Ecoboost, coolant in cylinders 2 or 3

[Trigganometry]

If you have been on this forum long enough someone by now would have had an issue with this if it were a potential problem. I have seen just about everything but head gasket issues. All the way to “I think I threw a rod”

 

[Frenchy]

So I was going through You Tube and found this video on the small Ecoboost engines. it talks about why coolant can and has gotten into cylinders 2 or 3>
Does our version of the 2.3 have this same design flaw? Or has anyone heard of this happening in the Ranger?

Thay was a problem for the 2.0 and smaller EcoBoost engines. I have seen quite a few of them in the 1.6(or a different size) while working the dealers.

 

[oldnslow]

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I plan good periodic maintenance and no modifications, which will likely provide me with reliable performance for many years to come.
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This seems like a good way to help any engine give good service.

 

[CB750F]

If you have been on this forum long enough someone by now would have had an issue with this if it were a potential problem. I have seen just about everything but head gasket issues. All the way to “I think I threw a rod”

OH YEA!!!

Let's bring back " I think I threw a rod '.

Best ever!

OP, Ford fixed this issue.

 

[KJRR]

Isn't going to youtube to find problems with your vehicle like going to WebMD to diagnose a sneeze?

 

[btsmith52]

There was a TSB for the 1.5, 1.6, and certain second gen 2.0 liter engines. Never saw a TSB for the 2.3. I have to assume it's not a significant issue.

 

[Jason B]

I saw that and the subsequent redesign to fix the problem. But somewhere else I read that the culprit wasn't the slotted block, it was the gasket manufacturer botching the head gasket and sending the wrong one to the engine assembly plant. But that sounds like Ford trying to pass the buck to alleviate liability in current class action lawsuits.

 

[Friday yet?]

near perfection (4.9L-I 6)

Bullet proof. Always start. Never let you down. Just an amazing engine. Definition of reliability.

 

[Jason B]

Bullet proof. Always start. Never let you down. Just an amazing engine. Definition of reliability.

My dad had that in his '83 F150. Didn't seem to have much HP, but made up for it with torque.

 

[AdamHarris]

I saw that and the subsequent redesign to fix the problem. But somewhere else I read that the culprit wasn't the slotted block, it was the gasket manufacturer botching the head gasket and sending the wrong one to the engine assembly plant. But that sounds like Ford trying to pass the buck to alleviate liability in current class action lawsuits.

You’re confusing the small eco-boost coolant passage problem with the focus RS 2.3 engines that accidentally received mustang 2.3 head gaskets or whatever it was.

 

[Gazmic]

Only design flaw I'm aware of on the Ranger is the high ass end.

I thought we all agreed it has a low front end.

 

[Floyd]

I thought we all agreed it has a low front end.

Certainly not me, I still think that there should be a "on-road" version of the Ranger.
The "on-road" version should then be lowered at least a couple inches all the way around for access and egress to the cab and the box. Much better for daily use.

 

[Jason B]

Certainly not me, I still think that there should be a "on-road" version of the Ranger.
The "on-road" version should then be lowered at least a couple inches all the way around for access and egress to the cab and the box. Much better for daily use.

There have been discussions on this. If I could have leveled my RWD but the lower the rear, I would have done that instead of raising the front 2". But we all know that the design of the rear suspension makes that really difficult.
So, IMO, the design flaw was with the rear suspension.

 

[Floyd]

There have been discussions on this. If I could have leveled my RWD but the lower the rear, I would have done that instead of raising the front 2". But we all know that the design of the rear suspension makes that really difficult.
So, IMO, the design flaw was with the rear suspension.

Every previous N/A midsized Ford Ranger was designed as a 2WD. It was then modified to be a 4WD. My 1992 was practically a sports car with a big trunk! The 4WD version was a solid truck but still a compromised adaptation.
The 5G is basically designed to be a 4WD... then just modified to be 2WD.
This is clearly the best 4WD Ranger ever built and more "truck" in any form than its predecessors .
But it is certainly a compromise for the street and for access.
"On road" handling on the 2WD 5G is solid but compromised. (Only marginally better than the 4WD.)
It is certainly no "sportscar" for sure.

 

[AdamHarris]

Every previous N/A midsized Ford Ranger was designed as a 2WD. It was then modified to be a 4WD. My 1992 was practically a sports car with a big trunk! The 4WD version was a solid truck but still a compromised adaptation.
The 5G is basically designed to be a 4WD... the 2WD is just modified to be 2WD.
This is clearly the best 4WD Ranger ever built and more "truck" in any form than its predecessors .
But it is certainly a compromise for the street and for access.
"On road" handling on the 2WD 5G is solid but compromised. (Only marginally better than the 4WD.)
It is certainly no "sportscar" for sure.

A 92 Ranger is a sports-car? Did you have a 79 Eldorado and call it a super-car?