Norman

[Norman]

Will a 06 4.0 work in my 1996 Ranger 4.0

 

[Ranger850]

SOHC to SOHC or OHV to OHV only

 

[adsm08]

I can be done, but it is far from a plug-and-play affair.

It is close enough to look easy, but hard enough that if you have to ask how, you probably shouldn't try.

 

[RonD]

+1

Simple answer is no
1990 to 2000 Rangers used the 4.0l OHV engines, 160HP
2001 to 2011 used the 4.0l SOHC engines, 207HP

Same displacement but different engines, and different wiring and computers to run the engine

 

[Norman]

Thank you for the info

 

[Norman]

Okay RonD if I had the wiring harness and the computer from the 2006 would it work in my 1996 ranger

 

[RonD]

If both are manual trans yes
If Automatic then you need the 5R55E automatic to come with the 2006 4.0l SOHC, wiring and computer, and both would need to be 2WD or both 4WD

Also exhaust system modification, you have to use the 4.0l SOHC exhaust manifolds

 

[Norman]

Ok thank you

 

[adsm08]

Okay RonD if I had the wiring harness and the computer from the 2006 would it work in my 1996 ranger

You would need the whole vehicle wiring harness, including the dash, and the fuel rail from a 97 Explorer.

 

[RonD]

Yes, 2004 and up Rangers used a different system, computer and instrument cluster need to be matched, and the Body Computer was also different, so loads of wiring changes.
So work-wise probably not a good swap to do

 

[Norman]

Yes, 2004 and up Rangers used a different system, computer and instrument cluster need to be matched, and the Body Computer was also different, so loads of wiring changes.
So work-wise probably not a good swap to do

Ok thank you for the information it helped out a lot