I've had my Ranger for a few months now. I've seen only a few fellow Ranger drivers between Frederick and Baltimore on my day to day travels. I was hoping we'd have had more snow to play in over the winter but MD got snubbed for snow, at least we've got plenty of mud!
Got her muddy going out to the creek. Does real well off-road, went through deep enough mud to have to throw it in 4 wheel. Tires could be better off-road but not too bad. This truck is a blast!
I've been told it's the injectors. Mine does the same thing, especially right after an oil change. It dissipates as the engine warms up. Perfectly normal.
Just changed mine - just under 3k miles. Break-in oil was completely black.
Process is much easier than it's cracked up to be. Took the four top plastic clips out of the wheelwell cover flap, oil filter is literally right behind it. Four 15mm bolts hold the front diff skidplate, which was a...