2019 Ranger prone to fuel making its.way into oil?

[DavidR]

I’m glad to hear More about Ranger reliability. Just bought a 2020 Ranger in July. I love the way it drives (I’m a die hard Tacoma owner but couldn’t pass on the BIG trailer towing capacity). I went into this deal FEARFULLY! I really dislike the transmission whine @ 1500-2000 RPM, and feel scammed re: that, but everything else is good.
I plan to baby the Turbos (unless it is good to “stomp on it” every once in a while.) And plan to change oil every 5k religiously. We’ll see if it will meet the longevity I have experienced with Tacoma’s.

It's kinda hard to evaluate reliability of the current model since it has only been out one year, and there are significant differences between it and its cousins that have been sold elsewhere; however, the vehicle that our new Ranger is replacing is a '93 Ranger with ~260,000 miles. Over that time period, it needed a few repairs that you might expect, like the starter motor, spark plug wires, and maybe one or two other things I'm not remembering. The only really big thing that failed (partially) was the transmission, but it happened at 212,000 miles and it didn't leave us stranded since 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and reverse still worked. I admit this is only one data point, though we also had an '89 Aerostar with similar long-term reliability.

Having said that, a lot depends on how you maintain it. As with most vehicles, once you get past the first 10,000 miles or so where most early failures occur, it becomes much more about maintenance and care. I think that the variation due to maintenance and care is probably wider than the variation in inherent quality between brands. I've also always accelerated many of the maintenance items, like you're planning to do. Doing that is hotly debated here in the forums, with staunch defenders on both sides of the issue, but over the dozen or so vehicles I've owned, I believe it has payed off in long term reliability at the cost of buying more oil, coolant, etc.

Note: Our 2019 Ranger's transmission doesn't make whining noises other than in reverse. Have you had the dealer check it out or searched around for it?

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[Hounddog409]

There is a thread on this forum where a user states or indicates a widespread problem with gas leaking into crankcase diluting the oil is this true do any of you have this issue it's the one issue that has caused me to do pass on this truck

Widespread??? Not even close.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

There is a thread on this forum where a user states or indicates a widespread problem with gas leaking into crankcase diluting the oil is this true do any of you have this issue it's the one issue that has caused me to do pass on this truck

Your analogy is totally wrong. It is more like picking one fly shit out of a bottle of pepper. The use of inflammatory statements requires you to support the statement with hard and true data. Clearly a Taco troll without backing of this statement with data.

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[Marathonrunner]

My 17 Taco has the frame rust issues also,so they havent addressed that yet. Ill take the tempo fuel in oil situation over a bent rotten frame in a few years! Look at u tube videos where people take truck in for oil change and when on lift the truck folds in half.

Add me to the small percentage just took a 1500 mile sample..smells like strong fuel, 1st time 2.8 on the fuel at 3000 miles. So we shall see, I marked it for change at 2000 on the next one.
Regards

Ok to give update i ended up buying the tacoma because whether or not fuel in oil was only.affecting a small batch that was too much to.overcome. the frame.rot on toyota.they solved this by spraying.the undercarriage from factory. I just got mine ziebarted so i.should be fine

 

[Cape Cruiser]

Ok to give update i ended up buying the tacoma because whether or not fuel in oil was only.affecting a small batch that was too much to.overcome. the frame.rot on toyota.they solved this by spraying.the undercarriage from factory. I just got mine ziebarted so i.should be fine

Good luck. The frame must be done every year per toyota

 

[geophb]

Good luck. The frame must be done every year per toyota

Yikes.
rare fuel in oil problem vs common truck folding in half.
Hmm, decisions decisions.

 

[Marathonrunner]

Good luck. The frame must be done every year per toyota

Ziebart.charges $50.for yearly.checkup and includes.wash.and.touch up

 

[landiscarrier]

Yikes.
rare fuel in oil problem vs common truck folding in half.
Hmm, decisions decisions.

Yup......I have 3 buddies that have Tacoma's, they are nice but for me they are uncomfortable to be in. The seating position is "car like". But to each their own!

 

[geophb]

Yup......I have 3 buddies that have Tacoma's, they are nice but for me they are uncomfortable to be in. The seating position is "car like". But to each their own!

Yep some of us have frames and some of us don't.

 

[DavidR]

Yikes.
rare fuel in oil problem vs common truck folding in half.
Hmm, decisions decisions.

Maybe Toyota subbed out the frame to Apple??

 

[Doc]

Ok to give update i ended up buying the tacoma because whether or not fuel in oil was only.affecting a small batch that was too much to.overcome. the frame.rot on toyota.they solved this by spraying.the undercarriage from factory. I just got mine ziebarted so i.should be fine

This is a Ranger Forum..your Tacoma response is not Relevant here..

 

[Tiny]

Well Marathonrunner ran?‍ past the best midsize truck, Ranger dealership and ran?‍ into not so best Toyota dealership---looks like Marathonrunner lost the race, in fact came in last

 

[geophb]

Well Marathonrunner ran?‍ past the best midsize truck, Ranger dealership and ran?‍ into not so best Toyota dealership---looks like Marathonrunner lost the race, in fact came in last

Yep. Probably thought "slow and steady wins the race" also applies to trucks.

 

[GhostStrykre]

Ok to give update i ended up buying the tacoma because whether or not fuel in oil was only.affecting a small batch that was too much to.overcome. the frame.rot on toyota.they solved this by spraying.the undercarriage from factory. I just got mine ziebarted so i.should be fine

congrats on your purchase. i personally really liked the Taco, but their prices forced me to do some market research and look around. one bombing run through some country curves and the memory of my subaru WRX flashed before my eyes (the palm of my hand twitches on the top of the shifter as if it's trying to find the 6 speed manual from that glorious Rex). At that point I was sold. I don't think you made a bad choice, either the Ranger or the Taco is gonna treat you well.


that said.... you're gonna wanna pay very special attention to that ziebart underspray. last i checked, they were still using rubberized undercoatings. those seem great, but as soon as one bit of it becomes compromised the water actually gets trapped in and the corrosion only has one direction to chew (through your frame). so long as they do a good job, you'll be set. but if they're just spraying that undercoat on like a 5 year old trying to hold on to a firehose they're gonna coat parts that shouldn't be covered and there's gonna be other problems.

this is a good vid on it:

keep an eye on it!

 

[Pinepig]

Yep. Probably thought "slow and steady wins the race" also applies to trucks.

I swear when we are up in the hills every truck in the right lane crawling along is a taco. My wife looks at them and says " they chose poorly "

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