No , A 1996 Ford Explorer is either rear wheel drive or 4x4 capable or ( All Wheel Drive , available with V8 engine only )
A Ford Windstar is a front wheel drive vehicle
If they are both the same motor maybe check length
According to the 1996 Ford Windstar Owner Guide : With engine oil filter change : Both the 3.0 and the 3.8 liter V6 engines take ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 )
I'm not a mechanic / technician but I was looking at fordparts.com and comparing the heater cores for the 1996 Ford Explorer and the 2000 Ford Explorer and they show the same part number ( so apparently the answer would be YES )
When I checked www.motorcraft.com for a remanufactured 4.0 L OHV engine for a 1995 Ford Explorer , it listed the engine as having 6 applications : 1995 - 1996 Explorer 1995 -1996 Ranger pickup 1995 -1996 Mazda truck - all models
The 4.0 liter OHV - V6 engine and the 5.0 liter - V8 engines used in a 1996 Ford Explorer XLT use a timing CHAIN
Ford did not start using knock sensors on the Ford Explorer engines until 1996, when they switched to the EEC-V system.
hi, No, I mean everything is possible with time and money. But, the 1991 explorer has the EEC powertrain management and the 1996 has the OBDII. Will big headaches to do.
When I checked www.motorcraft.com for a remanufactured 4.0 L OHV engine for a 1995 Ford Explorer - they showed that there were 6 applications for the engine : 1995 - 1996 Ford Explorer 1995 - 1996 Ford Ranger pickup 1995 - 1996 Mazda truck - all models
I believe that's 1995 and 1996 automatic transmissions
( 5W-30 ) is the preferred engine oil , according to the 1996 Ford Windstar Owner Guide
The 4.0 L - OHV - V6 and the 5.0 L - V8 engines have a timing CHAIN
According to the ( 1996 ) Ford Windstar Owner Guide : With engine oil filter change ( for the 3.0 and 3.8 liter V6 engines ) ( 4.5 U.S. quarts / 4.3 liters of preferably 5W-30 engine oil )