Jerry0911
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2021
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- Location
- Indiana
- Vehicle Year
- 2011
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Manual
Hello, I recently bought a 2011 ranger with a quirk. I was storing the truck for a friend and decided just to buy the thing because I didn't want it to sit any longer than it had. Its a Texas truck and I live in the salt belt, so a low mileage ranger with no rust was the closest ill ever get to a goldmine. 92k, 2.3L, 5mt 2WD. After driving it for a few days I noticed that it intermittently seems sluggish. I know the 2.3 isn't a powerhouse but this thing feels like its dragging weight, but only sometimes. I can feel it "pop" into power sometimes, at random, and then it feels great until I shift out. Almost like it cant keep a consistent fuel map. It also cranks for longer than usual on occasion, and when I throw it in neutral while rolling and hit the brakes, idle will drop to 300 rpm and then surge back and forth between 300-1000. When sitting at a stoplight on the brakes, it idles perfectly ay 750. No trouble accelerating (except low power) and steady driving I have felt it miss once or twice just at random. The worst part of this is that it never throws a CEL. CEL does work, but it hasn't triggered it while driving. Any tips?