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02-21-2016, 06:58 AM
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I hate that I didn't get 4wd. and while my ranger is getting old, 15 now, its only got 136,300 miles on it. and theirs no such thing as a low cost repair.... every time something breaks its at least $400 or more to fix it. check engine light is on once again, another bad sensor says the code perhaps?.... tp sensor this time I think....$40 part, and they will charge hundreds to replace it for me. (cant do it myself I'm not mechanic). im pretty much done with this truck.... the repairs are killing me..... $$$$$$$$$$ money pit. I can see why ford stopped making rangers.... I love my ranger and hate it too.... wish I could get rid of it to be honest. lol.
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are you using ford sensors. If not then you are making a huge mistake
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02-21-2016, 08:03 AM
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I almost bought a chevy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2001
I hate that I didn't get 4wd. and while my ranger is getting old, 15 now, its only got 136,300 miles on it. and theirs no such thing as a low cost repair.... every time something breaks its at least $400 or more to fix it. check engine light is on once again, another bad sensor says the code perhaps?.... tp sensor this time I think....$40 part, and they will charge hundreds to replace it for me. (cant do it myself I'm not mechanic). im pretty much done with this truck.... the repairs are killing me..... $$$$$$$$$$ money pit. I can see why ford stopped making rangers.... I love my ranger and hate it too.... wish I could get rid of it to be honest. lol.
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I'm not a mechanic and I've never had to take my truck to the shop. Maybe if you spent a little time researching you could fix it yourself.
Don't say rangers are crap because you're incompetent to change a sensor 
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02-21-2016, 08:06 AM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
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I'm not a mechanic and I've never had to take my truck to the shop. Maybe if you spent a little time researching you could fix it yourself.
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X2 buy a repair manual they sell them at autozone for $30 bucks or less I bought mine a few years ago and I loved it until I lost it somewhere. Definitely take a look into it. They are based on a complete tear down and rebuild.
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02-21-2016, 08:55 AM
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X2 buy a repair manual they sell them at autozone for $30 bucks or less I bought mine a few years ago and I loved it until I lost it somewhere. Definitely take a look into it. They are based on a complete tear down and rebuild.
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This ^^
I have a Chilton Manual but I've never used it haha
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02-21-2016, 09:00 AM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
If you want to do stuff yourself, and not pay for everything to be done for you, get Ford's shop manual, not Haynes. I got mine off of ebay, but I know for a subscription price you can get them online also. I just prefer paper for stuff like that.
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02-21-2016, 09:02 AM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
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If you want to do stuff yourself, and not pay for everything to be done for you, get Ford's shop manual, not Haynes. I got mine off of ebay, but I know for a subscription price you can get them online also. I just prefer paper for stuff like that.
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Either one is good for a weekend warrior.
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02-21-2016, 09:34 AM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
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Either one is good for a weekend warrior.
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I've run into too many inaccuracies in the Haynes to ever recommend them. Back when Chilton started them, they were good. Now I would never waste my money on one.
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02-21-2016, 09:44 AM
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Factory ford service manual only. All those other ones are nothing but junk
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Either one is good for a weekend warrior.
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02-21-2016, 09:15 PM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
I hate that even after dumping so much into everything else, I still have a grumpy motor/sensors with 170k on them.
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02-25-2016, 09:17 PM
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I hat that my fucking motor is ticking it's probably just my lifters but I don't have time to check :"(
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02-25-2016, 09:37 PM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
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I hat that my fucking motor is ticking it's probably just my lifters but I don't have time to check :"(
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What motor? It would help if you updated your signature to give us more info about your truck.
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02-26-2016, 12:43 PM
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That I don't own it anymore.
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02-29-2016, 06:36 PM
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That I don't own it anymore.
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02-29-2016, 07:08 PM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
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That I don't own it anymore.
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Funny how these cheap bastards get into your soul eh?
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02-29-2016, 07:17 PM
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Re: The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread
The big ass dent in my backbed. It makes me hate how it looks and stresses me out
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