Month: May 2014

If you need to change the windshield window wiper blades on your 5th generation Ford Explorer, check out my DIY tutorial for the procedure (including replacement part numbers) by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Windshield Wiper Blades Replacement Guide

 

If you’ve been having trouble starting your 5th generation Ford Explorer on a cold morning and the 12 volt car battery is a few years old, you probably need to replace it. Check out my DIY tutorial for changing the battery, including replacement part numbers, by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer 12V Car Battery Replacement Guide

The first step for troubleshooting any electrical problem with your 5th generation (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015) Ford Explorer SUV is to check for a blown electrical fuse or relay in either the engine bay or interior passenger compartment fuse panel locations. To view my DIY tutorial for the procedure, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Electrical Fuse Replacement Guide

The engine air filter element of a 5th generation Ford Explorer should be cleaned at every oil change and replaced when dirty. Check out my DIY tutorial for the procedure, including replacement part numbers, by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Engine Air Filter Replacement Guide

The headlight assemblies of a 5th generation (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015) Ford Explorer contain the combination low & high beam, turn signal and front side marker light bulbs. If you need to change any of these bulbs, check out my DIY tutorial for the procedure by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Headlight Bulbs Replacement Guide

If you need to change a burnt out fog light bulb in the front bumper cover of your 5th generation (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015) Ford Explorer SUV, check out my quick DIY instructions with the replacement part number, by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Fog Light Bulbs Replacement Guide

If you’d like to upgrade the OEM speakers, add soundproofing material, fix a faulty electrical switch or replace a broken power window motor in your 5th generation (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015) Ford Explorer, you’ll first have to take off the interior door panels. To view my DIY tutorial for the procedure including replacement filter part numbers, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Interior Door Panel Removal Guide

The tail light assemblies of a 5th generation (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015) Ford Explorer contain the rear turn signal and reverse incandescent light bulbs. (The brake lights are LED units that should last the life time of the vehicle.) If you need to change either of these bulbs, click on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Tail Light Bulbs Replacement Guide

If you need to replace a burnt out license plate light bulb in the tail gate of your 5th generation Ford Explorer, check out my quick DIY tutorial (including replacement part numbers) by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer License Plate Light Bulbs Replacement Guide

If you’ve been having trouble seeing out of the back window of your 5th generation (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015) Ford Explorer SUV during a rain storm, you probably need to change the rear wiper blade. Check out my DIY instructions for the procedure (including the blade size in inches and replacement part numbers) by clicking on the text link or thumbnail image below.

Ford Explorer Rear Window Wiper Blade Replacement Guide