johned
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- Eugene/Springfield, Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
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- Ford
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- Manual
I am pretty big on changing my air filter when it needs to be changed and not a moment before. I install one of those little air flow "Filter Minder" gauges to assist me and augment my psychic powers. All has gone well in all these m any years until the Ranger. My Ranger "system" tells me to re[place a brand new filter if I rev over 3000rpm. If I remove the filter the Minder tells me the filter is half clogged at 3000rpm. I know that is a lie as I am holding the filter in my hand that it sayds is clogged and the minder is NOT psychic. Pulling the hose away from the front end of the intake plumbing and removing the filter I get a reduction in vacium that I can only guess is restriction in the intake hose that leads to the cold air intake out in front of the radiator. Even if I replaced the filter with a low restriction upgrade bolt on I would still have the restriction I think the MAF is creating. ???
Now....bottom line: If I were to resolve this intake air restriction would the fix get me any better MPG or of lesser importance....power.
Thanks all,
John
Now....bottom line: If I were to resolve this intake air restriction would the fix get me any better MPG or of lesser importance....power.
Thanks all,
John