I posted about a week ago on advise on buying truck. I ended up buying a
2004 Ranger super, automatic with overdrive, V6, 305. Has 25,750 miles .
Couple of questions. Are there any known issues with this model, anything I
should keep any eye on. Secondly, truck was bought from reputable local car
dealer, not ford dealership. He said to take to ford service center before
my warranty expires and they will go thru and replace anything they think it
needs free of charge. Is this true, or do I need to be having trouble to get
them to replace something. Guess I have three questions. Sticker on window
says oil just recently changed with synthectic. Do I need to stick with this
or regular oil just as good. Thanks a lot.
bh--@webtv.net - 05 Mar 2006 13:13 GMT
if u keep them up,, i cant think of things that go wrong with rangers,,
proteus - 11 Mar 2006 08:00 GMT
That's a pretty accurate statement! Maintenance is very important,
however.
proteus - 11 Mar 2006 07:56 GMT
"Do I need to stick with this or regular oil just as good. Thanks a
lot."
You don't need to stick with the synthetic, but it is a superior oil
for numerous reasons, and fact that it can last longer means its a
better value than it appears... however, I'd say as long as you change
reg oil by every 4,000miles it won't make much of a difference since
truck engines seem to tolerate more abuse than other car/vehicle
engines. If you're putting greater strains on vehicle... towing or load
weight... or you drive your truck really fast, then I'd consider
synthetic. If I can give you some totally unrelated advice... get a K
and N air filter... a permanent one... they are expensive, but they
make sense for numerous reasons... even better airflow will increase
fuel economy. jeff