Ford Explorer 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15226 · NHTSA communication 625775 · issued Sep 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2000
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit an engine noise that may be perceived by the customer a s adiesel type noise and is known as marble noise. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.