What did you do to your Ranger today?

[Mtnbikes]

Installed the RSI Smartcap and washed the truck. No leaks by the way.

On a side note I do have my Retrax XR and Swingcases on sale in the classifieds if interested.

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[Hickesy]

Got a local shop to put Bilsteins 4600 and new ball joint boots on the wife's Mazda B2300. It's only done just over 100k, a 2006, so I figure with the way new trucks are so expensive it's worth investing in to keep it in good condition. Basically if it blows up we're back to being a one truck family and that means I'll have to let her drive my Ranger

 

[rang19ca]

Got the warning, Oil Change Soon. It was down to 5% so I changed the oil and filter. I have changed the oil 6 times in 5 years with 20,300 miles. It seems like only yesterday I got the truck.

 

[bostonburner]

Took a nice camping trip up to central Vermont last weekend, we stayed on the Mad River. The road in was a bit muddy but I had no issues getting in or out once I was in 4x4. Also got home on Tuesday right in time for the ford corporate warranty inspector to evaluate my truck for ford care, the 10 speed has been shifting weird even after my dealer went through the tsb's so I figured I would just extend the warranty for when it inevitably goes.

 

[TJC]

I pulled 7.3 quarts out of my transmission at 20,250 miles, and put in 6.3 quarts of new ULV and a 10 oz bottle of LubeGuard Platinum Transmission Protectorant.

My transmission has been plagued with all manner of bad shifts both up and down. You name it and I have experienced it for the last 15K miles. It was so bad that we pretty much refused to drive it for fear of it stranding us. My wife wanted me to unload it.

I was at my wits end and was told about this stuff by ctechbob (Shawn). Took me 12 months to noodle over it and I finally decided what do I have to loose. Late yesterday I did the work.

Started the truck and shifted it through the range several times at 10 seconds in each gear. I then called my wife out and we took a 60 mile trip at interstate speeds, and back country roads where I put the truck through it paces. I watched it change gears with low throttle and most of the time I had a difficult time feeling the shift. In short, NOT ONE ISSUE! Silky smooth shifts up and down. I could not even feel the shifts once I past 4th gear! No more sudden jerks when starting or stopping, no lagging or hard shifts. They are all GONE!

If you are interested, I posted the details, observations, and results in this thread starting at Page 6 Entry #85

2 days and 125 miles later my truck transmission shifts silky smooth! It has been smooth from the moment I drove it out of the garage. I would have not believed it possible.

There ought to be sticky at the top of the Ranger5G forum about this stuff. It can save all of us a fortune in transmission repair costs.

If your transmission is behaving badly, you owe it to yourself to try this stuff. It worked for ctechbob, it has worked for me, and it has worked for at least one fellow with a 2018 F-150 whose transmission was behaving the same way and the dealer told him he needed to replace it. I read his review. He hates additives and only put 2 oz in his transmission!

It won't cure the CDF issue, but it does wonders for the solenoids and throttle body.

BOTTONLINE
$15 and and hour of my time eliminated 15K miles of serious transmission problems. This is now the truck that I thought I purchased back in 2020! No more "Bucking Bronco!"

I am delighted and relieved. And I am now a believer in LubeGuard Platinum!

 

[pismo1]

I pulled 7.3 quarts out of my transmission at 20,250 miles, and put in 6.3 quarts of new ULV and a 10 oz bottle of LubeGuard Platinum Transmission Protectorant.

My transmission has been plagued with all manner of bad shifts both up and down. You name it and I have experienced it for the last 15K miles. It was so bad that we pretty much refused to drive it for fear of it stranding us. My wife wanted me to unload it.

I was at my wits end and was told about this stuff by ctechbob (Shawn). Took me 12 months to noodle over it and I finally decided what do I have to loose. Late yesterday I did the work.

Started the truck and shifted it through the range several times at 10 seconds in each gear. I then called my wife out and we took a 60 mile trip at interstate speeds, and back country roads where I put the truck through it paces. I watched it change gears with low throttle and most of the time I had a difficult time feeling the shift. In short, NOT ONE ISSUE! Silky smooth shifts up and down. I could not even feel the shifts once I past 4th gear! No more sudden jerks when starting or stopping, no lagging or hard shifts. They are all GONE!

If you are interested, I posted the details, observations, and results in this thread starting at Page 6 Entry #85

2 days and 125 miles later my truck transmission shifts silky smooth! It has been smooth from the moment I drove it out of the garage. I would have not believed it possible.

There ought to be sticky at the top of the Ranger5G forum about this stuff. It can save all of us a fortune in transmission repair costs.

If your transmission is behaving badly, you owe it to yourself to try this stuff. It worked for ctechbob, it has worked for me, and it has worked for at least one fellow with a 2018 F-150 whose transmission was behaving the same way and the dealer told him he needed to replace it. I read his review. He hates additives and only put 2 oz in his transmission!

It won't cure the CDF issue, but it does wonders for the solenoids and throttle body.

BOTTONLINE
$15 and and hour of my time eliminated 15K miles of serious transmission problems. This is now the truck that I thought I purchased back in 2020! No more "Bucking Bronco!"

I am delighted and relieved. And I am now a believer in LubeGuard Platinum!

What pump did you use to get the transmission fluid out?

