Have you ordered it yet? If not hit me up I just got one in the mail that I donāt need would love to sell it to you so it goes to a good home so to speak
Also 87+93=91 and if the truck is looking for 93 your gonna get pinging sadly.... You need get the ECU re-flashed asap with a dealer. Stop dicking around.
If you had read my previous posts you would know I had a drop off scheduled with the dealer, and if consulting with other Ford owners is dicking around, what are you doing on here?......Anyways I have an update....So I finally got my truck back after leaving it at the dealer for 2 weeks. They said there was no tune on the ECU and all the parameters were where they were supposed to be. So basically they told me there was nothing they could do except write Ford and hope that they get enough complaints that they do something about it. The service manager told me to just put some Lucas fuel cleaner into it..guess it's time to buy a Chevy
Great, move on then. Itās a normal noise. Probably a lot like the Chevy you want so bad.
I think the concern over E30 is misplaced (having run it a lot). From browsing the Mustang Ecoboost forums issues become common with E50 and above - good luck finding that... I suspect the performance benefits start dropping off ahead of a 50/50 mix anyway without modification.
Okay look, if preignition rattle is a "normal" noise for a newer Ford truck, then Ford mucked up pretty bad. Even with a full tank of 93, it's still pinging like a sob. Pinging may be normal in the world of crappily designed trucks, but its not normal in any commercially produced truck of good quality. Ford is supposed to be one of those good ones, so why is it pinging? Living with it and just calling it a "normal" noise its going to prevent Ford from actually doing anything about it (if it is a common issue) and potentially decrease the life of our trucks. Preigition doesn't usually cause damage, but thats only ususally. Why would you be okay with that?
My best guess is that most of our Rangers don't actually ping. Mine sure doesn't, but I've run 91 octane from top tier gas sellers since buying it. I don't know how much difference that may actually make, but thats my personal experience.
None of us have been able to analyze your truck noise in person - it seems the consensus is what you're hearing that is new, loud and unusual to someone who hasn't experienced it before is the fuel pump. You might have to ride or drive another Ranger to compare. Maybe the servicing dealer would accommodate you to find out unless another forum member near you is willing to meet up.
I agree, and I like this truck but engine problems early in the vehicle's life is not a good sign. All the small things I can get over, as long as the truck is reliable. I'm going to try a colder plug to see if that helps at all.
Because the noise I heard is not pinging. And the fact it didnāt change any with more octane seems to indicate itās not pinging.
The service manager over at the dealership took a ride with me and he heard it. He's supposed to be writing Ford about it to see what they say. As for the sound of the noise in general, my old Dodge had the same noise but much louder. I had a guy - who was pretty knowledgeable about cars (especially Fords) - look at it and he identified it as engine ping. I was able to almost eliminate the pinging issue in that engine with better fuel and by installing a new plenum gasket. Also, any video you watch on youtube demonstrating engine ping has the same noise. I posted a video clip that had the audio a few pages back. It's hard to hear in the cab because the mic pics up too much road noise, so I placed the phone on top of the engine cover. You can hear the ticking noise at the time I specified in that post.
I don't think we're hearing the same noise then.
