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  1. joezek

    Front Shock Clunking

    It would be nice to be able to afford spending all that money to find out if that fixes the noise, however I'm not in a good enough financial state to do so. I was hoping there's an aftermarket polyurethane kit with shock bushings. They replace everything else with polyurethane because of...
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    Expedition A/C Problem

    I think every car or truck I've owned has done this to some degree. The air vents are usually controlled by a door/valve which gets its control from engine vacuum, and also a spring to preload it in the closed position. When you step on the gas the vacuum is temporarily lowered and a spring...
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    Front Shock Clunking

    Just bought an 03' 2wd and its got a front end clunk when going over bumps. I jacked the truck and checked upper/lower ball joints first, all seem tight. I checked tie rod ends and control arm bushings, all seem tight. The ONLY thing that seems to have any free play is the lower bushing on both...
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    Why "Motorcraft" spark plugs

    Looks like from what I've read, Motorcraft has both worlds combined. They use Copper core and platinum tip.
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    5W-20 vs. 5W-30?

    My plan was to use Mobil 1 5W30 or Amsoil 5W30, but before I do anything with changing oil brands I always consult the crew at bobistheoilguy.com. It's an excellent forum, those guys are the absolute most technical fanatics I've ever talked to in my life when it comes to motor oil/fluids...
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    A little low on oil (concerned)

    My 98 explorer had a lot of oil in the intake, and I wasn't sure why. It did happen to have 178,000 miles on it so I thought it could be a build up over the years. I installed a home made oil seperator in the PCV line to catch any oil before it gets sucked into the intake plenum. I used a $10...
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    Popping Noise From Rear A/C Blower '03 Expo

    From the FORD shop manual, referring to the electronic climate control display on the 2003 models: "The self-test can be initiated after cycling the ignition switch from OFF to ON. Normal operation of the climate control system stops when the self-test is activated. To enter the self-test...
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    is 91 octane better than 93 octane

    You ever driven a rental car before? I know I have, and I know quite a few others too. Number one thing we all do to a rental car is beat the snot out of it, floor it all the time, and most of all, "drive it like a rental". I personally think that's the reason there's no sludge or carbon build...
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    Why "Motorcraft" spark plugs

    I've been seeing a lot of posts from people saying you gotta run Motorcraft spark plugs. Why? Are they designed differently than the standard plug design? I've always preferred NGK, but more specifically I really prefer anything using copper. I want nothing to do with platinum or iridium...
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    Rear Climate control tech questions

    On the 2003 expedition, electronic climate controlled, I've got a few problems. It has the common popping from both blend actuators. However when I manually by hand, rotate the temp control door from hot to cold position using a wrench, the cold air is average room temperature. Also, the hot...
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    Popping Noise From Rear A/C Blower '03 Expo

    Motor Reset Procedure I thought there was a Reset Procedure any time one of the blend door motors was changed? On my explorer I had to press and hold two of the climate control buttons to enter the maintenance menu, and that would display any errors with the door motors etc. I'm pretty sure...
  12. joezek

    Leather seats materials question

    My 03' has factory leather seats and a few of the seats need to be re-dyed. I need to know the name of the leather type/material that was used in the factory leather seats, Eddie Bauer edition. Since I bought it used I don't have the original paperwork that came with the truck. I know that...
  13. joezek

    School me on Polish and Wax

    I haven't successfully removed swirl marks by hand before. If you're doing it by hand then you may have to try using a filler glaze instead of actually removing the swirls. The filler glaze is temporary, and doesn't really make them 100% disappear. However it will save the costs of buying a...
  14. joezek

    Proud New owner, with questions...

    The doors aren't missing the rubber stoppers, but the driver's door latch looks like it had a rubberized coating on it, and it's all torn up. Over bumps the door rattles, and above 70 mph the door buffets with the wind going past it, making all kinds of wind noise through the upper door seal...
  15. joezek

    Some exhaust upgrade info

    I'm guessing you have dual 2 1/2" inlets and single 3" outlet? What were the gains with mileage, and power too.
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    Some exhaust upgrade info

    That exhaust is really nice, I'm going to show those pics to whoever does my exhaust, so they do it right. Is there room to have a dual outlet muffler, with two pipes side by side right over the rear axle? That must have made a pretty big power gain, the stock y pipe is horribly restrictive looking.
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    School me on Polish and Wax

    I'm kind of a detailing fanatic myself, almost an obsession at times....lol. I learned pretty much everything I know from the guys at Autopia.org. It's an awesome detailing forum, very active site, and LOTS of the members are professional detailers that make their living detailing. For light...
  18. joezek

    Grill options for the 03 Expedition

    I have an 03 expedition and want to change the grill. I really wanted to see if they make one just like the 07-08 style that will fit in the stock 03 location without changing the bumper and whole front clip
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    Proud New owner, with questions...

    I got a 2003 Eddie Bauer edition 2WD 5.4L model, Blue/gold trim. It has the option for rear captains chairs, sunroof, dual A/C, tow package etc.
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    Proud New owner, with questions...

    Just got my first Expedition after 11 years with my Explorer. I'm so happy with the upgrade and I'll never go back to the smaller Explorer. I have a few minor problems and maybe they're common to the Expedition. Is there a standard common fix for any of these problems? - Doors rattle, and I...
  21. joezek

    Anyone have the projector lights?

    I bought an HID retrofit kit one time on ebay for like $40. They looked awesome for about 10 seconds, then as soon as they're warmed up they flicker like a candle. You get insane headaches trying to focus and drive at night with both lights flickering non stop. I tried all the nonsense kits to...
  22. joezek

    Some exhaust upgrade info

    I see that headers come with 2.5" outlet/collectors. I guess I'll have to get 2.5" converters if I keep em. Anyone want my 2.25" ones? Also, the explorer uses a dual exhaust all the way back to the muffler, then single outlet after the muffler.... possibly it will help on the expedition if I do...
  23. joezek

    Looking for info about expeditions

    Yeah the rear second row seats had an option for Eddie Bauer, for captains chairs. That option was $380 and results in 7 passenger seating.
  24. joezek

    2003 2 Wheel Drive Transmission info

    To answer my own question, and also for anyone else who cares besides me, the two transmission options are 4R70W and supposedly 4R75E. I don't know which is which, but pretty sure the 70W is the 2003 tranny. Looks like a real good transmission, which was beefed up in 1999 after a few...
  25. joezek

    Looking for info about expeditions

    Just in case any one is interested, I found this brochure online in PDF format. It's the 2003 Ford Expedition dealership brochure. Page 6 has the seating options, one option is a 7 passenger seating arrangement which looks like what mine has. The 2nd row has only 2 chairs, guess that was an...

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