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My Ranger is yapping at me to change the engine oil. I did it last year and it was a bit of a PITA. I have a sump to hose fitting I used on a past boat to simplify oil changes. It's a fitting that screws into a small block Chevy oil pan with a oil/gas rated hose with a pipe cap. Trouble is I...

Yesterday we towed our new boat from our river house back home. 108 hilly miles from Dubuque to Cedar Falls IA. 4000#. Don't know the tongue weight, but it was adequate. The hitch squats 3/4" from the load. I stayed at 65 mph mainly to protect the canvas boat cover. Once up to speed the Ranger...

I saw a 2021 Ranger Super Crew in Lowe's parking lot. ....looked like a dealer demo. No temp registration, just the dealer's badge on the rear plate. The decal badging on the box wasn't FX4, but SX.... don't remember the number. What is this? A new off road package?

Microsoft is abandoning Internet Explorer in favor of their Edge browser. I use Firefox, but keep IE because the Ranger's CD manual requires it to run. My CD is not with me right now, so I haven't tried to run it with Edge. ...in fact I have Edge hidden. ..anyone know if the CD will work on...

I recently gave my Ranger five stars on the " I want to encourage new Ranger owners/potential owners " thread. ..Oops, now my first complaint. When I hang up from a Bluetooth phone call the radio resumes.....on a different station. Not a preselect. Anyone experience this? Any settings tweaks...

I smoke cigars. A 5x60 robusto or toro will last through the 107 mi trip between our main home and our river house. I crack the driver's window a bit to exhaust the smoke. Previous vehicles had powered rear windows, so I'd crack the window behind me a bit also. Worked great. This pulled the...

I just completed the first oil change on my Ranger. ....first class mess it was. I'm OK with removing the skid plate for sump drain access, LF tire and the bottom of the rubber shield for filter access. But the filter dribbles everywhere. I saw this coming before I loosened it, so I had...

The first thing I noticed when I got in my new Ranger was the brake pedal traveled about 30% down before brake engagement. Sales guy said if felt normal. My other vehicles have a small amount of pedal slack - 1/2" max before brake engagement. I recently noticed at a long stop light the Ranger's...

I installed the genuine Ford molded splash guards, F&R. Simple enough. They use existing body screws and provided clips. But when the instructions told me to drill 1/8" holes into the wheel well trims for screws and retainers, I said NO WAY! I'm installing these to prevent rust, not cause it...

Prior to our '14 Dart and '16 Cherokee I never had major out-of-warranty issues. None that I couldn't diagnose with my Actron OBD scanner, and fix myself. But the two FCA cars, with multiair intakes, DDCT, turbo, etc intimidated me, so I purchased FCA's pricey extended warranties. Unlimited...

If I weren't so lazy, I'd keep digging to find this in an existing post string. What is the max boost on the Ranger's 2.3, and what is the resulting effective displacement? I've gone easy on my Ranger during break-in. But I have goosed it a few times to 4K rpm. Wow. My previous experience with...