Thank you! THANK YOU! I've had a drunk making a mountain out of a mole hill, and you've just come to my rescue! I'll fix my truck myself, you have no idea how helpful you are. Thanks. ❤❤❤
Love the video. My Ranger has 332,000 on it. Really wanna get to 400K. Just finished the gaskets and about to assemble. I didn't choose the Ranger life, the Ranger life chose me.
very nice video ,i am a shade tree mechanic at best ,i have the same ranger truck and i find it so difficult to work on ,glad someone else has a pain in the ass attitude as well ,i have 225 k on my truck and am getting ready to do the same job , thx for the help
I changed my plugs at 100,000 miles and I didn't notice but there was quite a lot of oil around the plugs which drained into the cylinders. No harm done; the engine smoked a bit for a while until the oil burned off. My 2007 ranger has 147,000 on it now and still runs like a top with no oil lose between oil changes.
I just want to recommend, if your vehicle is on the higher mileage side, while you're in there replace the fuel pressure regulator. On my 2002 it looks like I'm going to have to remove to replace, it's leaking gas in the vacuum line. 160000 miles. Another thing to fix while you're in there is on the front of the intake down where the flappers are in front of the head, is a rubber plug on the front side of the intake that the rod runs to from the flappers, it rots out best to fill it over with JB Weld, it's not even visible when it's on the vehicle..also replace the vacuum line that goes to the flapper control as it's known for failure. Fricking Ford
Yep, I had a lean condition and major miss. I tracked it down to that plug falling out by randomly spraying starting fluid in the area and noticing it would run better. It was almost impossible to find. I replaced the intake with a new one. Now 4 years later my valve cover gasket is leaking terribly. When I am back in there I am going to put the JB Weld on that plug, I don't know why I didn't when I installed the new one.
On my Mazda b2300 I was able to remove the intake out without taking the fuel line off but it took a LOT of manhandling to squeeze through so I would definitely recommend buying the fuel line removal tool.
Jeez man that's brutal work when you have to do all that to fix something so simple. It's not so bad when you tear it down for a performance upgrade but general fixes like that are THE WORST!
I called my mechanic today (28 Mar 2019) to get a quote on removing and replacing the valve cover gasket and replacing the intake manifold gaskets....$250 parts and labor. Includes removing oil from the spark plug wells.
Thanks for the video, if you remove driver side wheel and plastic guard cover, you will have straight shoot to all intake bolts, not need to disconnect half of all hose or harness.
I just had a shop change my valve covergasket, plugs etc...$1043. (canadian) still has a slight miss when accelerating a bit hard. Runs good if kept over 2500rpm (standard trans). If this were a mid 60,s engine I would check with a started fluid test but with all the new electronics I am not good . any advice would be appreciated
Can you please explain the inner workings of the throttle body while you are at it ? And then maybe you can explain what is this spark plug thingymabob and it’s origins.
I have a 2011 ranger 2.3l with 55k miles. I changed the plugs and wires and #3 is soaked with oil at the bottom. My wires didn't look like yours though.
Hi, I like the video. Could you please give some tips on EGR removal? I am stuck like you were. Intake manifold is loose, but I think it is the EGR tube at the rear that's blocking it from coming out. I can't feel any bolts back there and can't really see anything with the hoses in the way. Terrible design.
So, I finally got the m-f-er and after replacing spark plugs, wires, ignition coil, fuel filter, fuel injectors, EGR valve, MAF sensor, verifying compression is okay, and test driving without exhaust attached, it still has a misfire. Story of my life. What else am I missing?
Question: I found out I have the same problem with my ranger after pulling out the spark plug boot and found oil, so my question for that is will it start when I reinstall the plug boot 9r will it catch on fire or what..I need to move my truck..
I have question I did my valve cover gasket and wen you run the engine it feels like air is coming out of my oil cap and I open my oil cal and air is coming out your truck will do the same ?
hey man good vid. we have a 2010 with the 2.3 that keeps blowing the #2 plug wire off the plug. it also has oil around the plugs. do you think maybe the valve cover gaskets could be causing this?
3 days ago I started having the same problem on #2. I took it off and noticed oil around the plug. I took off #1 and it had no oil around the plug. So I am suspecting it has something to do with it popping off ever 10-20 miles, but I can't for the life of me figure out why it would cause it to come off. My valve cover gasket is also leaking badly on the front of the motor so I guess I just need to bite the bullet and change it.
Hi there, I have the same truck and I have a loud, intermittent knock that happens only when truck gets fully warmed up. With stethoscope it sounds loudest on front driver-side corner of the valve cover and on the power steering bracket. The knock is loud and resonates underneath the truck and from the driver wheel well, but it's very intermittent, it comes & goes. Do you have any idea what it could be that occurs only when hot? Thanks very much, I enjoy your Ranger videos a lot.
@@dookiyt I believe mine is almost certainly just the timing chain slackening & knocking when the truck gets hot. I still drive the same truck today, it still knocks when hot....I've learned to just ignore it, it doesn't seem to cause any problems in performance.
@@lavalady5571 I have the same thing. It’s frustrating cause I bought it for my business and I don’t got cash to throw around. Doesn’t mean to cause issues but it’s still frustrating.
boycott ford! i hate a fucking ford engineer. wait till you do the ztech timing belt. your first one is a blast for a home mechanic with no timing tools.
thanks for saving the "you have to buy a special tool" until glibly mentioning it... dude. your complaining about the many lines you don't show.... halfway through, your video is not really that helpful. your "take a bunch of stuff off" while you lament into the car.... whaaa....
