Ford ranger 2.2 engine siezed

TrewithickFarm · Oct 10, 2017

Other have has a 2.2 Ranger on a 65 plate, Has done 72k had numerous recalls. brought it into workshop the other week to check oil level as oil light was coming on. Only just showing on dipstick. Always been serviced by for ford garage on time. Said to them that it seems to be burning alot of oil, was told that it will use 500ml for every 1000 miles driven!? Was driving it the other day and noticed a lot of blue smoke coming out of it! We run 8 L200's out of our workshop and none of them use anywhere near that amount of oil. Obviously not doing the same mileage.

Johnnyboxer · Oct 10, 2017

multi power said:
Hilux was the only veichle I ever owned that gave engine trouble

Which HILUX model, which engine and what trouble??

Cowabunga · Oct 10, 2017

GTB said:
Not Anthony Motors but WR Davies in Newtown I believe. Was 4K cheaper to buy there though I must say my friend what's very underwhelmed by the after sales service and customer care aspect. He was even more unimpressed with Anthony Motors salesmen though. Basically they didn't try and I must admit that's been my impression of them too.

W R Davies is no longer there selling and servicing Ford. I think they have retreated over the border from Newtown with Nissan and Toyota dealerships and maybe still with a location or two with Ford in North Wales. Sounds like they are no great loss, at least when it comes to pickups.

GTB · Oct 10, 2017

Cowabunga said:
W R Davies is no longer there selling and servicing Ford. I think they have retreated over the border from Newtown with Nissan and Toyota dealerships and maybe still with a location or two with Ford in North Wales. Sounds like they are no great loss, at least when it comes to pickups.

I think the ford dealership is still in Newtown, pretty sure I drove past a couple of weeks ago. It may not be a WR Davies branch anymore though

Benr · Oct 10, 2017

How about the 2016 onwards 3.2? Anything to worry about?

Cowabunga · Oct 10, 2017

GTB said:
I think the ford dealership is still in Newtown, pretty sure I drove past a couple of weeks ago. It may not be a WR Davies branch anymore though

The premises are now run by a company by the name of Greenhous [no 'e'], still with Ford I think, although I've only glanced while passing a couple of times.

The name suggests they should be growing and selling tomatoes, not cars, but only after going to spelling classes.

multi power · Oct 10, 2017

Johnnyboxer said:
Which HILUX model, which engine and what trouble??

It was a while ago, 2.4 no turbo I think, it had done a few miles and I suppose I was just unlucky, wasn't cost effective to repair

oldoaktree · Oct 10, 2017

I’m a bit confused by this thread as I thought it was only LR vehicles that ever broke down. You learn something new every day

Barleycorn · Oct 10, 2017

wasted years said:
Fair point but in this day and age oil pump design is hardly new.

You're right, I remember similar issues with the oil pump drive on the Ford V6 fitted to Granadas in the eighties. The hexagonal drive shaft used to round off, then the pump stopped!
Talk about 'for the price of a nail the battle was lost', you've got a 5 grand engine and they skimp on a £50 oil pump!

Anonymous... · Oct 10, 2017

joe soapy said:
the mk 5 highlux was a dog, trouble with engine and gearbox

I am on second , first one I sold at 5 yrs old
With 110k miles ( bought a van instead for engineering business) current one 160k no issues , I may be wrong but I am told the mk5 is the last hilux built in Japan

Cowabunga · Oct 10, 2017

oldoaktree said:
I’m a bit confused by this thread as I thought it was only LR vehicles that ever broke down. You learn something new every day

Last two Defender engines were Ford engines and the very last 2.2 was exactly the same engine as fitted to the Ranger, probably with slightly rearranged peripherals.

Johnnyboxer · Oct 10, 2017

multi power said:
It was a while ago, 2.4 no turbo I think, it had done a few miles and I suppose I was just unlucky, wasn't cost effective to repair

Well, that would be about 20 years ago with a 2.4D and had done a few miles, by your admission - so could well have been operator error/misuse

ricky_rascal · Oct 10, 2017

montydog said:
I am on second , first one I sold at 5 yrs old
With 110k miles ( bought a van instead for engineering business) current one 160k no issues , I may be wrong but I am told the mk5 is the last hilux built in Japan

Doesn't the HiLux come with 5 years warranty, or so a new owner told me?

rhifsaith · Oct 10, 2017

oldoaktree said:
I’m a bit confused by this thread as I thought it was only LR vehicles that ever broke down. You learn something new every day

Aye,and who’d believe that my 20 year old landy just flew through the mot again with only needing a few bushes and a new alternator

Anonymous... · Oct 10, 2017

ricky_rascal said:
Doesn't the HiLux come with 5 years warranty, or so a new owner told me?

Not sure , I am still with my old 04 plate mk5
Would love a new one though !

oldoaktree · Oct 10, 2017

rhifsaith said:
Aye,and who’d believe that my 20 year old landy just flew through the mot again with only needing a few bushes and a new alternator

That can’t be true

rhifsaith · Oct 10, 2017

oldoaktree said:
That can’t be true

It isn’t,

The oil pumps packed up,the chassis snapped in half,the engines blown,diffs gone,gearbox gone....

fermerboy · Oct 10, 2017

So to sum up,

The Ranger oil pumps pack in and costs a bomb to fix, plus Ford dealers are poor.

The Nissan is ok if you can put up with coil springs towing, but with crap chassis, and the new one isn't proven to be rubbish yet but there's lots of holes that may be troublesome eventually.

The old 2.5 Isuzu is plagued by DPF regen issues and diesel in the sump. The new 1.9 Isuzu is gutless according to reports.

The Hilux is living off it's previous fame and now has a smaller gutless engine too.

The VW is nice to drive but given the price it should be, 2.0 engine is lacklustre the new V6 is better but heavy.

And the Chinese one the Great Wall nobody wants to be seen dead in as it's not cool!

Would that be about it? or have I missed something?

bobajob · Oct 10, 2017

That about sums it up

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Mitsubishi L200?/ Fiat??, Cant tow so much Kg? Any other faults with them?!

GTB · Oct 10, 2017

fermerboy said:
Would that be about it? or have I missed something?

You forgot to belittle the Mitsibushi...

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