Matt Johnson
Member
This site looks like where I will be spending some time looking over information while I am in search of a good Sport Trac to buy. I come from a respectable 4 wheel drive background and just sold my beloved Land Rover Discovery series II. It was lifted 3" and sported some chunky 33" tires. I have also owned lifted Jeeps and Nissan trucks and now want to venture into the Ford scene. I don't mind wrenching on any type of vehicle and get my hands dirty. Enough about that, I am looking for a good used 2005 Sport trac 4wd with anywhere from 60-120k miles on the clock. I have read a few places to make sure and check suspension components particularly balls joints on the sport trac. My main concern is engine and drivetrain related problems and what to look for. Do many sport tracs have cooling issues? Do they develop head gasket leakage or cracked blocks on these engines easily? I keep reading about timing chain guides needing replacement, is that a common problem? Are the transmissions pretty stout on these vehicles? I dont plan on doing too much offroading with this yet and will not be lifting or adding larger tires any time soon so I'm not concerned with that. In general, What should I be looking for when buying, in particular, a 2005ish sport trac?