RonSerling
Member
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2013
- Messages
- 87
- Reaction score
- 13
- Points
- 8
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- ummmmm 4" could be 6 but its a TTB and the little bugger varies from time to time !! LOL
- Tire Size
- 33/12.5 15
Hi All,
A quik question here !! I have a 93 Ranger 4X4 4.0 which I have done a ton of work on. I built a brand new 4.0 for it last year and it runs great but the issue I have with it is when I first built the new motor it had some lifter chatter from high idle to about 2000 rpm. I decided to tear it down and replace the lifters to see if that would resolve the issue. Once I put it back together the chatter was still there but at a different point in the engine operation, only at idle to about 1200 rpm. So now I am contemplating pulling the oil pan and replacing the oil pump. When I built the motor I used a Melling 328 high volume oil pump, or supposedly high volume which it doesn't seem like it really is. So now here are the questions on this issue !!! One, can the oil pan be removed from the engine with it still in the truck ?? Can I lift the engine high enough to remove it without having to take the engine out?? Two, any recommendations on a replacement oil pump ?? I was told the Mellings units are iffy and sometimes they work well and sometimes not so good !! I think I got one of those not so good ones. So if anyone could provide info on these questions I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
A quik question here !! I have a 93 Ranger 4X4 4.0 which I have done a ton of work on. I built a brand new 4.0 for it last year and it runs great but the issue I have with it is when I first built the new motor it had some lifter chatter from high idle to about 2000 rpm. I decided to tear it down and replace the lifters to see if that would resolve the issue. Once I put it back together the chatter was still there but at a different point in the engine operation, only at idle to about 1200 rpm. So now I am contemplating pulling the oil pan and replacing the oil pump. When I built the motor I used a Melling 328 high volume oil pump, or supposedly high volume which it doesn't seem like it really is. So now here are the questions on this issue !!! One, can the oil pan be removed from the engine with it still in the truck ?? Can I lift the engine high enough to remove it without having to take the engine out?? Two, any recommendations on a replacement oil pump ?? I was told the Mellings units are iffy and sometimes they work well and sometimes not so good !! I think I got one of those not so good ones. So if anyone could provide info on these questions I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks