First one I had was a pita with various issues.Seems a love hate thing with Rangers. Some love them, well @Drillman doesand some hate them and have their fair share of problems with Ford being their ever helpful selves? Thought about a second hand Ranger myself but dare you buy one with no warranty? I’m beginning to think not.
They’re all getting expensive or so it seems to me.
Worth getting done on the next service then.
2018 3.2 auto
Thats good to know. Not 2 worried about speed, drove a td5 90 so anything would be faster
And i believe the oil pump was a recall on defenders to be changed.
The oil pump was a recall on all models except the ranger. That includes other makes that used the same engine.
Not just me then, our has just had its third engine
Between 70 and 80k seems to be common milage for oil pump failure and either 2.2 or 3.2 engine from what I've seen. Having said that i don't personally know anyone who has had oil pump fail despite knowing quite a few ranger owners. They don't seem to keep them overly long mind.
They must be moving West because there's lots of all age Rangers around these parts. I don't know anyone that has had the engine fail either, yet I know of several Land and Range Rover V6 diesels that have failed. I'm still cautious though, until I get the pump changed, because I do know that until then it is an increasing risk. It would be a great pity if it happened because although the engine is certainly not the best of its type, my example just works and is as clean as a whistle with no oil or fuel leaks. It just looks and goes like new apart from the dust from seven years use.
issue is you try and look for a 3.2 engine second hand. or any reconditioned short blocks _ There are none, or what there is theyre crazy money, mind you fords quoted me 18k with labour for a new engine which i told them to go F themselves with that notion, oil pump failure is due to the webbing on the pumps being reduced to save cost in production and machining. In that one cost saving exercise theyve upset alot of people, I personally would never own another ford product we did ask the dealer if this was an issue that needing sorting before the pump died they said no theyre not an issue. (Peoples ford). Shame really a few manufacturers pulling dirty tricks for their customers to find out when it goes wrong and they just walk away or play the misuse card.
just to add that the ranger will get stuck in its own shaddow if its an auto on a grass field, got tired of being towed out with it.They are the type of company that wants to sell you your next car as opposed to the next five to ten cars. JLR is the same and so are the three big Germans. You need to look to the Far East, Japan and South Korea for a longer term outlook towards their customers I'm afraid.
The issue is that short-termism pays in the short term and as long as we are mugs enough to go back to them again and again, its all a big win for them. However, both Ford and GM have had a severely declining market share over the last few decades, yet VW seem to be bullet-proof despite their average reliability and crooked dealings with emission regulations and having substantially compensated American customers but, effectively, told European customers to get stuffed. They have single-handedly destroyed the diesel car market and people still buy their wares.
Despite liking the current Ranger with ten speed auto very much, I'm not at all sure that I'll be buying one. The issue with pickups is that there is a fast shrinking choice. I suppose a HiLux would be the logical choice but I've never liked the driving position, the ride or the performance of them, or indeed the styling of recent models inside or out.
Ten speed auto box not without its faults. Exhaust bracket or something cracks or pulls a lump of the gearbox casing off. I know a lad whose did this and when he took it to dealer to be fixed it joined a line of about 10 the same.They are the type of company that wants to sell you your next car as opposed to the next five to ten cars. JLR is the same and so are the three big Germans. You need to look to the Far East, Japan and South Korea for a longer term outlook towards their customers I'm afraid.
The issue is that short-termism pays in the short term and as long as we are mugs enough to go back to them again and again, its all a big win for them. However, both Ford and GM have had a severely declining market share over the last few decades, yet VW seem to be bullet-proof despite their average reliability and crooked dealings with emission regulations and having substantially compensated American customers but, effectively, told European customers to get stuffed. They have single-handedly destroyed the diesel car market and people still buy their wares.
Despite liking the current Ranger with ten speed auto very much, I'm not at all sure that I'll be buying one. The issue with pickups is that there is a fast shrinking choice. I suppose a HiLux would be the logical choice but I've never liked the driving position, the ride or the performance of them, or indeed the styling of recent models inside or out.
v9x is a Renault engine
