swisspott
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- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
Alright. I've got a 1994 Ford Ranger with a 3.0L V6. I bought it about three years back for $1500. What a rip off! I've already invested close to $3000 and the truck is worse than it started off as. If it weren't for Ford's Escort, I would say to hell with the company. How dare they let the Japs out engineer them. Anyway, I was hoping by posting this I might get some solid advice as to how to fix the damn thing and keep it running until I can get another vehicle. With that said here are all the parts that I have had replaced.
STARTER(x2), ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP(x2), FUEL PUMP RELAY, BATTERY(x2), RADIATOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, IDLE AIR CONTROL SENSOR, SPEED SENSOR, DISTRIBUTOR W/ CAMSHAFT & CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, EGR VALVE, FUEL FILTER (x2), INTAKE AIR CONTROL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSORS, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, THERMOSTAT(x2), along with numerous oil and spark plug changes.
Symptoms the P.O.S. Exhibits:
-Rough Idle
-Overheating
-Hard to start or no start
-Pinging, hard knocking, and squelling from start through drive
-Transmission bucks when upshifting or wont shift at all
-Oil pressure gauge usually reads low
-Battery voltage gauge isn't steady
-Engaged throttle does little to nothing
I have some ideas as to what the problems may be. I know for sure my head gasket needs to be replaced and possibly the heads. Also the kickdown cable and possibly the transmission. But with bills to pay, I have little to waste on more parts. Ive already wasted $100 so the idiots at the ford dealership could tell me fuel pressure is lower than normal, of all the diagnostics they ran, if they really did run them, I figured they could tell me something that I don't already know. Through research, I've seen that it could be the cam/crankshaft sensors, or even the water pump. Please, would someone give me some solid advice and not just add to my frustrations. Im poor and this truck is all I got for the moment. Its makes me sad to think of getting rid of her for a measley scooter, but at least the scooter would be reliable.
STARTER(x2), ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP(x2), FUEL PUMP RELAY, BATTERY(x2), RADIATOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, IDLE AIR CONTROL SENSOR, SPEED SENSOR, DISTRIBUTOR W/ CAMSHAFT & CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, EGR VALVE, FUEL FILTER (x2), INTAKE AIR CONTROL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSORS, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, THERMOSTAT(x2), along with numerous oil and spark plug changes.
Symptoms the P.O.S. Exhibits:
-Rough Idle
-Overheating
-Hard to start or no start
-Pinging, hard knocking, and squelling from start through drive
-Transmission bucks when upshifting or wont shift at all
-Oil pressure gauge usually reads low
-Battery voltage gauge isn't steady
-Engaged throttle does little to nothing
I have some ideas as to what the problems may be. I know for sure my head gasket needs to be replaced and possibly the heads. Also the kickdown cable and possibly the transmission. But with bills to pay, I have little to waste on more parts. Ive already wasted $100 so the idiots at the ford dealership could tell me fuel pressure is lower than normal, of all the diagnostics they ran, if they really did run them, I figured they could tell me something that I don't already know. Through research, I've seen that it could be the cam/crankshaft sensors, or even the water pump. Please, would someone give me some solid advice and not just add to my frustrations. Im poor and this truck is all I got for the moment. Its makes me sad to think of getting rid of her for a measley scooter, but at least the scooter would be reliable.