So not only did I buy and install a cabin air filter last week, but in the course of doing my homework on the thing I inadvertently was able to debunk statements like, "Rangers never came with them..." and "No Ranger in the History of US sold Rangers, ever came with a cabin air filter", etc, etc. Some did in fact come OEM in a particular Ranger, one with a production of around 1,500 vehicles (if what I'm reading was correct), one with the owners manual (I now have it) calling for replacement once a year, and one for which the procedure for replacement is spelled out in the FSM (I happen to now have that for one of the MY's). The Ranger in question was only leased (translation, just a rental) beginning in 1998 through 2002 and when it was over, Ford got them back. However, due to customer demand roughly 400 people were able to buy them some for allegedly $1. What Ranger sold new in the US came equipped OEM with a cabin air filter???

The Electric ones, the EV. The reason the Ranger EV came into existence? CARB. Mystery over. Well, except for just one thing.......the why did the cabin air filter only go in the EV's, which I'll explain if needed.

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2004 Ranger FX4 Level II, 5R55E, Sonic Blue Pearl

Proudly JAP/RICE free since March 2000

Why did the cabin af only go in evs?????

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Lol

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83 diesel 2.2l na
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Let us know more please.

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Paysandú, Uruguay
1996 Reg. Cab Ford Ranger, V6 3.0L, 5 speed manual trans.

THAT AWESOME MOMENT WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU CAN TAKE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT A JUSTIN BIEBER ALBUM, MULTIPLY IT BY 6 AND STILL DON`T GET TO REACH THE SELLINGS OF PINK FLOYD`S "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"

Since there is no engine cooling system with warm water to use for heat, they use an electric heating element that gets very hot. Must be a fire thing, keep that element nice and clean!

***Did you know that.........on the bezel, to the right of the stereo........... where the Ranger normally would have a foglight switch that.......on the Ranger EV there is instead, a button that forces the HVAC system into recirc for 5 minutes for some HVAC/air flow functions??

***Did you know that.........in the owners manual for the Ranger EV, that it calls for yearly cleaning and relubing of the caliper pins on the front brakes?

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2004 Ranger FX4 Level II, 5R55E, Sonic Blue Pearl

Proudly JAP/RICE free since March 2000