HOW TO INSTALL A 4.0L V6 ENGINE - 2002-2010 FORD EXPLORER (COMPLETE GUIDE) 

I cannot thank you enough for your series on 4.0l engines. I was fighting the installation of a 4.0 in my son's Ranger. I watched this video yesterday, went home and had it mated to the transmission and bolted into the vehicle in less than 1 hour. Truly thankful and you deserve more than subscribers and comments. Again, thank you - this is the best video series on the SOHC engines, PERIOD.

You are the first person I have written a comment to on RU-vid. I just want to thank you for your video. Having consolidated an engine installation in a half hour video is beyond excellent. I have a 2006 Ford Explorer (Lucy) with 130k+ miles on it. I just had its transmission rebuilt and bought a new set of tires to get it ready for the next 100k miles or so. A guy at work offered to change the valve cover gaskets for me, but in the process he must to dropped a bolt or something inside the engine, because when he tried to start it, the engine seized and never started anymore. He immediately said it wasn't his fault and that most likely the engine was old and that was going to happen sooner or later. A week later he told me that he felt bad about what had happened and offered to swap the engine if I bought a new one. So, as you must have already guessed it, I bought a new engine and the guy started the swap. It took him 3 days to removed the old engine and about 3 weeks to drop in the new one. Losing bolts, ripping hoses and breaking pipes in the process. A month later he asked me if I still wanted him to finish the job, to which I replied, NO. He had done enough damage and I have learned the lesson. I tried getting more than a few of the so called "Mechanics" to come and finish the job, and they all said yes, but none one ever showed up. My poor Lucy has been in my garage for more than a year now. I normally do my own oil changes, tune-ups and breaks, but I've never messed with the engine before, but after watching your video I have decided to take matters into my own hands. Wish me luck. 👨‍🔧

Fantastic job. No way I could have done this without your help. Thank you very much.

Just want to say.... Thank you! Engine completely rebuilt in and purring like a kitten! Few snags here and there but complete!

You sir are my savior. I picked up an '06 for cheap disassembled to the timing chains showing. I've had the engine out for a while and just started putting things back together. I just realized today that the rod studs and nuts need replaced. :roll: Not having been the person to disassemble my purchase, your video saved my bacon. Many thanks!

With help of your video, I'm doing my first EVER engine swap on my 06 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer edition. Got only $700 into the whole project. Thanks a ton! You have a new subscriber!

Let you know I am a hands on guy but I have never done an engine. My brother in laws 2007 explorer had front and rear timing chain break. Shop quoted 4800. With ur video I was able to do it for 600. Absolutely the best video and explanation around. Thank you for your guidance for the weekend warrior. From NC.

Really enjoyed this install you are a great teacher keep up the content.. just subscribed 👍🏻

Recently had to change an engine in an 07 sport trac and this video was a huge help.

So very informative and professional, excellent job, thank you!

Thanks a Mil ... Following your guide another 4.0l has been rebuild and back inside. Works perfect and looks like new since I took time and cleaned and paint it ;-) ... This experiance changed my attitude toward my Ford Explorer 2006. looking forward another 100k of great ridding ..;-)

Super thankful! I'm doing this next month and you are so much help!

Pretty good video considering how in depth it was, thanks👍👍♥️!!

Wow, very impressive. Well done!

You are just fantastic a young man like you to know so much and be so good at it I watched some of your videos and I am very impressed. their should be more young men like you out their keep up the good work.

Alot of work for these trucks with that sohc engine they give alot of timing chain problems I would crush it unless I change the v6 to a older ohv efi engine they run forever great video

Good stuff bro! Your videos are excellent to show people it isn't overly complicated to work on a car. It fires me up to hear about someone getting ripped off at a mechanic shop and I always say to myself " only if that person knew how easy it is to learn to do there own car work" But I was tought (You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink). Anyway, Keep it up bro, I'm enjoying the videos.

Make sure the converter is fully seated. A lot of times when you pull the engine the converter likes to move forward a notch

Awesome job I got a long block coming in and I'm going to follow your steps. Probably a little different because I don't have four wheel drive and I'm lowered to the ground thanks for your videos

Good video. U made it fun without sounding like your a scientist. Thanks

* YOU DID A GREAT , JOB.! DONT SELL YOURSELF SHORT,.. AWESOME JOB..!

I want to thank you for making these videos but also want to curse you for making it look easy enough for us rubes to do it too. Took me three attempts to finally get the engine back in, wish I had found your video before the first try though. Thanks man.

Great job it helps me out to do my Ford show more

Probably me and my grandpas fault but started it up and it was unhappy to say and the exhaust decided it was time to fall off but still a great guide and helped us get through a lot of it and probably still saved us money

When you pointed out the three links on the leveller, I realized my problem getting the dowels to line up. Looked like you raised the trans some too.

Love to see the other two explorers there as well, especially the other fourth gen.

Very nice job!

Thank you so much.. You got a new subscriber .

