Thread: Ford ranger 2 litre bi turbo

Originally Posted by BRADS

Just because you've retired from hunting and shooting big Philly you don't need to be negative

Good luck changing that.

Originally Posted by Sakoswarosorted

His Mrs is a farmer, brads is a blow in

Bit scared to ask what a blow in is in your world.

Originally Posted by Billymavs

My comment is relevant from the introduction of the PX series in 2011 upto current offerings on the same platform as of 2025/26

The older PX3 2.0 was indeed wet belt, the 2.2, and 3.2 are timing chain.

Thanks to the Guinea pigs in the UK We got a heads up around the time of the PX2 being released as the UK market tends to lean towards smaller engines across the board, and that’s where we first started getting wind of how diabolically shit the 2.0 was in the ranger and transit.

Strange, considering the 2.2 so far has shown to be as tough as a brick and remarkably reliable for a tiny engine with a massive amount of boost shoved into it, and ultimately they aren’t majorly different in design, other than the wet belt system.

I’m amazed people buy wet belt vehicles, I cannot think of one that doesn’t have the same issues at some stage associated with the design flaws pertaining especially towards oil starvation due to ingress in the pick up, and intensified gumming and fouling of the engine and valvetrain due to more particulates and contaminants present as the belt disintegrates into the oil during operation over time.

One or two missed intervals, and you’ve just created the world’s most expensive game of “when not if” .

All the dead PX2/3 rangers I’ve delt with or come across are always the same two things, oil starvation resulting in a cooked donk, and potentially transmission, or the transmission has kaked up due to being overloaded uphill and been egregiously over heated.

Then when we get to the great “new” V6, electrical and general build quality make a trabant look appealing, along with shoddy engine assembly and QC.

I hold out hope the new “Super ranger” is good, a man can dream !

Right - thanks for your reply there that clears all up! I'm surprised you didn't mention the early V6 cracking the crank and spontaneously disassembling itself!

There were a lot of issues prior to the current version as far as shoddy engine assembly. My 3.2 made us stop talking and start gawking when we pulled the common rail pressure sender out, whoever fitted it originally dipped the end of the sensor in thread sealant and it was a real WTF? moment when we found it. It was over sealed to the point that the bottom half of the common rail was covered in jellified white goo, with the end of the sender fully blocked off. Who knows how the injectors didn't get blocked by it, although one was partially blocked... We were amazed it was still running to be fair!

Originally Posted by No.3

Right - thanks for your reply there that clears all up! I'm surprised you didn't mention the early V6 cracking the crank and spontaneously disassembling itself!

There were a lot of issues prior to the current version as far as shoddy engine assembly. My 3.2 made us stop talking and start gawking when we pulled the common rail pressure sender out, whoever fitted it originally dipped the end of the sensor in thread sealant and it was a real WTF? moment when we found it. It was over sealed to the point that the bottom half of the common rail was covered in jellified white goo, with the end of the sender fully blocked off. Who knows how the injectors didn't get blocked by it, although one was partially blocked... We were amazed it was still running to be fair!

I could go on for the next decade about ford and that sorry excuse of a V6 but we are here for the 4cyls

I’m ford falcon and F series truck through and through, but the only good “utes” they have ever made are scabbed off Mazda or designed under partnership with them and a few badges tossed on the front, and I’ll die on that hill !

Special exception be made for the P5AT, it’s a good motor that doesn’t get enough credit, same for the duratourq 2.2

Is that the 4.0 v6 from 20 years back

Just for Bruce, I'm sure you guys have all seen this before

Is kinda cool runnig a truck that can do 0-100 loaded that others can't nearly do empty


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZbbJAIl4A



LOVE MY LARRY THE SPORTS TRUCK don't hate em till you drove em boys n girls

Originally Posted by Tahr

Thats the acid test. Real work.
Better than some Palmy painter going on about cubic inches.

Dennis Glen Logging Napier uses all Toyota for his work vehicles and I understand all local forestry service companies use Ford Rangers as their work vehicles . Go figure.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Dennis Glen Logging Napier uses all Toyota for his work vehicles and I understand all local forestry service companies use Ford Rangers as their work vehicles . Go figure.

It does make sense to settle on one flavour - only need to cart one type of spares, all the accessories likely fit everything across the board, you know all your trailers etc are compatible and only one service/sales place to deal with means greater volumes and better ability to sharpen their pencil... Plus, people don't have to learn the quirks of each type as in where the button/switch is to do 'that' when you need it in a hurry...

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

BRADS is a farmer Maca.
He doesn't need a fancy shopping cart with a tow bar.
He needs a 70 series. Something that will earn its keep.

I’ll have you know, my sons had his Ranger in 4wd going up a hill on a farm, reckoned it was fun, so who knows with the Toyota
Got to say the 70 series is nice. There’s a guy in the Mount that’s got one, he took the body off and replaced it with the body off a WW2
Ford Truc, what an improvement

Originally Posted by Maca49

I’ll have you know, my sons had his Ranger in 4wd going up a hill on a farm, reckoned it was fun, so who knows with the Toyota
Got to say the 70 series is nice. There’s a guy in the Mount that’s got one, he took the body off and replaced it with the body off a WW2
Ford Truc, what an improvement

That the fella with the truck parts business? Looks pretty cool if it's the same one.

Originally Posted by No.3

That the fella with the truck parts business? Looks pretty cool if it's the same one.

FJ King, ( Fergus) very talented lad. Said he wishes he had put a more modern body on it. With all the work, it still squeaks and rattles

Originally Posted by Maca49

FJ King, ( Fergus) very talented lad. Said he wishes he had put a more modern body on it. With all the work, it still squeaks and rattles

Just face it Maca. Old things squeak and rattle.

Originally Posted by Maca49

FJ King, ( Fergus) very talented lad. Said he wishes he had put a more modern body on it. With all the work, it still squeaks and rattles

2021 Mitsi Outlander still squeaks and rattles. It's a car thing...

It wasnt desighned to not squeek and rattle. If it was desighned for war it probably wasnt expected to have a very long life expectancy either...

Some very good deals to be had on 2024 spec 2 litre XLT Rangers I hear?