Recent content by wv_snranger

Switching back over to regular (non-syn or blended) 5w-30 this weekend. Seems the blue puffs got worse after I switched to the synthetic blends over last winter. My wife's '07 Focus has a 2.0 in it and I've been running the same oil and filters on both, probably go back to 5w-30 on it too to...

back before I bought my house I usually went through one of those drive-through oil change places. Didn't know any better then, I'll never do that again. The first oil change I did myself, I found a "Mighty" brand oil filter on my truck that was made of plastic so thin I could squeeze the casing...

Work set me back $308 bucks. Now, a month later I am still losing oil. Looks like I might need to do the valve seal replacement myself since two mechanics couldn't find anything wrong other than a valve cover leak.

Mechanic took at look at it and seems to think the valve cover has been leaking. New valve cover gasket and rear differential spindle seal (not related to oil leak) installed for $285. Hope it does the trick.

Using Motorcraft Synthetic Blend 5w-20 with a regular Fram filter. No additives, spark plugs don't seem to be unusually dirty or oil fouled. Intervals usually 3000 to 4000 miles.

My 2004 2.3l Ranger has about 93,500 miles. It has puffed a little bit of blue smoke on start up for a good year now, but haven't experienced any significant oil loss between oil changes. Last time I changed oil I discovered I had lost about 2 quarts in that 4,000 mile interval. Now I lost...

Same thing with my '04.... though usually occurs more often in colder temps.

I have a 2004 Ranger 2.3L. Just a hair over 76k miles. Regularly change oil, general maintenance (plugs & filters), etc... In the last couple weeks my truck puffs some blue smoke on startup, but clears out immediately. Still runs like a champ. Now I know that the blue smokey startup is...

27.99 for oil change and a filter at the drive-thru oil change in town. Pennzoil 5w-20 oil. The nearest Ford dealership wants 40 bucks and they are 20 miles away.

I've had my eye on some Brake Dust Shields that fit between the hub and the wheel for vehicles with disc brakes, over on JC Whitney's website for some time. Don't like the brown shit that collects on my wheels thats a p.i.t.a. to clean off. :pissedoff: Can anyone recommend them? :dunno: Will...

What was the result of the shop diagnostics? Get the engine from the rolled-over truck?

with a 2.3l 4 cyl engine, I cant see how you would be able to go from 140 hp to 300 even with turbo and computer mods....

I have an '04 ranger XLT with a 2.3 in it. The 4 cyl is kind of peppy, expecially under 40 mph or so, little bit difficult to pull out and pass other vehicles on the high way, but not too bad. I've been able to haul moderate loads without being being bogged down too bad. (garden tractors...

Hello everyone, I started posting about two days ago and didnt introduce myself, so here goes. I live in Moorefield, WV which is in the middle of nowhere in WV's Eastern Panhandle. It is about an hour south of Cumberland, Maryland and an hour and a half weat of Winchester, VA. I am employed on...

How much would mod chips affect your mpg's?