2.3L ('83-'97) HELP PLEASE NEED ADVICE 94 FORD RANGER ENGINE SWAP

[Danny Red]

I have a 94 ford ranger ran test blown head i have the 2.3l 4cyclinder manual w/ 8 plugs i need advice on what motor i can swap this one out with and not have to do alot of changes and chunk out alot of cash seeing i already did that just to discover a blown head

 

[Uncle Gump]

Put the same engine in as you are pulling out...

 

[Danny Red]

Put the same engine in as you are pulling out...

Sounds easy if i could find one i need help on wat vehicles have the same engine and setup or what other vehicles i can get a engine from that would be a easy swap

 

[Dirtman]

Swapping to any other motor requires alot of changes and money.

For ANY other engine you will need the engine, transmission, motor mounts, radiator, ENTIRE wiring harness, ECU, etc etc.

Stick with the 2.3, it is a very common engine. For an exact drop in replacement you can find them in 1989-1994 Ford rangers, Mazda B2300's and 1991-1994 ford mustangs. Junkyards are generally full of them.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Sounds easy if i could find one i need help on wat vehicles have the same engine and setup or what other vehicles i can get a engine from that would be a easy swap

What Dirtman said....

 

[Danny Red]

Swapping to any other motor requires alot of changes and money.

For ANY other engine you will need the engine, transmission, motor mounts, radiator, ENTIRE wiring harness, ECU, etc etc.

Stick with the 2.3, it is a very common engine. For an exact drop in replacement you can find them in 1989-1994 Ford rangers, Mazda B2300's and 1991-1994 ford mustangs. Junkyards are generally full of them.

Are those the only vehicles you can find a 2.3 in

 

[Blmpkn]

Are those the only vehicles you can find a 2.3 in

They're the only ones that will be a direct drop in.

 

[Dirtman]

Are those the only vehicles you can find a 2.3 in

The 2.3 existed from 1976 to 1998 in tons of Ford vehicles. It was probably fords most popular motor ever. However, after 1994 Ford switched to OBD2, different computer system so from 95-98 you would need different wiring even though the motor is technically the same. It may work, i don't know.

Same in reverse, the 2.3 was only dual plug from 89 on so anything earlier is single plug and requires a ton of wiring changes. Also dual plug made more power. So 89-94 is drop in fit but yea there are tons of 2.3's out there but 89-94 is absolutely perfect drop in. Anything else, you may need to fiddle...

 

[Uncle Gump]

There is someone with a complete 90 dual plug in the classified section for sale... it is in a post further down... not in his first post.

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