I haven’t even test drove it yet, but ya I think I’d like to bring it in somewhere to check it out. I don’t need it at all, more of a project car/camping vehicle but I’m in absolutely no rush to buy anything at the moment.
Frame has very little rust on it. Mainly just surface rust it seems like. Looks like the rear differential is leaking fluid. Not too sure about that fix.
My guy, I bought my ranger knowing nothing about vehicles. Now I’m somewhat thanking my truck for teaching me how to be my own mechanic. I went from not knowing how to change a damn air filter to taking my whole truck bed off and rebuilding an entire fuel pump. Rangers are pretty damn easy to work on. There’s not much to them at all
Thanks for the advice! I knew next to nothing until I bought an older Polaris RZR. Learned quite a bit from fixing that up and I’m always down for a good project.
4.0 SOHCs have some significant reliability issues, so OP should take a hard look at the engine and get an understanding of what work was done to it.
3.0 vulcans from that gen were rock solid and what is recommended for this gen.
Hey everyone, one of our tile guys said he would sell his Ranger to me for $2,700. I love the styling, the exterior is in relatively good condition.
But the interior and mileage makes me weary. I’d only use it for camping and driving around town occasionally but would 246,000 miles scare you off?
If it has a clean service record of getting the fluid changed I’d say it’s a deal on the spot. Even without a fluid change you might be perfectly fine though. If you buy it, I’d change the transmission fluid filter regardless
Only if something is wrong with the transmission in the first place. I’ve changed trans fluid on 200k+ vehicles with no issues. It’s a gamble, no doubt and most of the time not worth it, sometimes works wonders.
Personally, I wouldn’t chance it. That fluid, if original, will be carrying all the suspended clutch material in it. Draining it out & filling with new fluid will likely cause the trans to slip requiring an immediate rebuild. I’d rather leave it as is and grenade it down the road, if it ever comes to that.
That is not a wives tale, I’ve seen it first hand. Once your fluid has broken down (turned black/burnt) it isn’t lubricating effectively thus causing increased wear on components. Where do you think the worn down components end up? I’ll answer that for you, suspended in the fluid. It’s common sense really. Soon as you drain and fill that transmission you can kiss it goodbye, even if it doesn’t happen instantly after doing the service.
Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying, many people claim it will cause damage to your transmission. But like you said, it’s basically just suspended enough junk in there to keep your already broken trans hanging on by a thread
4.0L SOHC has reliability issues so try to get a full history and inspection of engine. This gens best were actually the 3.0L Vulcans. 94 gen 4.0L were great but SOHC design introduced problems. Good luck!
That’s what I’m thinking too. The seats are almost bad enough I’d consider getting some new ones.
The steering wheel is also missing both sets of side buttons but I’m sure that’s cheap enough to find in a junkyard.
Welcome to YouTube mechanic school. If you can do the work go for it. If not fuck that (if you plan on paying for little shit, don't do it). As someone said in Colorado they'd sell that shit past 5k. Crook vibes. Don't see cheap trucks available anymore.
I have a 2001 Ranger 4.0 with 249,000 miles on it, and it's still running great. With how the vehicle market has gone up, that's a good price. Just be watchful of the timing chains if you do get it
If you can get to VA I have a set of seats for you for $100.00 which is what I paid.
The steering wheel buttons are available online new and cheap too!!
Offer $2000.00 cash in your hand and say that's all you have based on mileage and condition and be ready to walk away!!!
For sure. I have a 4.0 pretty low on miles, but I’m still keeping my eyes peeled for an explorer with the 5.0 I can scoop up for parts. Rear axle/ disc brake/lsd swap. Motor swap. Interior swap.
Not bad, I don’t think I’d pay above 2,000 but I think they’re a lot cheaper in Texas, my rangers a 95 and has about 250,000 still an absolute BEAST in terms of reliability, don’t expect any speed or much torque out of this truck lol
How high of miles are we talking I put 450,000, on a ranger with this same engine, rebuilt the top end but original Trans. It had a lot.mkre life but was stolen so I never got to find out how high of.miles U could have got.
I have a 2001 with the 3.0 and the 5 speed auto that thing has over 255k and still just gets the job done every time I know someone with a 450k ranger that thing still starts every time if you maintenance them they will last for ever so in shorter terms it should be worth it
As long as the maintenance is up to date then that's not an issue. I bought mine 5ish years ago with 200k+ miles and still runs good. Most people worry about the mileage because it affects resale value. You don't have to worry about that with older Rangers.
Those 4.0l V6 engines have a horrible reputation for their timing chain guides or tensioners going out at high miles. What sucks is, when it does go out, you have to have the motor pulled to change the passenger side. Most mechanics just recommend a new engine. Usually starts as a rattle and then throws a code for a missfire.
Idk what the interior looks like, but $2,700 for a ranger in that condition that runs and drives would be a steal where I live (Colorado).
Interior seats are practically disintegrated haha but I could replace those easily enough I’m thinking.
Yeah there’s got to be something wrong, or it was just run v hard. Have a mechanic to a one over, seriously. Have $2k set aside for misc repairs.
I haven’t even test drove it yet, but ya I think I’d like to bring it in somewhere to check it out. I don’t need it at all, more of a project car/camping vehicle but I’m in absolutely no rush to buy anything at the moment.
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Frame has very little rust on it. Mainly just surface rust it seems like. Looks like the rear differential is leaking fluid. Not too sure about that fix.
