some of you may have seen that i have a new 4x4, an 84 toyota... its not running quite yet, but isnt too far off, well, i got a deal i can't pass up... here is the story on it... 1996 explorer 4x4
It’s a 96 xlt 4x4 explorer 4dr, its been In the family since at least 98, was bought used from a realtor (my dad’s bosses wife @ the time) that upgraded. Leather interior, truck now has a lot of mileage, heads and upper end rebuilt @ 110k because my mom overheated it and cracked the heads…. 3.73 LSD d4, 8.8 c-clip rear end 31 spline axles with disc brakes, pushbutton 4x4 (well rotary switch on dash) good condition 235/75/15 bridgestone dueler, not the at, but hl I think is the model. Tranny went out and was replaced once. My dad said it slipped once on him after the rebuild but has been fine since…. The 4x4 works sporadically…. A/c is still cold, heater still blows hot. CEL triggers almost everyday. Truck needs to be smogged to be registered
Truck has all the options, power doors, alarm, windows… my mom decided to try and pass a bobtail, that wasn’t stopped and the rear door is crunched, but it didn’t touch the fenders or anything, door still opens and window still rolls up and down. Dings here and there, but it is 12 years old
it said o2 bad, we replaced the 02 behind the cat, code came back, we think it’s the cat now, as truck does have a bit of mileage on it. I think there are 3 o2 sensors on the truck… I might just replace all the sensors and the cat. Shouldn’t cost too much….
after driving it a little, its got a 0401 and a 0420
lots of people here have said the 0401 is most likely a bad dpfe sensor
the 0420 goes along with the cat
truck has about 210k on it, and still seems to run strong... does seem to have a misfire or lope though..... also it sounds a little bit louder than it used to be, but i still drive it hard and it isnt showing any issues
heres the plan of action:
run seafoam through it crank (before oil change), gas tank, brake booster
clean out throttle body with spray cleaner for tb
oil change
air filter
plugs and wires
change out dpfe sensor
fuel filter
pray it clears both codes and runs right.... i need it to pass smog
if it still has issues, i want to take it to glacier on explorerforum and have him analyze fuel trims etc on it (that guy knows his stuff!)
and it needs a rear pass door, and a right foglight, interior trim around the drivers window switch, big crack, almost cut me today --- and a can of touchup paint
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), but can understand the value in any reliable vehicle. From what I've gleaned, you're willing and able to service your own trucks. At that point, any ride with which you still have patience....is worth it. 
so i have to put $1k into what i want it to be, but i could never find a vehicle that lush for so cheap
Originally Posted by jimbo74
