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April 1, 2001 Service bulletin

Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0 sohc engine may exhibit a primary chain rattle noise between 2000 -...

Ford technical service bulletin 14823 for 2001 Ford Explorer and 2001 Ford Ranger.

Bulletin number
14823
Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0 sohc engine may exhibit a primary chain rattle noise between 2000 - 3000 RPM (sometimes described as a spark knock-type noise). Tt

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