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New Truck day



I found the engine oil in my wife's escape was around 1.25qts overfilled and reeked of gas. There was also oil leaking from the turbo side intercooler pipe. Not really sure what caused it but at the very least the turbo was on the way out. The escape ran fine so I traded it towards this Ranger. Got 15K for it which is nuts.

Aw yiss! Great deal

nice... the new Rangers are very cool

nice ! Congrats ! that could have been a few things . A common thing is bad injector stuck open and flooding the gas , did you smell gas while driving ? Could be rings but probably not , did it smoke ? A little fuel in there is kinda normal I think . Anyhoo the Truck is bad ass !

No smell of gas when driving. Ran smooth with no CEL. only issue was it was slightly down on power. It's been less than 2 months since her oil change, that's a lot of fuel in a short time.

I'm wondering if the high pressure fuel pump or something had a leak? It's cam driven so that's a place fuel and oil are close.

Either way, it's the dealerships problem now.

The Ranger is a bad ass truck.

Dave wrote:The Ranger is a bad ass truck.

This has both the sport and tow package, its 4x4 and has a locking rear diff. I'm still surprised my wife wanted it

Congrats man! I’m a fan of the new Rangers so I definitely approve.

Anyone have suggestions for some truck shit I should do?

_ej_ wrote:Anyone have suggestions for some truck shit I should do?

Hang balls off the hitch

maybe a tonneau cover

fretless wrote:maybe a tonneau cover

Bed liner and cover is on order

Devin wrote:

_ej_ wrote:Anyone have suggestions for some truck shit I should do?

Hang balls off the hitch

It's my wife's vehicle... do they make truck tits?

Tonneau cover, and make sure you get a spray in bedliner. The drop in types are awful. Water/grime/etc gets stuck between the bed and liner and causes rust and corrosion.

The spray in type, by a reputable shop that preps the bed properly, will be far superior.

Other than that drive and enjoy it. By all accounts the new Rangers are great trucks right out of the box.




or go balls deep and turn it in to this:

Dave wrote:Tonneau cover, and make sure you get a spray in bedliner. The drop in types are awful. Water/grime/etc gets stuck between the bed and liner and causes rust and corrosion.

The spray in type, by a reputable shop that preps the bed properly, will be far superior.

Other than that drive and enjoy it. By all accounts the new Rangers are great trucks right out of the box.




or go balls deep and turn it in to this:

Yeah cover is first on the list, we're ordering one tonight. I need to do some research into local outfits that do the spray in liners.

I'm still shocked at the torque you can get out of a 4 banger these days. 310 ft-lbs out of a 2.3L 4 cylinder. Wild.

Once its broken in I'm excited to see how it goes from a stand still and try some doughies.

Dave wrote:

If I had that I'd definitely set up a lawn chair and bbq pit on top

_ej_ wrote:

Devin wrote:

_ej_ wrote:Anyone have suggestions for some truck shit I should do?

Hang balls off the hitch

It's my wife's vehicle... do they make truck tits?

I don't think I can post it without getting banned but feel free to google "truck vagina" and see what comes up.

EDIT
Also did you wife get a truck or did you get a truck and your wife now inherit your car?

K-Bizzle wrote:

_ej_ wrote:

Devin wrote:

_ej_ wrote:Anyone have suggestions for some truck shit I should do?

Hang balls off the hitch

It's my wife's vehicle... do they make truck tits?

I don't think I can post it without getting banned but feel free to google "truck vagina" and see what comes up.

EDIT
Also did you wife get a truck or did you get a truck and your wife now inherit your car?

Sara can't drive stick so no risk of losing the GTI.

I don't really enjoy driving trucks, I like being low and taking corners at speed. So if she wants to go back to a car she can trade the Ranger in and get her own GTI.

Glad you chose this over the Maverick. The new Rangers are legit. Congrats!

_ej_ wrote:No smell of gas when driving. Ran smooth with no CEL. only issue was it was slightly down on power. It's been less than 2 months since her oil change, that's a lot of fuel in a short time.

I'm wondering if the high pressure fuel pump or something had a leak? It's cam driven so that's a place fuel and oil are close.

Either way, it's the dealerships problem now.

less power is also a sign of a bad injector , but like you said their problem now

fretless wrote:

_ej_ wrote:No smell of gas when driving. Ran smooth with no CEL. only issue was it was slightly down on power. It's been less than 2 months since her oil change, that's a lot of fuel in a short time.

I'm wondering if the high pressure fuel pump or something had a leak? It's cam driven so that's a place fuel and oil are close.

Either way, it's the dealerships problem now.

less power is also a sign of a bad injector , but like you said their problem now

Yeah, and oil in the intercooler piping is a sign of a failing turbo which could also explain the lack of power.

Regardless it was bad news and now it's gone

mm hmm , bye bye repair bills

Just curious, did you tell the dealership about the gas in the oil and get it cashed out under warranty or just trade it in straight across?

itchyfingers wrote:Just curious, did you tell the dealership about the gas in the oil and get it cashed out under warranty or just trade it in straight across?

The Escape was past warranty or I would have just got it repaired and tried to get another year out of it.

I expected the dealership to ask about the obvious oil on the intake piping but they didn't so I didn't bring it up

Oddly enough one of my coworkers just had a turbo go out on her little Hyundai SUV.