Ford Explorer Cam drive problems!

Neighbours 70k, served every 6k Exploder is currently sat at the local
dealers having the engine removed and stripped due to (they think) a failed
tensioner between banks causing massive not good sounding rattlings.

Apparently the front chain gear is ok, but they'll be stripping and
replacing the chain / guides / tensioners at the same time.

They've quoted near enough £1000 to do it, has anyone else experienced
similar problems with this common 4 litre V6?

Tim..

" Tim (Remove NOSPAM." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Neighbours 70k, served every 6k Exploder is currently sat at the local
> dealers having the engine removed and stripped due to (they think) a
> failed
> tensioner between banks causing massive not good sounding rattlings.
>
> Apparently the front chain gear is ok, but they'll be stripping and
> replacing the chain / guides / tensioners at the same time.
>
> They've quoted near enough £1000 to do it, has anyone else experienced
> similar problems with this common 4 litre V6?
>
> Tim..
>


I believe that this problem is a 'known issue' and is fixed free of charge
in the good ol' USofA for engines that have done less than 100K miles.
If your neighbour fancies a DIY approach some of the kit needed is available
on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21654&item=4532183165&rd=1
There was a brand new Exploder engine on eBay a couple of weeks ago for
about £650 (in the UK)

Simon H

Simon H <[email protected]> wrote:

> There was a brand new Exploder engine on eBay a couple of weeks ago for
> about £650 (in the UK)

I thought that was a very short engine (Block, crankshaft and pistons)?

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Simon H <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> There was a brand new Exploder engine on eBay a couple of weeks ago for
>> about £650 (in the UK)
>
> I thought that was a very short engine (Block, crankshaft and pistons)?
>
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
> temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>
> -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

I might be thinking of the wrong one. There was a fairly complete engine on
eBay recently that somebody had bought to put in a kit car only to find it
didn't fit between the chassis rails or something.

Simon H

Simon H <[email protected]> wrote:

> I might be thinking of the wrong one. There was a fairly complete engine on
> eBay recently that somebody had bought to put in a kit car only to find it
> didn't fit between the chassis rails or something.

Ah, OK. I don't think I saw that one, the short block is the only one I
can see currently on offer.

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

"Simon H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1gt01gp.1im72621bx7um8N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
>> Simon H <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> There was a brand new Exploder engine on eBay a couple of weeks ago for
>>> about £650 (in the UK)
>>
>> I thought that was a very short engine (Block, crankshaft and pistons)?
>>
>> --
>> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
>> temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>>
>> -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759
>
> I might be thinking of the wrong one. There was a fairly complete engine
> on eBay recently that somebody had bought to put in a kit car only to find
> it didn't fit between the chassis rails or something.
>
> Simon H
>

Here it is again. Didn't spot that it's a OHV lump, not the newer SOHC,
though.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21654&item=4534586649&rd=1

Simon H