Ranger Mods

It's just occurred to me having carried out my first DIY service ( pollen filter - a bastard to do, Air Filter, both fuel filters - that's another story, oil filter and oil ) that the Ranger doesn't have an electric cooling fan and that the Air Conditioning condenser relies on air flow and the centrifugal engine coolant fan. I have never ever seen this on any other vehicle, the A/C has always had an electric fan to force air flow through the condenser. I can only assume that the A/C system relies on the dual high/low pressure switch to operate the compressor to prevent excessive refrigerant pressure.


Okay the pollen filter, easy enough to get to once you know where it is and figure out how to remove the glove box without destroying the plastic clips.
I have a Provent 150 fuel 30 micron pre-filter, it came with an oil catch can and bracketry, nuts bolts etc. Problem, the ring nut that retains the filter can wont unscrew due to the bolt that retains the oil catch can, the two bolts holding the entire assembly to the bulkhead are neigh impossible to unscrew, if you have one, replace the bolts with Unbreako hex head socket screws !! and grind down the offending retaining bolt by about 1/2 its head thickness.

You don't need to worry about the ten minute rule as far as oil changes go on any Ranger manufactured after 2012 - refer to the attached Ford service bulletin

My Ranger was serviced recently and I asked the dealer about this and I was told the 10-15 minute rule still stands.

Ford are so inconsistent, ask five dealers the same question and you will get at least three different answers.

As per my response to this on newranger today.

Copy paste.

Dealer had a 2016 the other day and they buggered it up and pump would not prime, so it hasn't been fixed completely.

Anyway I now know how to sort it if it ever happens to me.


Fill oil filter to the top and reinstall. Start engine check for oil pressure.

If all goes to plan doing it once will work and purge the air although the one they did took 3 or 4 times. Keep fling filter to the brim, reinstall, repeat if necessary.

I have no doubt it's a messy experience though.

On the everest 2.2/3.2, it uses an electro-viscous fan clutch setup.

interesting, I think that seeing as I managed to do the oil change reasonably comfortably inside 8 minutes and as I've now installed a sump oil tap and hose to avoid having to drop the ARB underbody protection I'll stick to the ten minute rule. You're right, there is a total lack of consistency

saeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:32 pm As per my response to this on newranger today.

Copy paste.

Dealer had a 2016 the other day and they buggered it up and pump would not prime, so it hasn't been fixed completely.

Anyway I now know how to sort it if it ever happens to me.


Fill oil filter to the top and reinstall. Start engine check for oil pressure.

If all goes to plan doing it once will work and purge the air although the one they did took 3 or 4 times. Keep fling filter to the brim, reinstall, repeat if necessary.

I have no doubt it's a messy experience though.

I was told some time ago, but not confirmed, that the easy solution if there is no oil pressure, is to remove the pressure switch and with an oil transfer pump, pump about a litre of oil into the oil pump - replace the pressure swtch and restart the engine. The pump should be fully primed. I really dont want to have this experience though !

Iainboyd wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:06 am interesting, I think that seeing as I managed to do the oil change reasonably comfortably inside 8 minutes and as I've now installed a sump oil tap and hose to avoid having to drop the ARB underbody protection I'll stick to the ten minute rule. You're right, there is a total lack of consistency

Hey IB

I've not heard about a sump oil tap and hose to go with the ARB underbody pro. I have the ARB plates. Would you mind giving me a bit of detail about your setup? I assume pretty reliable? Definitely keen on this idea.
By the way, I was at my local ARB supplier the other day and ARB just issued a notice about a new DPF kit they are about to bring out to match the Ford recall kit for the setting fire to grass issue. Should be out soon. Will be interested to see what they come up with.
Cheers
MrPP

Mr Poopypants wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:35 am By the way, I was at my local ARB supplier the other day and ARB just issued a notice about a new DPF kit they are about to bring out to match the Ford recall kit for the setting fire to grass issue. Should be out soon. Will be interested to see what they come up with.

It will probably work okay being ARB, but the Ford one will be free and I doubt the ARB one will.

Yeah, I checked out the Ford kit. It's a new bash plate for the transmission that fits up to the chassis, with a shield type guard to go around the dpf.Hard to see how the bash plate won't collect grass, but better than not having one. Should have been standard. They wouldn't just let me have the shield and I opted to keep the ARB bash plate, that transmission looks very exposed without it.
G.

janemar wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:49 am On the everest 2.2/3.2, it uses an electro-viscous fan clutch setup.

I've looked bloody hard at mine and I buggered if I can see any wires going to my cooling fan, it just lookslike a viscus one to me

Yes, I have a ranger in my workplace and took a peek. Its a simple viscous fan setup.