The ranger was always an afterthought for ford. It wasn't even developed for America. They just decided to join the mid size truck party so they could cash it. Threw some paper thin "bumpers" on, swapped driver side, and modded some bits here and there.
Yes I will always be critical of this...
Full synthetic, change every 5 to 10k. 3k is way too soon.
How many stations have you been using ro get fuel? Sometimes its hard to find high quality fuel.
Yes, half the people here think their cheaply made mass produced truck is a race car and need oil analyzed all the time.
Some have fuel in oil, it's a common thing with direct injection engines.
No, I have not tested my oil.
No, it's not worth doing.
My first filter swap, my ring snagged something and I dropped it, oil went everywhere. Up until that point not a single drop of oil anywhere. Was a little peeved.
Kudos for ford for not deleting that little drain tray for the filter for the 23MY.
I towel dry most of the body, then use my cheap plugin sun joe blower and hit the wheel wells, grill/bumper and depending how my back is, some of the undercarriage.
I also keep the nozzle at where the mirrors meet the door cause we all know those can drain all day if left alone...