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No one has shown it is necessary on a Ranger. Or at least I don’t remember seeing any pictures on here. That said I’m sure somebody will post a picture of some other engine that needed it.

I guess you need to have spent time as a flat rate tech to understand. Every shop has lulls now and then. Your name was on a list somewhere and apparently the dealer must need work. Just my opinion but I’ve been there.

There are plenty of Ford techs that take pride in their work. The way to keep them there is to keep work in their bay. Sometimes the appointments drop like a rock and you need to run through the customer list or possibly Fords UIO list for your area. Being a flat rate tech has plenty of...

If you were a tech waiting for some work to hit your bay you wouldn’t be so critical. Times are tough out there.

Good information

Ford and almost every other make out there including foreign.

Spark plugs are cheap and easy. I would go there first. I had a slight misfire around 25k miles and plugs cured it. Gained at least 1 mpg after

There are plenty of other sources to document it. Do what you want but it’s not doing your engine any good. It’s pretty much a known fact.

https://rislone.com/blog/engine-oil/tech-tip-cold-weather-warm-idling-can-harm-modern-engine/ There are many articles about cold starts and prolonged cold start idling.

Not a good idea. Increases wear on cylinders. No thanks.

You mean the guards that usually rust to death after a couple of years?

I’ll pass.

Every dealer is different.

Better than no warranty with an aftermarket tune. I’m not sure anyone has had a powertrain warranty declined because of a Ford tune. If they have speak up. I’m past it anyway.

Ford tune is pretty simple. Download the tune from the app, connect to the truck. It downloads your original tune and then you install the new tune. No big deal. I had 30 years of ASE certification in all automotive areas so I wasn’t too worried. I let it expire when I no longer needed it. I...

I threw caution to the wind and did it myself.

Ford Performance tune for me. Works great.

Unless it was really bad I think the light will be back.

Interesting that disconnecting the BMS did pretty much nothing for battery life. I’ll just leave it connected.