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I'm having a strange problem with my Ranger...there's a rattle when I step on the gas, it's much worse when the humidity is low, when it rains though, it runs normally. I wondering if it could be a gasket that has been exposed to the weather, something that was lubricated & sealed? Wild guess on my part...
It's a 1999 4 x 4
With a
3.0 L FFV V6 engine
regular cab
It's a 1999 4 x 4
With a
3.0 L FFV V6 engine
regular cab
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Is your motor pinging? Have you changed your spark plugs or checked them out to see how they look lately? I have a slight rattle when I push in the pedal sometimes, but it's not very loud. Is yours pretty loud?
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Originally Posted by D-ranged2.5
Is your motor pinging? Have you changed your spark plugs or checked them out to see how they look lately? I have a slight rattle when I push in the pedal sometimes, but it's not very loud. Is yours pretty loud?
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Roaches, I wonder if this is somehow related to my post as well: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=413951
I'm bringing mine in tomorrow morning to find out what could be up.
I'm bringing mine in tomorrow morning to find out what could be up.
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Be careful with using premium gas though... if you get some and it takes care of the rattle, great. You can assume the rattle isn't a big problem and go back to regular. But if your Ranger manual says to use 87, stick to 87 and ignore the rattle. Using higher-than-recommended octane can cause some pretty nasty build-up on your engine components over time. That, and it costs more without providing substantial benefit.
I changed my sparkplugs around 70K miles I think. Use something other than Bosch Platinum though. That's what I used and everyone I talked to about it said they're sub-par. Of course, this is AFTER I bought them, but hey... if it bothered me that much I'd replace them again, right?
I changed my sparkplugs around 70K miles I think. Use something other than Bosch Platinum though. That's what I used and everyone I talked to about it said they're sub-par. Of course, this is AFTER I bought them, but hey... if it bothered me that much I'd replace them again, right?
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Originally Posted by D-ranged2.5
Be careful with using premium gas though... if you get some and it takes care of the rattle, great. You can assume the rattle isn't a big problem and go back to regular. But if your Ranger manual says to use 87, stick to 87 and ignore the rattle. Using higher-than-recommended octane can cause some pretty nasty build-up on your engine components over time. That, and it costs more without providing substantial benefit.
I changed my sparkplugs around 70K miles I think. Use something other than Bosch Platinum though. That's what I used and everyone I talked to about it said they're sub-par. Of course, this is AFTER I bought them, but hey... if it bothered me that much I'd replace them again, right?
I changed my sparkplugs around 70K miles I think. Use something other than Bosch Platinum though. That's what I used and everyone I talked to about it said they're sub-par. Of course, this is AFTER I bought them, but hey... if it bothered me that much I'd replace them again, right?
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Hmmm
Originally Posted by =ender=
Had a similar problem (see the link I put in my last post above) and the garage reprogrammed the PCM to the latest upgrade. No more rattle/pinging now and it was covered under the warranty so no charge either.
I'll try it if the sparkplugs don't prove to be the problem - (basically I'm going to go for the cheapest solution as I'm stingy) If I'm not being too inquisitive, How much did it cost for the upgrade?