to change my gasket? Thank You!

Hello I changed my emergency brake pads and I hear a noise like the spring hitting the disk, I tool it apart 3 times and tried all sorts of things, 1 time it made no nose but after driving for a minute or 2 the noise came back. The problem is only for the driver's side. I don't know what else...

Hello I had a problem with my thermostat when I was going cross country and I went to a shop on the way to change it, after that I noticed that it leaks but not a lot, so after getting home, I purchased the top part and a new o-ring and changed them, the problem is that now it leaks so much...

Hello I changed my oil with Mobil 1 Synthetic today and the filter I used was quaker state since the store only had quaker state oil filters. It seems to me that these filters are very bad. Should I change it with a Motorcraft Oil Filter? or should I just leave it for next oil change?

Hello I want to take my car in to change its transmission oil, the mechanic told me he charges $150 for Ford Mercon V ATF and $175 for Amsoil Synthetic. Is the Amsoil worth going for? or it makes no difference if I change my fluid regularly? My car is a 97 Explorer with 150 000 Miles on it.

Hello I used Mobil 1 Synthetic at 142000 Miles to see how it is, and than switched to Castrol GTX because of the cost, but my engine ran a lot smother when I was using the Mobil 1. My engine now has 150000 Miles and I want to switch back to Mobil 1, but is it likely that it would cause...

Hello I have a 97 Explorer 4X4, my rear tires are abid smaller than the front and on dry ground when I engage 4X4 i hear a clicking noise, but on snow I barely hear it. Is it safe to use on snow, or will it break something?

Hello I have a 97 Explorer 4X4 and its has 150 000 miles on it, the last owner had changed the transmission fluid at 125 000 so I thought its time to change it again before its too late. I'm a student right now and I want this car to last me as long as possible, so I want to make sure I do...

Hello yesterday, I backed up into a short concrete pole and my bumper went in, Do you guys know how much a used rear bumper is and where I can get it from?

Hello When I purchased my 97 Explorer SOHC , the owner told me that the car was locked in 2wd and the transfer case was unplugged, ( I think the person that was supposed to fix it didn't know what he was doing and messed it up) Anyway, I'm thinking of removing the transfer case and opening it...

Hello Since I'm buying a boat tomorrow, I wanted to get my tranny all ready for it, so I went to the shop and they told me that they would have to flush the tranny cooler, and change the tranny fluid and filterr. They said it would cost me $230 :eek: and when I asked them if they use Amsoil...

Hello I finally found the boat that I want to buy, Just have concern for my Explorer, I have a 97 Explorer 4.0 SOHC with the stock transmission cooler. This is the boat that I would most likely be buying. Would there be any transmission problems with my X if I start towing this?

Hey guys I purchased my car used at 120000 and now it has 145000, I have not changed any fluids or oil in the tranny since the purchase of the truck and I'm going to start towing a boat 1 or 2 times a week soon. What are the things that I have to do to it to make it last longer? Should I flush...

Hey guys I want to find out if my car has a Tranny cooler, I looked around near the radiator and I found a smaller radiator in front of the radiator on the passenger side. I'm not if thats the condenser tho. Is there any way of finding out? Its a 97 Explorer XLT 4.0

Hello I have a 97 Explorer 4.0 without the tow package, I want to tow this fishing boat once a week or so, to a lake which is less than an hour away. Am I fine by using the regular bumper hitch and without a tranny cooler?

Hello I would like to buy a midsize boat soon, but I'm not sure about my Tranny. I have a 97 Explorer 4X4 XLT, without the tow package, how can find out that it has a Transmission cooler?

No towing wire? (Please ignore this massage) Hello I have a 97 Explorer XLT, I looked for the tow wire, but I didn't find it, my dads 96 Explorer had it, is it possible for it not to have the wire? or is it somewhere that I can't see it? Don't all explorers come with the wire? Thanks

Hello I just connected my new stereo, and instead of bypassing the amp I connected the blue and white wire to the red wire. Is that ok or will something get fried? Thanks

Hello I just got a harness and changed my stock radio to a Sony one, I connected all the wires on the harness but the orange ones. But I don't hear anything coming from the speakers. When I connected my stock unit it works, I also tried a JVC unit and it was the same thing. Is there something...

Hi I Have a 97 explorer that only has cassette I have a MP3 player that I would like to change it with, but when I took my stereo out, there were 3 plugs connected to it, is there any guides that says which is for what? or is there any thing that converts those plugs for a Kenwood Unit...

Hey guys Do you guys know if there area any laptop mounts (like the ones cops use) that can be mounted with out drilling any holes on the dashboard? I have a 97 Explorer Thanks

Hello Does anyone have a stock explorer cd player that they don't want anymore? I want to change my tape stereo to cd. I will buy it from you, please let me know. Thanks

Hello I'm planning to move from Connecticut to California, and I want to go pretty fast on the highways that don't or have 75 Mph speed limits on the way. Just like all cars in America the Explorer has a speed limiter that hits around 90 Mph. Is it easy to remove it? and is it safe to go...

Hello Last week I had a punctured tire so I changed it with my spare tire, today when I wanted to bring the wire down, it got stock half way, now the wire doesn't go up or down, should be changed? what is the price on those? BTW its a 97 Explorer 4.0 Thanks