Maintenance Questions

[Matthew18]

well im still new to the hole car maintenance thing but i know how to change my oil every 3,000 miles and i just replaced my oriangal air fitler at 16,000 miles and im woulding what else do i have to change the next 3,000 miles? i would like to keep my truck running strong like new

thanks

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

There should be mainenance guidlines in your owners manual, if you don't have one you should be able to find them on ebay or from the dealer. They have them on the Ford website you can print off as well.

 

[mhughes165]

pretty soon id hop under the truck, replace your fuel filter, pcv valve under the hood and check the fluid in the transmission and your rear end,

 

[Psychopete]

Please note that if you do infact decide to change the fuel filter, keep in mind that there is fuel under pressure in the fuel line, even when it's not running.

A lot of people have been hosed bad by this... Fuel will spray out, everywhere, particularly in your eyes.

Usually it's let out by just letting it out at the schrader valve on the fuel rail, but I am not too sure on an '05. That's far too new for me.

Pete

 

[Matthew18]

ya i dont have my owners book and im trying to look for it on the ford site but luck could u link me to it if u can?

and mhughes could u tell me what the pcv is and how often to change it

 

[mhughes165]

PCV- Positive Crankcase Ventalation, it allows gass that build up in the crank case to be sent into the intake manifold to be burned along with the gas/air mixture, it is used for emissions purposes and to prevent pressure buildup in the crank case. usually the PCV valve will be located on top of the passenger side valve cover, although on a newer 3.0 it may be different, remove the vlave and shake it, if u can hear a smooth thud each time u shake it the valve is good, if it is delayed at all i reccomend replacement.

 

[Matthew18]

alright im going to look into that but i think it will need to be changed cuz it still runns fine alot of power, and its still super clean under the hood but ill check it out tho

thanks

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Please note that if you do infact decide to change the fuel filter, keep in mind that there is fuel under pressure in the fuel line, even when it's not running.

A lot of people have been hosed bad by this... Fuel will spray out, everywhere, particularly in your eyes.

Usually it's let out by just letting it out at the schrader valve on the fuel rail, but I am not too sure on an '05. That's far too new for me.

Pete

When I did mine on my F-150 I just took the fuel filter off with the little tool, gas came out, but it wasn't under much pressure if any. I did let it set for awhile before I did it. I figure that if you just turn the key on the fuel pump kicks on for awhile to reprime the system, so the fuel pressure must disapate as it sits. Remember if you do the schrader valve trick to clean the gas up on the engine, I have heard of people not doing that and torching their truck when they test drive it right after changing the fuel filter.

Here is the link to the owners manual:
https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp

If you don't have any leaks and haven't submerged the axle in water I wouldn't worry about the rear end fluid, it is synthetic and is supposed to be good for the lifetime of your truck. I would change it closer to 100k though.

Tranny should be serviced at 30k, I just drop the pan, change the filter and clean the magnet, and top it off. Some vehicles have a drain plug on the torque converter as well so you can drain almost all the fluid out. I don't really know what the ryme or reason is but sometimes you luck out, I don't know if the newer Rangers have this or not, I know mine doesn't. Just dropping the pan on my '85 gets about 3 qts out from the 10qt system. I wouldn't bother flushing it unless the fluid looks bad or shifts wierd.

PVC should have alot of life left in it yet at 16k. You can go ahead and check it but I doubt anything will be wrong with it.

 

[mhughes165]

When I did mine on my F-150 I just took the fuel filter off with the little tool, gas came out, but it wasn't under much pressure if any. I did let it set for awhile before I did it. I figure that if you just turn the key on the fuel pump kicks on for awhile to reprime the system, so the fuel pressure must disapate as it sits. Remember if you do the schrader valve trick to clean the gas up on the engine, I have heard of people not doing that and torching their truck when they test drive it right after changing the fuel filter.

Here is the link to the owners manual:
https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp

If you don't have any leaks and haven't submerged the axle in water I wouldn't worry about the rear end fluid, it is synthetic and is supposed to be good for the lifetime of your truck. I would change it closer to 100k though.

Tranny should be serviced at 30k, I just drop the pan, change the filter and clean the magnet, and top it off. Some vehicles have a drain plug on the torque converter as well so you can drain almost all the fluid out. I don't really know what the ryme or reason is but sometimes you luck out, I don't know if the newer Rangers have this or not, I know mine doesn't. Just dropping the pan on my '85 gets about 3 qts out from the 10qt system. I wouldn't bother flushing it unless the fluid looks bad or shifts wierd.

PVC should have alot of life left in it yet at 16k. You can go ahead and check it but I doubt anything will be wrong with it.

i simply suggested checking the fluid level and condition, for the simple fact that its a ranger automatic(not a fan), and the rear end cause sometimes seals go bad for no reason at all, i didnt mean it was time to change them, just to check them, Ranger4x4 was right on the money, thanks for clearin up what iw as trying to say

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

i simply suggested checking the fluid level and condition, for the simple fact that its a ranger automatic(not a fan), and the rear end cause sometimes seals go bad for no reason at all, i didnt mean it was time to change them, just to check them, Ranger4x4 was right on the money, thanks for clearin up what iw as trying to say

Yup, nothing wrong with checking them, I just added in when I would feel comfortable to have them changed as well. Those are pretty much the biggies IMO.

 

[97ranger4x4]

yeh also dont be afraid to ask any question, although alot of times if you use the search button there will already be lots of info available at just the click of a button.

 

[lil red]

another good rule is every other oil change i like to check brakes and grease EXERYTHING well
my boss used to make me do that with cars in the shop but he just says the frontend for greasing
i justlike using a grease gun too so ya