i did make tune up yesterday
My Ranger 4.0 has 91000 km ( 56800mls)
everythings fine, love this truck

 

Have 253,000 plus on my '92 w/ 2.3 5 speed. We are the second owners, I think. Had to replace the tranny due to the plugs on the shifter leaking and we didn't know. Daily driver!!

 

ready to cross 307,000, 94 2wd 4.0. Trans has been repaired twice. I just dont put the
miles on it daily like I used to. was at 150miles RT daily,now down to about 10 miles total a day.

 

What was repaired if you don't mind me asking? I assume you are writing about an auto!?! I have put 3 flush's through mine and though she shifts a smidge rough when cold hasn't failed me yet <knocking on wood>, but does have a very very small leak (not real sure I'd call it that) in rear seal thanks to not changing when changing u-joints and carrier bearing for the two-piece shaft.

 

Update 2005 2.3L XL 5 speed manual: 242,000 miles estimate of maintenance = 2 set of plugs, 2, front brake sets, 1 set front brake calipers,1 rear brake set, 1 fuel inertia switch, one front outer wheel bearing, 5 fuel filters, 4 air filters, 5 trans fluid changes, (REDLINE MTL last change) 1 left rear axle seal, third set of aftermarket tires, rotate tires every 5000 miles, 1 alternator, 1 coolant flush and fill with green antifreeze, 1 windshield, 1 set of wiper blades, 2 serpentine belts, 2 differential oil changes, engine oil and filter change MC 5W20 and MC filter every 5000 miles, 2 license plate lamps, 2 tail light lamps and the same left hand dash light is out from the day I drove it home new. Great Truck!

Need to add one deer, one grill, one head light assembly, one front bumper, one front fender liner and still going strong.

 

My 03 is now at 51,000 miles. Only problems I've had with it personally were two defective IAC's, a missing transmission solenoid bolt, a broken transmission solenoid retaining bracket, and some still occurring torque converter shutter and accompanying O/D Off light when in O/D. Hopefully gonna figure that issue out soon so I can finally drive her without having to drive her a special way.

 

432,156, 98 XLT 4 Door, 3.0, just got back from a test drive after replacing fuel pump for P0174/P0171 codes. Dallas to Key West Fl and back. no codes. First two fuel pressure checks were in specs and was about to pull the trigger on manifold gaskets, 3rd showed low, I think its fixed. 2 radiators (usuall plastic cracks), alternator, couple belts, hoses, including the heater hose assembly. Failed in the plastic area where the vacumn hose connects. Front suspension, upper/lower ball joints, inner/outer tie rods, bearings/rotors and a couple of windshields (storm chasing will do that) and of course fresh oil and filter every 3000,I also use STP. My next truck? A lightley used 2008 Ranger last year for the vulcan engine. Thanks to you folks in this forum for all this info to help keep my Ranger rolling

 

I've got about 270K on my 92 2.3L. I bought it new. Its a one owner. I've still got the dealer license plate bracket and those "plastic keys" that came with the owners manual. What are those anyway haha. Its been many things. I used it for 20 years to haul ladders and me in my window cleaning business and on Wednesday nights I'd do quarter mile drags in the SportStreet class for 4 and 6 cylinder cars. Because I wanted to go faster I took the motor to a machine shop for freshening up around 190K miles, but I'm still using the original pistons. So its been really sturdy. I retired from the window cleaning business and work part time as a agri field technician in Northern Calif and some days drive as much as 200 miles in agri country gathering various plant and soil data. Best a truck has ever been to me. Hoping to go turbo or? in 2017 when I'm California exempt status and allowed to mod the motor. Probably something like the TBird 2.3L. But thinking maybe a newer Ford turbo? Something like that. Probably stay with the inline 4.

 

Just hit 150K with my 02 Fx4. Third owner, had it for three years, and have only had to to regular maintenance. Im waiting for things to start needing to be replaced.

 

Alan, you may be waiting a long time.....with regular maintenance these little trucks just keep on going & going...!

BarnieTrk

 

The Tranny problem we had was with the 4 speed /overdrive, manual. There are 3 plugs in the front and 3 pugs in the rear of the shifter plate. These plugs, I think they were rubber, have a tendency to leak. They didn't leak enought to see a spot on the driveway. They must be for pressure build up and rlieve the pressure and tranny fluid would escape. I didn't know it when we got the truck, but these manual transmission called for ATF. Yes that's automatic transmission fluid in a manual transmission. I didn't know it and I checked the tranny and it was low. I topped it off with 90 weight gear oil. Shie was a little stiff shifting, but we got probably 3-4 years out of her. Then one day, my boy was driving up the highway and he said something was wrong. he said if he put it in neutral, the car went forward. We got her home and pulled the tranny. Went to Crazy Ray's, a local pick and pull and got another tranny. Tore ours down and found the roller bearing had melded to the shfts creating 1 long shaft instead of 2 seperate shafts. Now that we know, we check the tranny on every oil change @ 5,000 miles. We are using a synthetic bled motor oil int the tranny. Replaced the rubber plugs with a rebuild kit that had metal expansion plugs, I think? No problems since.

 

FOWL1,
The leaky transmission plugs are fairly common. Without any other leaks, checking the level @ every 5,000 miles would be a good practice. If I recall correctly, the manual for my '94 suggests to change the manual transmission ATF every 30,000 miles. You may want to limit future surprises by reading over the info provided at the thread entitled, READ FIRST: RANGER: TECHNICAL INFORMATION.

See here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...formation.html .
The tech info 'sticky' is located near the top of the Ranger forum thread list column.

When was the rear differential gear lube last changed?

BarnieTrk

 

212955 on my 'new to me' 96 2.3, 5 speed, 4x2 Supercab stepside. Bought it from my BIL. He bought it new.

 

61k 04 4.0 4x4

 

444,444 miles...........Just happened to notice all the 4's this morning on the way to work.