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#1 of 6 ford ranger engine reliabilty by rangerman1998 Dec 28, 2007 (9:49 am)
hey i have a 1998 ford ranger with 138,000 miles on it and the guy who owned it before only drove it to work and has never been beat on like floored or did a burnout. it was only driven to and from work. the guy who owned it before me was my uncle and took really good care of it. but its my first truck and i like to show off sometimes u know like when people are passing u and u speed up or when u pull out of some were u do a burnout a little. can i blow my engine just messing around a little or blow my tranny doing that just wondering any answers would help very good truck and it runs amazing but i cant let my engine or tranny drop out on me so thats y i am wondering the truck has been servised like normal oil changed EVERY 3,000 miles never missed a tune up or service. if the engine is not use to it and i do it can i brake something expensive thanks, sorry for the long post. just have a lot of questions and no one to answer them so i thought id give this a try thanks Replies to this message: obyone (Dec 28, 2007 12:00 pm) bolivar (Dec 28, 2007 12:33 pm) 06xlt (Dec 28, 2007 2:22 pm)
#2 of 6 Re: ford ranger engine reliabilty [rangerman1998] by obyone Dec 28, 2007 (12:00 pm)
Replying to: rangerman1998 (Dec 28, 2007 9:49 am) i would not abuse a truck that's going to be 10 years old in a couple of days. Especially one with 138K miles on it. I do understand the urge to floor it once in awhile as I use to do the same with my 1991 Nissan Hardbody with 150K miles on it. Age and mileage means a lot of worn parts on the truck that may go out at anytime. Abusing it usually means those parts will fail faster. Your truck is probably worth $2500 making most large repairs not worth it unless you do it yourself.
#3 of 6 Re: ford ranger engine reliabilty [rangerman1998] by bolivar Dec 28, 2007 (12:33 pm)
Replying to: rangerman1998 (Dec 28, 2007 9:49 am) hay those trucks are brakeproof just hammer down do whatever you want never a problem with a ranger feel good have lots of fun its' just money go for it you're uncle want to see you having a good time in a truck he took so good care of and gave you a great deal on so get after it
#4 of 6 Re: ford ranger engine reliabilty [rangerman1998] by 06xlt Dec 28, 2007 (2:22 pm)
Replying to: rangerman1998 (Dec 28, 2007 9:49 am) at 138000 miles if its an automatic and you start rattin around in it you will be rebuilding the tranny last one I built cost the guy $1800.00 so yeah its up to you and your wallet and if you want to get your uncle upset.like the guy said yeah you just go after it
#5 of 6 by elect1mike Jul 21, 2008 (7:11 am)
My son had a 93 ranger with 175,000 when he bought it. It had always been maintained and was in good shape. He drove the crap out of it but still changed oil and kept up with doing any repairs it needed. At 260,000 he was going off highway and something went wrong and he rolled it. They pushed it up on its wheels after about 20 minutes of it hanging upside down and it started on the first hit. Of course he shut it down right away but Rangers are tough. Don't abuse it too bad and she will last along time.
#6 of 6 tough truck by krazyken Feb 24, 2009 (12:05 am)
I have a 1990 ranger with over 350,000 on the trans&rearend 2.3L engine at 155.000 miles I had it rebuild around $1300 I do about 500 miles a mouth with it.it runs good and strong I maintain it all the time. Im the only driver/owner of the ranger. they last long when taken care of I have alot of mods on it. it is a 5speed 17"rims so give it some gas once in awhile.

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