 

[Big Blue]

Just ordered a bottle for when I change my pan and filter, soon. My transmission shifts fine, no hard or missed shifts, doesn't lug intown. Only thing is it doesn't like cold weather, but I usually remote start on cold mornings to give it a chance to loosen up and get the fluid moving.

Doing this as preventative measure since my 2019 has 34K on it an I do occasionally tow a 4K camper. After reading all the threads about the 10R80 issues, I'm a little worried and always waiting for mine to start acting up. I do have Mike's dipstick and it appears mine was properly filled when I picked it up.

 

[Grumpaw]

I pulled 7.3 quarts out of my transmission at 20,250 miles, and put in 6.3 quarts of new ULV and a 10 oz bottle of LubeGuard Platinum Transmission Protectorant.

My transmission has been plagued with all manner of bad shifts both up and down. You name it and I have experienced it for the last 15K miles. It was so bad that we pretty much refused to drive it for fear of it stranding us. My wife wanted me to unload it.

I was at my wits end and was told about this stuff by ctechbob (Shawn). Took me 12 months to noodle over it and I finally decided what do I have to loose. Late yesterday I did the work.

Started the truck and shifted it through the range several times at 10 seconds in each gear. I then called my wife out and we took a 60 mile trip at interstate speeds, and back country roads where I put the truck through it paces. I watched it change gears with low throttle and most of the time I had a difficult time feeling the shift. In short, NOT ONE ISSUE! Silky smooth shifts up and down. I could not even feel the shifts once I past 4th gear! No more sudden jerks when starting or stopping, no lagging or hard shifts. They are all GONE!

If you are interested, I posted the details, observations, and results in this thread starting at Page 6 Entry #85

2 days and 125 miles later my truck transmission shifts silky smooth! It has been smooth from the moment I drove it out of the garage. I would have not believed it possible.

There ought to be sticky at the top of the Ranger5G forum about this stuff. It can save all of us a fortune in transmission repair costs.

If your transmission is behaving badly, you owe it to yourself to try this stuff. It worked for ctechbob, it has worked for me, and it has worked for at least one fellow with a 2018 F-150 whose transmission was behaving the same way and the dealer told him he needed to replace it. I read his review. He hates additives and only put 2 oz in his transmission!

It won't cure the CDF issue, but it does wonders for the solenoids and throttle body.

BOTTONLINE
$15 and and hour of my time eliminated 15K miles of serious transmission problems. This is now the truck that I thought I purchased back in 2020! No more "Bucking Bronco!"

I am delighted and relieved. And I am now a believer in LubeGuard Platinum!

Web site shows a 10 oz and a 15 oz bottle.....how did you determine which to use, in your case the 10 oz size ???

 

[TJC]

The company recommends to start at 1 oz / quart. But you can go as high as 2 oz / quart. The company has a step by step protocol for curing transmission issues. The FAQs on their website speaks to it. I also read a review where another fellow called them and they guided him through the process. Hi s car had 124K miles on it when he started using it. His mechanics all recommend transmission replacement. When he wrote the review he was at 265K miles and it was still shifting fine. There are many many reviews out there saying the same thing. Search Amazon and read the verified buyers reviews - good and bad. I even searched the web and found transmission rebuild mechanics using and recommending the stuff.

I found it on sale and bought a case of 12 - 10 oz bottles.

I planned to change out the fluid at 10K intervals until I reached 50K miles, then swap the filter and install the PPE deep pan sitting on the shelf. This would theoretically get me to moderately clean ULV (3 cycles). I don't trust the flush systems and thought 3 cycles would get me close, 90% or so. I figures 1-2 bottles per change would cover that period, in a worstr case scenario.

I really wasn't sure if this stuff was going to work (I was quite skeptical), and this was the last straw. If it didn't work, I had already made the decision to sell the truck.

I am really quite surprised. Stunned even.

 

[TJC]

What pump did you use to get the transmission fluid out?

Click on the link embedded in the snippet below

"So I began this afternoon by pulling the fluid out via the MBS Dipstick (aka the "Fitz Stick"). I managed to remove just over 7 quarts of fluid using this inexpensive 12v pump."

The full read can be found here

 

[TJC]

The F-150 Review can be read at this link

 

[tgRanger]

Got the warning, Oil Change Soon. It was down to 5% so I changed the oil and filter. I have changed the oil 6 times in 5 years with 20,300 miles. It seems like only yesterday I got the truck.

I feel the same way, times flying. We must have purchased around the same time. I changed my oil for the 6th time last week too. Only mine has just 3,564 miles.

 

[rang19ca]

I feel the same way, times flying. We must have purchased around the same time. I changed my oil for the 6th time last week too. Only mine has just 3,564 miles.

I got my truck May 26 th. 2019

 

[tgRanger]

I got my truck May 26 th. 2019

July 26th ?

 

[subquark]

Finally changed out Soupie's nuts. Now we're beefier! =D

New nuts are 6.2% heavier!

Old one nut average: 46.9 grams (1.7 ounces)
New one nut average: 49.9 gm (1.76 oz)

single piece Dorman nuts (only 20 for weighing purposes)

2-piece OEM nuts

Great, now Greta's gonna hate on Soupie and the lower mpg from all of this.

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