Please Help From 3.0 To 4.0 : Yes Or No

[milfchaser]

I HAVE A 2002 B3000 3.0 AUTO 4X4 WITH A BLOWN ENGINE. I HAVE A 4.0 ENGINE THAT I WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH BOTH ENGINES ARE OHC ENGINES WILL IT BE A " DROP IN REPLACEMENT" ..... ?????

 

[racsan]

if you go "4.0" you will need to change the trans also, the bell housing bolt patterns are different.
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[almostclueless]

Wait a minute......3.0's are indestructible......there's no way that 3.0 could be blown up.

Just ask all the guys here who want to feel good about the ranger they ended up with!!!

 

[racsan]

Originally Posted by AllanD View Post
If you can kill a 3.0 that actually has oil and coolant in it you shouldn't be allowed to operate anything more complex than a referigerator.
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[michowski]

no id even say stay away from the fridge. Be a shame if the beer got warm.

 

[Totalled]

NO.

 

[schroader]

you would be better off buying another truck.

 

[Psychopete]

I thought the 3.0L found in the Ranger was an OHV Vulcan engine? I don't see anything mentioning ever putting a Duratec SOHC 3.0L in a Ranger on Wiki, nor have I ever heard of that from the factory.

Originally Posted by AllanD View Post
If you can kill a 3.0 that actually has oil and coolant in it you shouldn't be allowed to operate anything more complex than a referigerator.

Are you kidding me? The newer 3.0Ls can tend to commit suicide, I would almost be willing to bet his CPS failed and engine froze. If you have a distributor, that claim would be a lot more reasonable.

Pete

Edit:
And oh, to actually answer your question: No. It's not even close to a direct bolt in. 3.0L is an odd ball compared to the Colonge engines.