ford ranger

Ron,
A bit more information would help, single cab-dual cab, petrol-diesel, 2-4wd??

Disco.

The 3.0l diesel is good - as long as it gets clean fuel (then again same goes for all new diesels). The only problem is the gearbox - a carry over from the bad old Courier days with 5th gear giving up after a bit having done a bit of work.
Have not heard of any problems with the auto box behind the same engine. rgds

G'day ron j1, my 3 year old former local govt Ranger has now done 65000 klms with the only issues being recalls for bonnet catch reinforcement and auto gear selector cable bracket at gear box end needing upgrade. I use Flashlube diesel conditioner at 1ml to the litre of fuel. Purrrs like a cat in a fish shop. Tows my 1200kg humpy like it wasn't there. Knowing the vehicles history is important if buying secondhand. Go for it. Just in case you don't know , never tow in the overdrive gear.

sorry never done this before I am thinking of buying a ford ranger single 2007 cab cassie 3 litre diesel and was wondering if there are any have had problems with them at all or things to watch out for yours ron

Hi,

I am now on my second Ranger and have had no major problems with them at all.

I have driven Rangers that were taxpapyer funded vehicles, ie we drove them with no respect and actually tried to break them a lot of the time.
We could never quite break them though and this experience was the deciding factor in my purcahse of a Ranger the first time around.

May I suggest you visit here4WD action Ford Ranger forum and ask for some more model specific feedback.

Regards

Adrian

hi ron j1
many have had clutch and gearbox troubles 07/09 models
but the engines are good petrol or diesel dont think the auto boxes have given much trouble diesel is more economical
take a look at these thread numbers on this site
80381 /82063

/81247
i'm not trying to slag the ford ranger/bt 50 same thing
but quiet a few onwers have had trouble so make sure you check out the previous owners service history before you buy
cheers barry