Hello...
My wife was driving my old 1995 Ford Explorer XLT (V6). She called me up to tell me that something was wrong. She was hearing a weird noise...and it was difficult to turn the steering wheel.
I met her in a parking lot and switched vehicles. The power steering seemed to have been gone, but I was able to drive the vehicle home. Like my wife, I heard a weird noise.
When I got home, I opened the hood. I noticed that this part was lodged somewhere.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1858/dscn6955k.jpg
It looks like it would should have been attached with some sort of belt. I looked up the timing belt in my Haynes guide, but it seems that the '95 Ford Explorer has a timing CHAIN.
Any ideas about what has happened to this vehicle?
I am trying to figure out how to fix the vehicle. I am going to check the fluids...and cap them. I just need to know what this is...before I decide whether or not to take the vehicle to a mechanic. If it is something simple, I might be able to fix it myself.
Thanks for any help (or suggestions)!!!
My wife was driving my old 1995 Ford Explorer XLT (V6). She called me up to tell me that something was wrong. She was hearing a weird noise...and it was difficult to turn the steering wheel.
I met her in a parking lot and switched vehicles. The power steering seemed to have been gone, but I was able to drive the vehicle home. Like my wife, I heard a weird noise.
When I got home, I opened the hood. I noticed that this part was lodged somewhere.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1858/dscn6955k.jpg
It looks like it would should have been attached with some sort of belt. I looked up the timing belt in my Haynes guide, but it seems that the '95 Ford Explorer has a timing CHAIN.
Any ideas about what has happened to this vehicle?
I am trying to figure out how to fix the vehicle. I am going to check the fluids...and cap them. I just need to know what this is...before I decide whether or not to take the vehicle to a mechanic. If it is something simple, I might be able to fix it myself.
Thanks for any help (or suggestions)!!!