Is it possible? 97 Explorer Sport 4WD, tips? Encouragement, Discouragement?
great running motor just installed, missed the oil leak apparently. Dry under valve covers, must be upper gasket??

 

UPDATE!! This is a NON-Issue for me, after a couple hours cleaning up and drying off the underside of the motor, a re-run showed a leak at the Oil Filter Mounting flange. After reading up on this part, apparently due to the immediate location of the Exhaust Manifold (Thanks Ford!) the O-rings internal to the unit dry and crack leading to significant leaks in some cases..... like mine...... With the drips going directly onto the catalytic converter and smoking a LOT, I'm surprised this was not a technical bulletin etc.
Super glad this is the issue even though the manifold will be tough remove, it should not prove to be any more difficult than the girdle.

 

Somerowl. Did you get your adapter leak fixed? If so what o-ring did you use between the block and adapter