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Old Apr 5, 2003 | 05:14 PM
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Exclamation 1996 Ranger check engine light

Today out of nowhere the truck started running real rough and I noticed the check engine light had come on.

A little background on the truck. 1996 3.0 v6, Just had a smog check 2 months ago, passed great. 2 brand new o2 sensors forward of the catalytic converter and the rear one replaced a year ago. All maintenance is up to date.

Last time the check engine light came on (a year ago) it was the o2 sensors, hence I replaced all 3 eventually and the light went away.

But now the light is back on and it's running rough, not all the time but it seems when I feather the throttle or sit at an idle. Of course I want to fix this as fast as possible and the cheapest way.

Any suggestion or help?

Thanks...........................Dave
 
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Old Apr 5, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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1996 Ranger check engine light

Many parts stores will pull the codes for free so you have an idea where to start looking.
 
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