Recent content by hankosaurus

Hello Bmann11. I think I would switch to 15W40. Delo or Rotella are fine. I ran 15W40 in my 85 Mercedes 300D. I drove it 29 years. When I sold it in Apr of 17, it had 390K miles, good compression, and ran strong. Original engine. No rebuild. Just changed that oil about every 3k or 4k...

Hello Jeremy. I bought a 2000 Ranger XLT 4 years ago. I have had hardly any trouble with it. I changed the Idle Air Control Valve ($35) this summer when I noticed an intermittent problem starting the engine. The problem was detected by an OBD II Diagnostic Code Reader ($29 on Amazon). I...

Hello Forum. I read the following in my 2000 Ranger Owner's Guide, page 167: "Do not use supplemental engine oil additives, oil treatments, or engine treatments. They are unnecessary and could, under certain conditions, lead to engine damage which is not covered in your warranty." I will...

Switched to high mileage full synthetic at 154K several weeks ago. No leaks visible yet. Update: December 9: It has been about 3 months now since the switch to synthetic. Still no leaks.

What OBD II codes are showing? I have that truck and similar situation. It was the IAC module being flaky. 154K miles. Henry in Georgia

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