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- 2000
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- Ford
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Okay So I have a 2000 Ford Ranger 4x4 with the 4.0 and the Off-road package. So a brief rundown of history I am the second owner. I purchased the truck from my father sold it back to him and then bought it back a couple years ago. The truck has had a coolant leak for years, that I've never been able to track down but It was a small one and never caused problems. however after I sold it back to my father the head gasket blew and he replaced the engine. After I bought the truck back, I had an inspection done and the head gaskets where leaking. now I have replaced the head gaskets. and the coolant leak is still there only worse I'm losing about a gallon of coolant every 3 months. but Im also losing 1-2 quarts of oil in the same time period. there is white smoke coming from the exhaust. and a burning plastic smell coming from under the hood. on top of that this morning out of the blue the truck has started missing. and is now throwing 3 codes; P1151, P0442, P0304. I have what appears to be a pin hole oil leak in the timing chain cover gasket. And a somewhat larger coolant/Oil leak on the passenger side (but not sure which it is or where exactly it's coming from) sorry but it's raining and snowing and dark. I intend to tackle the issues tomorrow or Monday. but I'm looking for guidance/comments and or suggestions on probable causes and a plan of attack. I forgot to mention that the oil looks great there is no coolant in the oil.
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