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#164 of 520 dogsrule - reply to 163 by steinbrecher Jun 29, 2001 (7:23 am)
I found out the problem was not as I feared. The leak was Power Steering fluid. I drove to another location of the same place that diagnosed the problem as the gasket leak. I went under the bay with the technician and he said it was Power steering fluid leaking out. He tightened two nuts with a 16 mm wrench and topped off the fluid with Dexron.   I gave the guy $20.   Needless to say I won't be going back to the location that misdiagnosed the problem, if they don't know the difference between Power Steering fluid and oil.
#165 of 520 steinbrecher by dogsrule Jun 29, 2001 (5:34 pm)
Way to go! I am in the health care field and am a diagnostician. I regularly use logic to rule things in or out. I can safely say 1/2 of the time the list of possibilities to fix a problem is BS. Last week a rusty catalytic converter was the cause of a rattle. Turns out to be the pipewrench left by the last ford mechanic who worked on the brakes.   Watch 'em my friend. They''l keep you sharp.
#166 of 520 96 Aerostar XLT 4.0L Ext--Howling intake noise! by hawk54 Jul 14, 2001 (7:29 pm)
I have a 96 Aerostar 4.0L with 100K miles on it. Great van so far. No oil leaks or other major problems. But I do have this noise that's driving my wife crazy. Living in San Antonio, you run your air conditioning all the time. Once the car has warmed up, we get this howling noise at idle. It's coming from the air intake. I have removed the air filter, air hose, and have cleaned the housing completely. It doesn't make the noise at driving speeds, but only at idle. You can hear it a half-block away. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jon Replies to this message: garbadee (Aug 26, 2006 8:04 am)
#167 of 520 Oil Pan Gasket? by steinbrecher Jul 23, 2001 (10:56 am)
Update on leak.   I had the gasket changed. I got tired of putting in a quart every 2 - 3 days.   This guy at work seems to think that the place I got my oil changed at messed around with the gasket to make it appear there was a problem (pulled it out to make it leak). I can't prove anything but it is a bit suspicious that it started leaking after I got my oil changed.   Any thoughts, since I had it fixed?
#168 of 520 Oil Pan Gasket by 93saturnsl1 Jul 23, 2001 (8:03 pm)
They may have messed with it, but it could've been leaking for a good while and wasn't really bad enough to notice until then. I had a friend's '96 F150 a while back, and the gasket on it had been leaking for a while. I had it loaded down moving some stuff, and the gasket blew out and the oil sprayed out all over the place... had to be towed. Yours may have lasted for a while, but it was something that needed to be replaced. Our '88 Aerostar has never had one, though the list of everything else we've replaced on it is staggering! Still running great with over 175k on it though. Thank god we're backyard mechanics at least or it would've died long, long ago.
#170 of 520 Aerostar sliding door rattle by jkennedyak Oct 12, 2001 (8:26 pm)
Hi, I was sent by Steve since Aerostar thread not very active. Need to find out any info on proper adjustment, potential things to look for, in regards to rattle coming from sliding door on 96 Aerostar extended van with running over even the slightest bump. Pretty hard to swallow given the number of potholed gravel roads here. Looking forward to snowfall to fill in the holes!   thank you   Joe
#171 of 520 My 93 Aerostar is still on the road by infidel Oct 14, 2001 (2:07 pm)
Yep, I have a 93 Aerostar with 190,000 miles on the clock. Original engine, transmission and everything else. It's hauled my 3 kids, it's hauled major appliances, it's hauled trash to the dump. The 3.0 engine has low compression in 2 of the cylinders, but it otherwise gets me where I want to go. I paid 15,000 for it. I think I've got my moneys worth. I've decided I'm just going to keep driving it until the wheels fall off.
#172 of 520 95 Aerostar by drmay Oct 18, 2001 (4:28 pm)
I've got the stretch 4WD 4L XLT with 200,000 Kliks (that's 120,000 mi..) It was in bad shape when I bought it at auction in 1998 but after fixing up all the problems (ball joints, alignment, shifter cable, head light module, big time tune up, sticky door locks, squeaky sliding door, bad front rotors, and a LOT of dirt in the carpet) It's run like a top. I like it so much I got it re painted. I drive hiway to work and in winter that 4WD makes it stick like glue no matter what shape the road is in.   One BIG problem happened a while ago when the driver side front axle fell off at the inboard CV joint. The axle flange is held to the CVJ by 5 special bolts with lock nuts. Not one nut was left, the bolts were intact and still on. Were they even bolted when I got it? I don't know. Either way, it was a snap to repair.
#173 of 520 Ford Aerostars by jonfrompa Nov 19, 2001 (6:28 pm)
I've had 2 Aerostars, a 1990 4.0l I bought with 30,000 miles and a 1991 3.0l I bought with 167,000 miles. Both reached 250,000 miles till their transmissions needed rebuilt or replaced. They are workhorses and I will continue to buy them as long as they are still around. Not impressed at all with their replacement, Windstars. Who knows, they brought back the T-bird, maybe the Aerostar some day too!

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