The Ford 4.0 liter SOHC , V6 engine uses ( 3 ) timing chains :
At the FRONT of the engine there is a main chain from the crankshaft to what is called the " jackshaft " ( the jackshaft is in the same place as the camshaft for the 4.0 liter OHV / pushrod style engine )
There is a 2nd chain from the jackshaft to the drivers side cylinder head at the FRONT of the engine
There is a 3rd chain from the jackshaft to the passenger side cylinder head at the REAR of the engine
The explorer has a timing chain, not a belt.
timing CHAIN
The 4.0 liter SOHC - V6 engine has ( 3 ) timing CHAINS
It has a timing chain.
timing chain
The 4.0 L - SOHC - V6 engine has 3 timing chains
The Ford Explorer engines use a timing CHAIN
Timing CHAIN on the 4.0 liter V6 in a 1993 Ford Explorer
The V6 engine in a 2004 Ford Mustang has a timing CHAIN
Timing chain.
The 2001 Ford Explorer Sport V-6 has a timing belt. Ford engines have not use a timing chain since the 1980s.
The 2003 Ford Explorer 4.6 liter V8 engine has ( 2 ) timing CHAINS ( one timing chain to each cylinder head )