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Old May 3, 2003 | 01:31 AM
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i just got an 03 ranger xlt supercab, 4x4 5sp 4.0L v6, and when i got and looked under the hood with it running it was making sort of a loud clicking noise, is that normal, or any idea what that is

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Old May 3, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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Old May 3, 2003 | 10:22 PM
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Originally posted by Prldrummer23
......under the hood with it running it was making sort of a loud clicking noise, is that normal, or any idea what that is...
Hello, welcome to the FTE Ranger Forum! I think what you may be hearing are the fuel injectors which is normal.
 
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Old May 4, 2003 | 05:58 PM
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If the clicking is a few seconds apart, you may be hearing the AC relays clicking on and off... Thats what I hear in my 99... Took me a while to figure it out too...
 
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Old May 4, 2003 | 08:42 PM
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I have a 98 XLT 3.0L. I can here the A/C compressor click on and off. About minute intervals. Lasts about ten seconds.
 
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Old May 5, 2003 | 12:30 AM
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Bought an '03 Ranger a week ago, it hardly makes a sound under the hood. Its quiter than the 2000 that I had before.
 
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