What Have You Done To Your Explorer ST Today

[Loaded05]

I got the HSF solid pinion bushings installed....along with a new rear differential.

 

[SugarMouth]

Dumped the factory fill at 1k. 5W-30 Kirkland/Wix back in at 6.5 qts. JL catch can installed.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

Pulled a factory fill oil sample for analysis. Getting its first oil change this Friday.

 

[-REDRUM-]

Got my FenFab pipes installed... opted to swap out the non-BOV cold side for one with the HKS simply as an abundance of caution. Hoping I can't hear it in the vehicle.

 

[SugarMouth]

Missing rubber installed. Plastic liners under to follow. Part # LB5Z*16A238*A

 

[Gadgtfreek]

I added a standard FP hitch cover. I wasn't impressed with some of the 3D-printed options on Amazon; the red didn't match, and the way they clip in would likely cause rattling. The more stylish ones cost $400 to $500, which seems overpriced, especially since I just bought a new range for $1,500. I'll stick with the tried-and-true boring option; it works just fine.

 

[wifeys-ST]

Got my FenFab pipes installed... opted to swap out the non-BOV cold side for one with the HKS simply as an abundance of caution. Hoping I can't hear it in the vehicle.

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You’ll love it. You will only hear it in sport mode past 30mph with the factory tune. Not sure about with a tune

 

[Gadgtfreek]

First oil change, rotate and alignment. Good ole full syn 5W-30 Valvoline.

 

[JacksonJay]

Today was a big day, I did some playing around last week to so I’ll add that one in. Last week was CVF intercooler, this week was CVF downpipes and a retune from Matt at Gearhead. Downpipes… proud of myself for this one, I did them with weight on the ground all 4 corners, fronts on ramps, did not drop the subframe! Driver side took all of 30 minutes, passenger side not so much, but removing the heat sheild made it easier I think, and getting the car hot helpped to. You can clearly see the nut you need if you peek at just the right angle through the wheel liner, I put a hand dandy headlamp on the subframe pointing at the nut, once I could see what I was doing, it was cake. Props to Matt at GH, he’s tuned my explorer from the beginning, and I’ve been impressed from the beginning! Those of you looking for something other than ZFG he’s your man!

 

[SugarMouth]

Added the sides under the rubber seal. These did require some modification to fit.

LB5Z-7802039-A
LB5Z-7802038-B

 

[moto727]

I got the HSF solid pinion bushings installed....along with a new rear differential.

What do you think of the bushings???

 

[Loaded05]

What do you think of the bushings???

They are a solid product, no pun intended. I did not notice any additional NVH, but YMMV.

 

[cheetoduster]

Added the sides under the rubber seal. These did require some modification to fit.

LB5Z-7802039-A
LB5Z-7802038-B

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Nice. I wonder what the part number for those would be:

 

[Gadgtfreek]

Catch can. I think the PCV valve line might be a bit too short—I barely managed to clip it in. I’m going to send them a photo and ask about it; maybe it was cut just a little short during manufacturing. Other than that, I’m curious to see what it looks like after a couple thousand miles. Nice piece of hardware, and it will be easy to unscrew and dump.

 

[SugarMouth]

Catch can. I think the PCV valve line might be a bit too short—I barely managed to clip it in. I’m going to send them a photo and ask about it; maybe it was cut just a little short during manufacturing. Other than that, I’m curious to see what it looks like after a couple thousand miles. Nice piece of hardware, and it will be easy to unscrew and dump.

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Yep the PCV was definitely a bit short, required me to fish it through the most efficient way. An additional inch of line would have helped. I think this is because the earlier models had less harness in the way than the late models and they have not updated the part.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

Yep the PCV was definitely a bit short, required me to fish it through the most efficient way. An additional inch of line would have helped. I think this is because the earlier models had less harness in the way than the late models and they have not updated the part.

Perfect, thanks. I tried going over the one line, but that wasn't happening (right by the PCV). So I went under and it barely made it lol. The only issue, is one day changing the PCV, but thats a few years away if then.

 

[SugarMouth]

Catch can. I think the PCV valve line might be a bit too short—I barely managed to clip it in. I’m going to send them a photo and ask about it; maybe it was cut just a little short during manufacturing. Other than that, I’m curious to see what it looks like after a couple thousand miles. Nice piece of hardware, and it will be easy to unscrew and dump.

Did you have to swap the location of the coolant overflow and the wire harness here? On mine it was swapped and interfered with the can mount.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

No, my photo is exactly how it was. I just made sure the bracket and the coolant line elbow have about a 1/8-1/4" gap, and then tightened the hell out of the frame bolt.