Man that was iimpressive ,.. well done buddy ,.. i haver had several explorers , my current one just turned over 200000 miles .... it runs great now after a year of replacing lots of parts but a rebuild im sure is not far off ,.. i think computer might be going bad bc i cant get these codes to clear with my OBD 2 .... great video ....

You did a good job... congratulations

Saving my ass right now at work! Some guy brought in his explorer half torn into already and im the lucky one who had to pull it, time it, and now reinstall after it was already half torn into 😂

Awesome work

You doing a great showing me how to do this and thank you

Great job job

Good job buddy!!

That's a very smart young man intelligent 👍👍👍

great job!!!

Excellent video

Молодец! я тоже на днях это сделал один, полностью поменял все цепи снял и поставил мотор,👍👍👍👍

Nice Job

Good. ( Great video). Alex,c.

Excellent vidio,,I learned a lot,I have a2006 with a 4.0 that I have to do the same thing too, I hope .ine comes out as well , Excellent Job thank you 28:52

Great work and by far the best on the Ford 4.0!!!! 👍👍👍👍. You make it look easy.

I love a 4.0

Thanks for always answering everybody's questions it's always appreciated and just want to say thanks. I was just wondering why do you install just the one bolt on the starter when putting the engine back in?

Hi what is the function of the black connector (pa/sps-gf20) on the left side (time 25:31) at the bottom of the freon / ac canister (sorry im not a mechanic) mine was stripped and need to be replaced.

Great job.! I´m not a mechanic, but i love cars, and fixing my cars issues once in a while. Can you do one video on how to fix, clean or repair fuel injectors of same 4.0 2006, Ford Explorer SOHC? Sorry for my english, I live in Tijuana, B.C. Mex. Thumbs up!

Great Job on the Engine installation video, I love detail. It is similar to a Ford Ranger. Do you have one of the 4.0L SOHC installation on a Ford Ranger?

Your videos are really well-thought out and excellently presented. I'll be replacing the fuel-pressure sensor on my '05 soon, and everyone complains it's a PITA to reinstall the last T30 bolt on the rear of the intake manifold. Do you have any tips on doing that?

I don’t know if I said thank you or not but let me take the time to thank you and so should any other aspiring mechanic. Do you have Patreon? I don’t got a lot of money that’s for sure but I feel like I owe you min. a case of beer.

What would cause a crank no start after replacing timing chains? It turned on and sounded good.. i pulled it out of the garage and parked it to let it idle. It cut off randomly. It did run fine before it turned off. Ran for about 5 mins.

Dude for a young man I think your pretty sharp...I been doing this kind of stuff since I was 15 years old and I'm 61 now...and I've done alot of amazing stuff myself...having said that I've never dealt with such a pain in the ASS until I ran into this 4.0 that ford engineered. It's a fairly good engine when it's right but there is so much shit to go wrong with it. I prefer to work on the small block Chevrolet V8 any day over this 4.0 crap...but u seem to be pretty dam good at what u do...I'm impressed and it takes alot to impress me...sincerely Rob Steeves A.K.A TripleM...if u read this ask me what TripleM actually means and I would love to tell you...ull get a kick out of it.

Hey My brottha You think i can use a zipbelts ..i don't wanna use chain ( i don't have it and i don't wan take a Lot of parts You think that is posible??

I have a bit of a weird question here. I am putting a 4.0L in a Ranger and I see that your AC compressor is more at an angle rather then straight across like mine is. Do you know if they changed up brackets at all between the years? (I didn't realize the 4.0 I was putting in was an Explorer engine until I was having issues with getting the AC to clear the battery tray

Alright getting a lot closer to finishing and she fired up. However I am getting a serious smoke problem. It isn’t a fluid burning I don’t think, but i can’t see exactly where from. It looks like from the exhaust but the smoke is billowing from around the intake area. No leaks from the coolant system or oil which is a plus. Is it normal for the engine to burn off stuff when first firing it back up?

Do the bolts for the flexplate/flywheel need thread sealant? Or will blue loctite do? Someone told me thread sealant is required or it will leak oil.

I have explore and the engine seized can you help me put another in?

Hello, I have a 2010 Ford Explorer and recently got work done to the engine. However, when I received back from the shop we noticed it vibrate on idle but does not vibrate when cruising/driving around. I was wondering if you have an idea what it could be

Awesome you really know your way around these 4.0's. I messaged you a few days ago and I have to ask. My top driver side timing chain guide has come apart. I'm told you have to pull the engine to replace it. After watching your rebuild video, I'm think it woud be possible to replace ths timing chain and guide without pulling the engine? I know a complete rebuild make sense but I can't afford this at this time. This engine has 270,000 miles on it, but runs and sounds perfect except for the timing chain issue. Your thoughts wouls be appreciated. Thanks

Runs like butter. Ours have a 🔧 💡 on check engine 💡 as well. The wrench light comes on disables cruise control while on highway causing it to run faster and engine hesitant to accelerate when my foot on the gas pedal. What could be the problem? 2009 xlt 4.0l v6 5 speed.

