benoeb
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- Vehicle Year
- 2004
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hello friends,
I looking for advice on my 2004 Ford Ranger with a 3.0L V6 OHV 12V that has 147,740 miles on it.
The engine in the last few months started throwing error codes P0304 and P0316. This is preventing it from passing emissions so that I can renew the tags.
After a bit of googling I replaced what I could: ignition coil pack, spark plugs, spark plug wires, idle air controller, mass airflow sensor, all fuel injectors, and intake manifold gaskets. The errors kept popping up after clearing them. I took the truck into a local shop I had never used before yesterday morning. When they called to let me know what they thought, their opinion was cylinders 4 (P0304) & 6 (P0316) were in need of head jobs. In addition it was also suggested that the spark plugs, spark plug wires, and fuel injectors be replaced (even though I just replaced them a few months ago). The "out the door" cost to accomplish all this would be $4,400. I am going to take the truck to another shop for a 2nd opinion just based on being told I need to replace parts that I have already replaced recently.
Being honest in my assessment of the truck it would be in "fair" condition which is the same condition I bought the truck in 2 years ago, but looking at the kelly blue book estimate the trade-in worth was listed as $1,976-3,321.
If the second opinion from the second shop matches the first opinion what would you do?
01. Pay the repair fee of $4400
02. Swap with a remanufactured engine
03. Try to get my hands on a used engine from a local salvage yard
04. Scrap the truck and sell it for parts (hoping I can get another vehicle soon)
Thank you for taking the time to read the post
I looking for advice on my 2004 Ford Ranger with a 3.0L V6 OHV 12V that has 147,740 miles on it.
The engine in the last few months started throwing error codes P0304 and P0316. This is preventing it from passing emissions so that I can renew the tags.
After a bit of googling I replaced what I could: ignition coil pack, spark plugs, spark plug wires, idle air controller, mass airflow sensor, all fuel injectors, and intake manifold gaskets. The errors kept popping up after clearing them. I took the truck into a local shop I had never used before yesterday morning. When they called to let me know what they thought, their opinion was cylinders 4 (P0304) & 6 (P0316) were in need of head jobs. In addition it was also suggested that the spark plugs, spark plug wires, and fuel injectors be replaced (even though I just replaced them a few months ago). The "out the door" cost to accomplish all this would be $4,400. I am going to take the truck to another shop for a 2nd opinion just based on being told I need to replace parts that I have already replaced recently.
Being honest in my assessment of the truck it would be in "fair" condition which is the same condition I bought the truck in 2 years ago, but looking at the kelly blue book estimate the trade-in worth was listed as $1,976-3,321.
If the second opinion from the second shop matches the first opinion what would you do?
01. Pay the repair fee of $4400
02. Swap with a remanufactured engine
03. Try to get my hands on a used engine from a local salvage yard
04. Scrap the truck and sell it for parts (hoping I can get another vehicle soon)
Thank you for taking the time to read the post