4.0 vs SOHC 4.0?

[exbass94]

I just bought a 1999 Ranger 4.0, Automatic,4X4 ,3.73 rear end. What do I have OHV or SOHC. All I can find on the engine is 4.0 EFI ?

OHV.

 

[north44]

Can't speak for the 4.0 OHV - I have the 4.0 SOHC and I can say it's been extremely reliable.

Just passed 345,000 km - that's something over 200,000 miles - with no major engine repairs so far.

Gone through a couple of alternators, a battery, thermostats, a lower thermostat housing (which developed a leak), a few hoses that were softening, also had to fix the A/C because the clutch went south (apparently a known problem with Fords), a wiper motor and a few other minor things, and that's about it - but no major engine work.

Timing chain problem hasn't reared its head - seems they fixed it by the time my truck was manufactured in Nov of '02.

Truck has been regularly maintained - most important thing IMO are the oil changes (every 5,000 km, ~ 3,000 miles) and the tranny services (every 50,000 km, ~ 30,000 miles), and regular replacement of the filters (air and fuel), plugs and wires - just keep up the routine maintenance and it pays off.

I'd vouch for the SOHC engine anytime.

 

[Jay FX4]

The SOHC came in 2001. Before that was the OHV.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

SOHC were available before 2001....the better redesigned sohc came in 2001

 

[Jay FX4]

SOHC were available before 2001....the better redesigned sohc came in 2001

In the Ranger? When exactly did they quit the OHV for the SOHC then?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Didn't realize you ment ranger specific, I ment sohc was produced prior to 2001 in general, not model specific.

 

[fastpakr]

01 is the transition year for the Ranger. It was available as an optional engine in the Explorer starting in '97.

 

[Jay FX4]

Didn't realize you ment ranger specific, I ment sohc was produced prior to 2001 in general, not model specific.

I didn't realize I needed to specify, because I had thought the SOHC started in '01, regardless of model. I didn't realize they were using it before that. That's good to know, though. Thanks for the info.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

I didn't realize I needed to specify, because I had thought the SOHC started in '01, regardless of model. I didn't realize they were using it before that. That's good to know, though. Thanks for the info.

were both just a mess of confusion on what each was thinking