Hey boss I really appreciate the video, and chance you know the bolt size that is used in the back of the motor for lifting, the (shorter bolt) mentioned in the video

Mr Platinum. Is it possible to install the engine with the intake and exhaust manifolds on the engine? I'm trying to install as much as possible on the engine, then install it. Thanks for your help.

Nicely done! If doing this inside, what minimum ceiling clearance is needed for the engine lift. Thanks

2005 sport Trac 4.0. Just replace the engine but I never noticed an engine ground. There's one on the firewall near the PCM connection but nothing on the block that I remember. Do you know where the engine ground would be on this vehicle

Getting things bolted on… ordered a new bolt for harmonic balancer and got a 6A340-B which measures 51mm long instead of the 72mm? I got it from a dealer? What part number should it be? Thx

I have an 03 explorer that I got from someone. I do not know the history on it. I took the passenger side valve cover off and one of the valve springs is broke and the valve seams stuck. I assume it got bent. Everything else looks good. I am going to take the head off and I am hoping I can just replace the valve and spring, put a new head gasket on and drive off into the sunset. Do you to think that would work?

Hello. Great video brother. I have same truck. All my wires to maf sensor and injectors and wires to the alternator are all frayed and chipping plastic. I tried to just electric tape them but when i move them the engine shuts off. Will the while engine have to come off to replace that harness? Thanks.

So how about swapping out my engine on my 2006 ranger? I can provide engine but i can't do it because of my age and physical issues

Does anyone know the name of the hose at 26:06, I cannot find it under any names

Super beginner question: Can I install this (Explorer) engine to my 07 Explorer Sport Trac V6?

hello.where can i get ford exploer 1996 v6 petrol engine*right hand usa version?used but running.

Any tips on a 4.6 getting converter studs to line up

I'm having trouble lining up 2 torque converter bolts. One bolt is almost aligned center and the other above it is half aligned, tips on getting converter bolts aligned?

my project is swapping a 2001 4-l into a 2006 4-l. what are the problems with this swap?

I have a 94 Mazda b4000 I tryed everything like vacuum leaks but truck still runs like crap and when I slow down my truck just dies out any ideals what's going on thanks

Hey I have a question, I am rebuilding a 4.0 it over heated, when I go to put the camshaft in they are hard to turn do you think the head shrink, this is my first 4.0 built

It looks like there is plenty of room to put the exhaust on before puting the engine in. Or does it get in the way when aligning the engine to the transmission?

Question I'm replacing my exhaust manifold and the felpro kit came with two little green sleeves, do you know where those go? Do you know what size studs and nuts are a good replacement for the exhaust manifold bolt? I can't for the life of me find where those green sleeves go

What size are the bolts you use for the exhaust?

I’m currently in the middle of removing the engine in my 2010 explorer I’ve got all of my bolts out the starter is out and the torque converter ones as well but it’s still stuck together how did you separate the two??

Godsend

? I put a new 4.0 in my 2004 ranger vin #e. 2003 motor doesn't have a egr valve . Used my wiring harness because there was a plug in for transmission. Engine light on how do I trick computer on this issue?

Any tips on removing the passenger side exhaust manifold?

Where do you buy your parts car?

Been fighting installation for a month on an "03 can't find any videos on engine harness placement; gen 3s are the worst, helphelphelp, lol help.

I’m having a problem turning my flywheel. The main pulley won’t turn. What do I need to do? Also I have an 06 mustang v6

Did you use an aftermarket timing kit, or OEM?

What kit do you use? I don’t wanna pay a shit ton but want it to last. Th aks

ford ranger slightly different for accessories and unfortunately i think the bay is a little smaller but about the same, this is helpful, but it makes me want to discharge my AC for the extra room...

How to install a 4.0 SOHC. Step 1: Determine vehicle needs a timing chain or head gasket prior. Step 2: Clean it up and sell vehicle. Step 3: Buy same Explorer with 4.6. Step 4: get knob polish.

What can be done to give the 4 l, more horsepower

How many miles on the engine ?

Where do the ground wire go

You sir are a magician/wizard ... I have had to deal with installing this engine in the 2001-2007 Rangers and they're nothing short of a proverbial nightmare. BTW ... How did you keep from snapping the exhaust manifold studs off? I heated mine up with a torch and some of them still broke off.

The ground wire coming from the fire wall. Where did that bolt up too

Turned the engine over and it fired up then lost all electrical power, any pointers as where to start? I’m assuming it’s a fuse or something simple

Does the transmission need to be in neutral when you doing the torque converter bolts?

Are Ranger 4.0L engines the same across those years?

I’ve taken this engine out 3times doing a install the torque converter I’m not all the way threw the wholes first I thought I wasn’t all the way back now I’m wondering is the transmission bad ? Or does the torque not go all the way back ? HEEEELLLLPPP MEEEEE

That's where that part goes. It's the crank sensor. LOL