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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 (sometimes...

Ford technical service bulletin 14868 for 1997-2002 Ford Explorer, 2001-2002 Ford Ranger and 1997-2002 Mercury Mountaineer.

Bulletin number
14868
Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0 sohc engine may exhibit a primary chain rattle noise (sometimes described as a spark knock-type noise). Tt

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