Ranger4x4.0
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So, recently I posted on here about the same issues as I'm still having- http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=163872 and thought I finally found the problem, but I didn't...
Details about the truck itself (if any of this matters?). : 1998 Ford Ranger XLT Ext. Cab, 4x4, 4.0 ohv, 5 spd. manual, 177,653 miles
Sorry this post is stupidly long, just wanted to put every detail in it, so maybe some of you can help me.
Here are the problems Im having: It will hesitate, buck, spit, sputter like crazy, and sometimes just die and not start at all, acts like its running on fumes one day, then another day and its like it never had a problem and drives like new. It will do it in any gear, any speed, any rpms, whenever it feels like it. Sometimes at highway speeds, 70mph, 5th gear, 2500 rpms. Sometimes 30 mph in 3rd gear. Wet conditions, dry conditions, just whenever the hell it feels like it. Im a little P***ed off at the thing..
So, let me go over everything I have replaced that has not helped this symptom, or seemed like it for a day or two and then back to my mom making fun of me cause I own a F.O.R.D. ..
Might wanna sit for this one, This is gonna be a novel:
1- MAF sensor: Bought new and installed, SEEMED like it helped... No, it didn't.
2- Coil Pack: Didn't do squat.. Not a single thing.
3- Fuel Pump #1: Didn't need one, but why not... Wasn't my idea, my dads.
4- Fuel Filter: Nope, nothin'.
5- Oxygen Sensors: Pulled codes and said they were bad. Maybe they were my problem all along? Yea right...
6- Fuel Pump & assembly #2: Well, the aftermarket pos pump I put on it quit within a month.
7- Another fuel filter: No, but why not.
-----Now I'm really just throwing parts at it and hoping for the best.-----
8- Cleaned IAC: Cause you know, that would really fix this..
9- PCV Valve: A whole lotta nothing.
10- Spark plugs: Seemed like it helped, but maybe it was just that new plug smell.
11- Throttle Position Sensor: Acceleration seemed like it responded quicker. idk.
12- Plug Wires: eh..
13- Upper Intake Gasket, fuel rail gasket: FINALLY!!! I FIXED IT! No rough idle, no check engine light, no bucking!!!!!!!!..................... Until last night that is.
So, yeah, #13. I wanted to just burn that d*mn thing right there in the middle of the road, collect the insurance, and buy a Chevy. It quit, just died, right there, literally in the middle of nowhere, and it was pouring its ass off, lightning, tornado watch etc. Same old symptoms, sputter and die. Crank no start, then backfire that scared the sh*t out of me. Start, just barely run, and die. Over and over. Its done it before, but NEVER this bad. Checked everything under the hood, fuses etc, Inertia switch, banged on fuel tank thinking it is the fuel pump. Nothing. Got it started for a few seconds, enough to tell that the cel is back on, and the guages were all good, exept the tachometer bouncing everywhere, then died. Few minutes pass, and got the idea of banging on the fuel filter, banged on it, punched it, called it bad names, got in the truck, and it started, coincidence? Probably, idk, its done it before, when the engine cools for a while, it'll start. I was 7 miles from home down a dirt, now mud, road so i floored it, still jerking and bucking like hell, trying to get it home. Going 45-55 down a really muddy road while pouring was not easy, but i didn't care, i wanted to get the pos home. Finally made it home, my truck wasn't green anymore after all the mud holes i hit going 45. Yeah, should have taken it easy but i didn't want to be stranded in that.
And sorry again this was long!
Ive done a crapload of research online and again came up with the crankshaft sensor. Symptoms of a bad crank sensor is the same as what its doing. Also the fuel filter, if its clogged, it causes similar symptoms. Ill be replacing both today.
So, What can this be?! Can the bucking, jerking etc. be ANYTHING else?!? If anyone has ANY idea, or has had this problem, i'd like to hear it! Thanks y'all!
Details about the truck itself (if any of this matters?). : 1998 Ford Ranger XLT Ext. Cab, 4x4, 4.0 ohv, 5 spd. manual, 177,653 miles
Sorry this post is stupidly long, just wanted to put every detail in it, so maybe some of you can help me.
Here are the problems Im having: It will hesitate, buck, spit, sputter like crazy, and sometimes just die and not start at all, acts like its running on fumes one day, then another day and its like it never had a problem and drives like new. It will do it in any gear, any speed, any rpms, whenever it feels like it. Sometimes at highway speeds, 70mph, 5th gear, 2500 rpms. Sometimes 30 mph in 3rd gear. Wet conditions, dry conditions, just whenever the hell it feels like it. Im a little P***ed off at the thing..
So, let me go over everything I have replaced that has not helped this symptom, or seemed like it for a day or two and then back to my mom making fun of me cause I own a F.O.R.D. ..
Might wanna sit for this one, This is gonna be a novel:
1- MAF sensor: Bought new and installed, SEEMED like it helped... No, it didn't.
2- Coil Pack: Didn't do squat.. Not a single thing.
3- Fuel Pump #1: Didn't need one, but why not... Wasn't my idea, my dads.
4- Fuel Filter: Nope, nothin'.
5- Oxygen Sensors: Pulled codes and said they were bad. Maybe they were my problem all along? Yea right...
6- Fuel Pump & assembly #2: Well, the aftermarket pos pump I put on it quit within a month.
7- Another fuel filter: No, but why not.
-----Now I'm really just throwing parts at it and hoping for the best.-----
8- Cleaned IAC: Cause you know, that would really fix this..
9- PCV Valve: A whole lotta nothing.
10- Spark plugs: Seemed like it helped, but maybe it was just that new plug smell.
11- Throttle Position Sensor: Acceleration seemed like it responded quicker. idk.
12- Plug Wires: eh..
13- Upper Intake Gasket, fuel rail gasket: FINALLY!!! I FIXED IT! No rough idle, no check engine light, no bucking!!!!!!!!..................... Until last night that is.
So, yeah, #13. I wanted to just burn that d*mn thing right there in the middle of the road, collect the insurance, and buy a Chevy. It quit, just died, right there, literally in the middle of nowhere, and it was pouring its ass off, lightning, tornado watch etc. Same old symptoms, sputter and die. Crank no start, then backfire that scared the sh*t out of me. Start, just barely run, and die. Over and over. Its done it before, but NEVER this bad. Checked everything under the hood, fuses etc, Inertia switch, banged on fuel tank thinking it is the fuel pump. Nothing. Got it started for a few seconds, enough to tell that the cel is back on, and the guages were all good, exept the tachometer bouncing everywhere, then died. Few minutes pass, and got the idea of banging on the fuel filter, banged on it, punched it, called it bad names, got in the truck, and it started, coincidence? Probably, idk, its done it before, when the engine cools for a while, it'll start. I was 7 miles from home down a dirt, now mud, road so i floored it, still jerking and bucking like hell, trying to get it home. Going 45-55 down a really muddy road while pouring was not easy, but i didn't care, i wanted to get the pos home. Finally made it home, my truck wasn't green anymore after all the mud holes i hit going 45. Yeah, should have taken it easy but i didn't want to be stranded in that.
And sorry again this was long!
Ive done a crapload of research online and again came up with the crankshaft sensor. Symptoms of a bad crank sensor is the same as what its doing. Also the fuel filter, if its clogged, it causes similar symptoms. Ill be replacing both today.
So, What can this be?! Can the bucking, jerking etc. be ANYTHING else?!? If anyone has ANY idea, or has had this problem, i'd like to hear it! Thanks y'all!