Hey group,
Big problems, I have a 2000 Explorer "North Face" (I think it's referred to as an "Eddie Bauer" in the US). Anyway, It wouldn't engage reverse last week, dealer took it and diagnosed that the reverse & Third "Gear Band" was gone in it. Quoted me Euro 2000. to fix it. Now he also said that the trade in value of it is rubbish in Ireland and that it's not worth doing the work. This is all fine except that I have a broken Explorer that's clearly worth more to me to drive away for ever more, but a dealer in Ireland who really doesn't know how to fix it properly. There's only about 15 of them in Ireland, so the Ford dealers really have no experience of them. It's the 4.0 Litre V6 Engine. Are 2nd hand gearboxes easy to come by in the US? Is it worth doing the work on it.
Any comments or suggestions gratefully appreciated.
Kieran O'Leary Cork, Ireland.