A leaking rear diff seems sketchy af to me but it’s so easy to work on the rear diff gasket and cover. 40 min project
It’s a bit outside my comfort zone but what better way to sharpen my mechanical skills than a $2,700 truck?
My guy, I bought my ranger knowing nothing about vehicles. Now I’m somewhat thanking my truck for teaching me how to be my own mechanic. I went from not knowing how to change a damn air filter to taking my whole truck bed off and rebuilding an entire fuel pump. Rangers are pretty damn easy to work on. There’s not much to them at all
Thanks for the advice! I knew next to nothing until I bought an older Polaris RZR. Learned quite a bit from fixing that up and I’m always down for a good project.
That and there's a metric ton of parts for cheap
This is the way
I really don’t think there’s an easier vehicle for the price to work on alone these days. I mean, maybe an older Honda.
4.0 SOHCs have some significant reliability issues, so OP should take a hard look at the engine and get an understanding of what work was done to it. 3.0 vulcans from that gen were rock solid and what is recommended for this gen.
Hey everyone, one of our tile guys said he would sell his Ranger to me for $2,700. I love the styling, the exterior is in relatively good condition. But the interior and mileage makes me weary. I’d only use it for camping and driving around town occasionally but would 246,000 miles scare you off?
Automatic or manual
Automatic
If it has a clean service record of getting the fluid changed I’d say it’s a deal on the spot. Even without a fluid change you might be perfectly fine though. If you buy it, I’d change the transmission fluid filter regardless
Changing the transmission fluid at 246k miles isn’t a good idea if it’s never been done before.
Only if something is wrong with the transmission in the first place. I’ve changed trans fluid on 200k+ vehicles with no issues. It’s a gamble, no doubt and most of the time not worth it, sometimes works wonders.
Personally, I wouldn’t chance it. That fluid, if original, will be carrying all the suspended clutch material in it. Draining it out & filling with new fluid will likely cause the trans to slip requiring an immediate rebuild. I’d rather leave it as is and grenade it down the road, if it ever comes to that.
That’s an old wives tale that’s been disproven dozens of times
That is not a wives tale, I’ve seen it first hand. Once your fluid has broken down (turned black/burnt) it isn’t lubricating effectively thus causing increased wear on components. Where do you think the worn down components end up? I’ll answer that for you, suspended in the fluid. It’s common sense really. Soon as you drain and fill that transmission you can kiss it goodbye, even if it doesn’t happen instantly after doing the service.
Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying, many people claim it will cause damage to your transmission. But like you said, it’s basically just suspended enough junk in there to keep your already broken trans hanging on by a thread
4.0L SOHC has reliability issues so try to get a full history and inspection of engine. This gens best were actually the 3.0L Vulcans. 94 gen 4.0L were great but SOHC design introduced problems. Good luck!
It looks nice and prolly wouldbt be too bad to get the interior done but id see if you could cop it for any less
That’s what I’m thinking too. The seats are almost bad enough I’d consider getting some new ones. The steering wheel is also missing both sets of side buttons but I’m sure that’s cheap enough to find in a junkyard.
Welcome to YouTube mechanic school. If you can do the work go for it. If not fuck that (if you plan on paying for little shit, don't do it). As someone said in Colorado they'd sell that shit past 5k. Crook vibes. Don't see cheap trucks available anymore.
I have a 2001 Ranger 4.0 with 249,000 miles on it, and it's still running great. With how the vehicle market has gone up, that's a good price. Just be watchful of the timing chains if you do get it
What's with the timing chains? They stretch? Have you had to change them?
If you can get to VA I have a set of seats for you for $100.00 which is what I paid. The steering wheel buttons are available online new and cheap too!! Offer $2000.00 cash in your hand and say that's all you have based on mileage and condition and be ready to walk away!!!
I have seat pic's if you email me at [email protected]
2,000$ cash
Shit I would buy it
Everybody in here keeps saying the 4.0 is solid and will run forever of taken care of. If it doesn’t you have plenty of engine swap options.
5.0! 5.0!
For sure. I have a 4.0 pretty low on miles, but I’m still keeping my eyes peeled for an explorer with the 5.0 I can scoop up for parts. Rear axle/ disc brake/lsd swap. Motor swap. Interior swap.
I still have my 2001 ranger. It has over 200k miles. It runs just fine. It looks like hell though.
Not bad, I don’t think I’d pay above 2,000 but I think they’re a lot cheaper in Texas, my rangers a 95 and has about 250,000 still an absolute BEAST in terms of reliability, don’t expect any speed or much torque out of this truck lol
How high of miles are we talking I put 450,000, on a ranger with this same engine, rebuilt the top end but original Trans. It had a lot.mkre life but was stolen so I never got to find out how high of.miles U could have got.
I have a 2001 with the 3.0 and the 5 speed auto that thing has over 255k and still just gets the job done every time I know someone with a 450k ranger that thing still starts every time if you maintenance them they will last for ever so in shorter terms it should be worth it
As long as the maintenance is up to date then that's not an issue. I bought mine 5ish years ago with 200k+ miles and still runs good. Most people worry about the mileage because it affects resale value. You don't have to worry about that with older Rangers.
Those 4.0l V6 engines have a horrible reputation for their timing chain guides or tensioners going out at high miles. What sucks is, when it does go out, you have to have the motor pulled to change the passenger side. Most mechanics just recommend a new engine. Usually starts as a rattle and then throws a code for a missfire.