June 1, 2001 Service bulletin

Some vehicles with 4.0L sohc engines may make a start-up noise from the left front of the engine

Ford technical service bulletin 15006 for 1997-2000 Ford Explorer, 1997-2000 Ford Explorer Sport and 2000 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.

Bulletin number: 15006
Component: Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary: Some vehicles with 4.0l sohc engines may make a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. Tt

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