• Welcome Visitor! Please take a few seconds and Register for our forum. Even if you don't want to post, you can still 'Like' and react to posts.

02 3.0 ranger


Ragsdale1985

Member
Joined
Jun 23, 2015
Messages
12
Vehicle Year
2002
Transmission
Manual
Hey guys just wondering if I could put a 3.0 flex fuel motor in place my non flex fuel 3.0? Can get a killer deal on a parts truck, just need to know if it will work. Would I just swap pcm's. Thanks
 
Yes, 3.0l Flex and non-flex engines are the same.

2000 and earlier had an inline fuel sensor to "see" the ethanol content of incoming fuel, that was eliminated in 2001 and computer software was changed to "see" changes in power and exhaust to ID ethanol content.

Flex fuel engines needed and had larger injectors, ethanol(E85) requires more fuel to be added to get correct burn/power

If you are not going to run E85 fuel then you wouldn't need to change computer with engine, just swap injectors.
If computer is Flex fuel and pre-2001 then you would need the fuel sensor($650) with it or Check Engine Light(CEL) would be on all the time, although I believe there is a bypass for that, assuming you are stuck with a earlier flex fuel computer.

If you are buying the whole 1999 truck then selling that fuel sensor could cover some of the cost, although many just use a bypass when these fail.
 
Last edited:
Thanks for the response, sounds like it shouldn't be too bad of a swap, the head gaskets were just done on the flex fuel engine ind is supposedly a known good engine so I figured I would just drop it in and be done with it. So the harness and everything from the non flex engine just plugs right into everything on the flex fuel engine, other than injectors I shouldn't have to change anything?
 
Thanks again, I'm gonna see if the 99 is still available, if I can't get my 3.0 straightened out I will put the ffv in.
 
Do I need to swap out the lower intake as well or just the upper plenum, I have also heard something about switching water pumps, and intake tubes?
 

Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

TRS Events

Member & Vendor Upgrades

For a small yearly donation, you can support this forum and receive a 'Supporting Member' banner, or become a 'Supporting Vendor' and promote your products here. Click the banner to find out how.

Latest posts

Recently Featured

Want to see your truck here? Share your photos and details in the forum.

Ranger Adventure Video

TRS Merchandise

Follow TRS On Instagram

TRS Sponsors


Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad


Amazon Deals

Sponsored Ad

Back
Top