Ford Explorer XLS

under the drivers side dash board, and under the hood on the drivers side right behind the battery.

Funny you should ask. I actually just pulled mine off yesterday. It took me a while to find, but if you crawl under your explorer it is located right on the TOP of the rear Diff. You can follow the cable up to it. There is one screw holding it in. It is a bit of a challenge getting to it, but I was able to loosen it with a socket wrench. Good Luck.

First thing I would do is top off the brake fluid. As your brake pads wear down, the system requires more brake fluid to maintain pressure to apply the brakes - and the lack of pressure could make the light go on. You will also find after adding fluid that you don't have to press the pedal as hard to make the car stop. If your brakes are making any chirping or squeaking or (worst) metal-on-metal noises, get to a brake shop and get the pads replaced.

That is normal. It is the system used by Ford on many of their signal lamps to hold them on. They are long, screw-like posts that look like this >>>>>>>>>>>>> It is just a friction fit and the two screws keep the actual lamp assembly secured.

The dipstick if you are looking at the engine is on the left side of the valve cover approximately halfway form the front and back. It is located where the cover meets the engine block. The yellow plastic grab loop may be broken off, making it hard to identify the dipstick.

That was exactly where it was on my 1997 Sidekick and it also had been broken off making it difficult to find.

It looked like it was a place to connect for a thermostat or something but no it was the dipstick.

I hope all you are changing is the arm ...remove the casle nut and washer on both the arm and idle and gently py it up....it fairly simple good luck

no

I would assume that the wires are hooked up backwards

I'm not a mechanic / techician but from what I have read there are ( 3 )

different engine blocks for the Ford 4.0 liter EFI , V6 engine ( which is an

Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine , the 8th " character " of the VIN is

an " X "

up to 1994 models

1995 and 1996

1997 to 2000

i would'nt recommend doing it yourself them airbags can cause serious injury.But what happens with those is there is a little coiled wire in the airbag deploiment system that goes bad with the age of the car and needs to be serviced.Sometimes they become unwound from constant left and right turning of the steering wheel trust me it's not a diy type of fix i know beeen there done that it spells D-A-N-G-E-R have it servied by a dealer!

There are seat belts for ( 5 ) and if you have the optional 3rd row seat there

are seat belts for ( 7 ) occupents

If the back wheels slip / spin it automatically will transfer some of the power to the front wheels

Worn motor mounts

" regular " unleaded - 87 octane

don't know but my 95 Taurus gauge is dead except after putting some clean burn gas additive in the tank. guage worked a little then went dead again. deposits?

If the engine is running/idling to high, it will make putting it into reverse very difficult. Manual transmissions rarely have internal problems aside from clutch assembly replacement. That's not to say it couldn't have a problem though.

One of your guages is indicating tha you have a problem. Either your gas guage is low and you nee dto put some gas in, or your engine temp guage is reading high, your alternator guage is low, or your oil pressure is reading low.

Manufacturer?

I don't know a lot about cars, but I just bought a 97 neon. Just pop the face plate off that surrounds the stereo, unscrew the bolts holding it in place, pull it out and disconnect the 3 wires attaching it. -Cody-

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Difference_between_xlt_and_xls_files" http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Difference_between_xlt_and_xls_files"

See that huge long black thing under your console, with all the air vents and colored plastic vacum lines attahed. It's in there, on the passenger side. Yep, the whole darn thing has to come out. They claim the console doesn't have to be removed; you cut a section out by the glovebox, but don't believe it (if you have the convertable) There is steel bracing in the center console which will 'catch' it a you try and slide it out.

I replaced mine and only have 5 left over parts! Not bad for a rookie. Worst job I ever had.

In a 2000 Ford Explorer :

Both the 4.0 liter EFI , V6 engine ( which is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design

engine ) and the 4.0 liter , Single Over Head Cam , V6 engine take :

( 5.0 U.S. quarts / 4.7 liters of 5W-30 engine oil )

need to know the year

That sounds like it could be a wheel bearing or main axle bearing.