What did you do to your 2019 and up Ranger today?

[sgtsandman]

Packing the 2019 up for camping in between cells of rain. I’m hoping to get the tents up in between cells once we get to camp. The rest can be setup whether it’s raining or not. But bone wants to sleep in a soggy bed.

 

[JohnnyO]

Changed the oil and rotated the tires.
I learned that with the recently installed level kit, when it's up on the ramps I have to stand on something to reach the oil fill. I'm 6'1''.

 

[CMOS]

Changed the oil in the engine, front differential, and rear differential. Also installed an ARB differential cover on the rear axle.

Here is some pictures of the cover and the inside of the differential. This and FX4 with the factory electronic locker.

The differential comes with a drain plug and a fill plug on the cover. Nice to actually have a drain from the factory instead of having to pull the cover every time.

ARB Cover. It has a fill plug with a dip stick and a drain plug.

Curious as to why you changed the Diff fluid already? And, why did you add the aftermarket Diff cover?


CMOS

 

[Blmpkn]

Curious as to why you changed the Diff fluid already? And, why did you add the aftermarket Diff cover?


CMOS

Simply put, Ford's reccomended fluid intervals are written the way they are for the purpose of being able to brag about low cost of maintenance... NOT for maximizing the longevity if it's products for its customers.


Ford only aims for a 95% "survival rate" at a mere 150k.

Ironically... exactly how long they tell you to leave all your drivetrain fluids alone lol. After that they figure you should pay them another 40k for a new vehicle.


Google yourself up some pictures of the fluids drained out of some of these trucks after only 20k.. and ask yourself if you'd be alright running fluid that looked like that for an additional 130k..

I did the diffs & tcase in my '21 at 25k.. I'll be having them done in my bronco at its first oil change... 5k. Then again at 30k along with the trans.

 

[CMOS]

Excellent response.

Get this: here's a great video from FordTechMakuloco that details the disassembly of a 3.5EB at 110K with catastrophic failures of both turbos. Scary. Reason for failure: Even though the owner followed the OCI (Oil Change Interval) defined by the on board computer, this engine was destroyed. Here's why: The turbos have hard oil feed lines that provide oil and therefore coolant to the turbos. The input fittings to these hard lines have very small filters in them to filter out particulates in the oil. In this engine, these small filters got clogged and therefore starved the turbos of much needed oil for coolant and lubrication.

110K and this engine blew both turbos, even though the owner followed the computer's oil change schedule to the "T". Screw that.

I'm changing at a 5K interval, with full synthetic, which at that point the PCM says the oil life is still at "60%". That's a huge disconnect from the video I just mentioned.

Thanks for your reply. Conclusion: we cannot follow the OEM lubricant change schedule. We have to determine this ourselves.

CMOS

 

[sgtsandman]

Curious as to why you changed the Diff fluid already? And, why did you add the aftermarket Diff cover?


CMOS

Blmkn pretty much covered it. I plan to off road the truck at some point. So, the aftermarket cover that can take a hit for sure vs one that might survive, maybe.

Also, at the time I ordered the cover, I thought the axle was like any other axle with only a fill plug and no drain. Imagine my pleasant surprise when I saw not only a fill plug in an easy to get to place but a drain plug in it as well.

 

[CMOS]

Blmkn pretty much covered it. I plan to off road the truck at some point. So, the aftermarket cover that can take a hit for sure vs one that might survive, maybe.

Also, at the time I ordered the cover, I thought the axle was like any other axle with only a fill plug and no drain. Imagine my pleasant surprise when I saw not only a fill plug in an easy to get to place but a drain plug in it as well.

Great reply. I'm here to learn from experience.....


CMOS

 

[Robertmangrum.rm]

Took a trip down to Prentice Cooper WMA today. Love riding here. Not real difficult but the views are great off the mountain overlooking the Tennessee River.

 

[Blmpkn]

Excellent response.

Get this: here's a great video from FordTechMakuloco that details the disassembly of a 3.5EB at 110K with catastrophic failures of both turbos. Scary. Reason for failure: Even though the owner followed the OCI (Oil Change Interval) defined by the on board computer, this engine was destroyed. Here's why: The turbos have hard oil feed lines that provide oil and therefore coolant to the turbos. The input fittings to these hard lines have very small filters in them to filter out particulates in the oil. In this engine, these small filters got clogged and therefore starved the turbos of much needed oil for coolant and lubrication.

110K and this engine blew both turbos, even though the owner followed the computer's oil change schedule to the "T". Screw that.

I'm changing at a 5K interval, with full synthetic, which at that point the PCM says the oil life is still at "60%". That's a huge disconnect from the video I just mentioned.

Thanks for your reply. Conclusion: we cannot follow the OEM lubricant change schedule. We have to determine this ourselves.

CMOS

Certain..well.. MOST turbo subaru models were PLAUGED with (almost) the same banjo bolt screen clogging issue back in the mid-late 2000's. The screen that got clogged in those was one in the oil pickup in the pan... and it happened way quicker.

The legacy GT's, outback XT's, and forester XT's all shared the same pickup design. Sometimes you'd get lucky and when the turbo ran dry enough of oil to explode it would be JUST the hot-side that went... sparing the motor.

Other folks weren't so lucky.. like an ex coworker of mine.. he needed his entire motor replaced 3 times in the matter of a few years because both sides of the turbo went.

Every time I ran Into someone driving one of those models at the gas station I asked them.. "how many times has it blown up?" Almost everyone had said at least once lol.


At least ford was smart enough to put our 'cloggy bolts' somewhere that's easy to access for routine cleaning/replacement.. and not in the oil pan lol.

 

[Snoranger]

I put a 2020 TRS Fall Round Up sticker on the back window.

 

[CMOS]

Hey Guys, Are these threaded inserts for a standard Bed tie-down, or something else?

CMOS

 

[Blmpkn]

Hey Guys, Are these threaded inserts for a standard Bed tie-down, or something else?

CMOS

Yes, tie down points. In 2019 there were 6 of those in the beds.. round about 2020 when ford was feeling the squeeze they starting Installing only 4 to save money.

 

[sgtsandman]

Still out camping. We had a lot of rain yesterday but with years of camping under out belt, we have alternatives so as to keep in keeping on. The camp stove got pulled out for the first time in a long time.

I also discovered a leak between the bed cap and the bed on the passenger side on the 2019. The cap doesn’t appear to have shifted. So I’m going to have to pull the cap and take a look at the seal. It’s supposed to be the better seal. So, I’m a bit disappointed. Looking at some of the half a$$ed work the installers did elsewhere, I wouldn’t be surprised if they messed that up too.

 

[Robertmangrum.rm]

Did a little ride yesterday around some local trails. I think people thought we were storm chasers. Im always the liitle guy in the group. But never lacks to impress the Toyota guys. I think they make me the tail gunner so they can all watch to see if i can make it on the 33s haha. I always tell them those big tires are only ro make yp for poor driving skills haha.

 

[RumPunch]

So noticed the AC in the driver's side was staying 5-10 degrees warmer than the passenger side. Figured I'd start with the cabin air filter and sure enough, back to spec! Nice and cool
And edit, only lasted a day. Drivers side mid 70's passenger side nice and cool... Damn thing didn't even make it 100k miles. Not to mention thanks government for making everyone change freon so now I have to spend hundreds of not thousands for tooling to work on it since R134 is no longer in use...