Thank you! THANK YOU! I've had a drunk making a mountain out of a mole hill, and you've just come to my rescue! I'll fix my truck myself, you have no idea how helpful you are. Thanks. ❤❤❤
Love the video. My Ranger has 332,000 on it. Really wanna get to 400K. Just finished the gaskets and about to assemble. I didn't choose the Ranger life, the Ranger life chose me.
Haha yes that's an awesome comment. Same here got 2 of these buggers. I love em but they can be difficult
Unbelievable! I'm hoping to get at least 200,000 on my 2007 2.3L, but maybe I'll get many more miles than that.
The 5th bolt that's hard to get to on the intake manifold is easier to get to with the driver side tire removed.
Thanks for the tip
Yup thank you
Thank you for posting. Doing the same gasket replacement on my 2010. That intake manifold is a beast to get off.
very nice video ,i am a shade tree mechanic at best ,i have the same ranger truck and i find it so difficult to work on ,glad someone else has a pain in the ass attitude as well ,i have 225 k on my truck and am getting ready to do the same job , thx for the help
Great video, my spark plug tubes are pretty much full... i bought the gasket set months ago and am dreading doing it..
I changed my plugs at 100,000 miles and I didn't notice but there was quite a lot of oil around the plugs which drained into the cylinders. No harm done; the engine smoked a bit for a while until the oil burned off. My 2007 ranger has 147,000 on it now and still runs like a top with no oil lose between oil changes.
Thanks for this video. I just got a free clean 2002 Ranger with this engine. It sounds like a rod but it's coming out and getting rebuilt.
I just want to recommend, if your vehicle is on the higher mileage side, while you're in there replace the fuel pressure regulator. On my 2002 it looks like I'm going to have to remove to replace, it's leaking gas in the vacuum line. 160000 miles. Another thing to fix while you're in there is on the front of the intake down where the flappers are in front of the head, is a rubber plug on the front side of the intake that the rod runs to from the flappers, it rots out best to fill it over with JB Weld, it's not even visible when it's on the vehicle..also replace the vacuum line that goes to the flapper control as it's known for failure. Fricking Ford
Yep, I had a lean condition and major miss. I tracked it down to that plug falling out by randomly spraying starting fluid in the area and noticing it would run better. It was almost impossible to find. I replaced the intake with a new one. Now 4 years later my valve cover gasket is leaking terribly. When I am back in there I am going to put the JB Weld on that plug, I don't know why I didn't when I installed the new one.
Thank you.
Im here because I have Spark plug wires soaked with oil.
I will get this done step by step next week on my ranger.
How'd it go?
On my Mazda b2300 I was able to remove the intake out without taking the fuel line off but it took a LOT of manhandling to squeeze through so I would definitely recommend buying the fuel line removal tool.
Huh, man, thanx for this video. I've bought the same truck last summer and this work is waiting for me ahead... From Russia with love, man!
Makes me thankful I'm running the 4.0 Sohc, I just have deal with timing chain tensions that are easy to get at!
Jeez man that's brutal work when you have to do all that to fix something so simple. It's not so bad when you tear it down for a performance upgrade but general fixes like that are THE WORST!
+UnitCrane514 FORD! nough said
Great video... I just bought a 2008 and had Oirlin 2 and 3. . Wow I needed this.... nothin major. Thanks
can use a vacuum brake bleeder to suck out that plug well oil also....hooks up to air compressor and uses the air pressure to cause vacuum...
I called my mechanic today (28 Mar 2019) to get a quote on removing and replacing the valve cover gasket and replacing the intake manifold gaskets....$250 parts and labor.
Includes removing oil from the spark plug wells.
wow that's cheap
Garlic Burger : I thought so.
Lol, I actually found the back one, crawling underneath & looking up through those hoses, but you can't get to it from there.
Thanks for the video, if you remove driver side wheel and plastic guard cover, you will have straight shoot to all intake bolts, not need to disconnect half of all hose or harness.
Did u do it dat way?
Thanks man, really helpful.
Thanks buddy cool video
Who wrote "SOB" on the left camshaft? lol.
when youve been mechanicing for years, you develop an internal torque wrench good for most things but not for heads, cranks ect.
You did a great job I’m thankful for this video.
You should invest in a fender cover to protect that nice shiny white paint when you're doing jobs like this.
Did you put anything on the new gaskets like rtv or silicone?
40 minutes! Here we go!
Gracias, saludos desde Michoacan Mexico.
Dude! How'd you get your engine so stinking clean? A gallon of degreaser? Steam cleaning at a detail shop?? I have to know!
nathan hartgrove just some gunk engine cleaner then their shine/protectant spray
I just had a shop change my valve covergasket, plugs etc...$1043. (canadian) still has a slight miss when accelerating a bit hard. Runs good if kept over 2500rpm (standard trans). If this were a mid 60,s engine I would check with a started fluid test but with all the new electronics I am not good . any advice would be appreciated
Was going to attempt until I saw this. What a pain.
Mines at 177k , time to do the valve cover and intake gaskets. Hows your truck doing?
Can you please explain the inner workings of the throttle body while you are at it ? And then maybe you can explain what is this spark plug thingymabob and it’s origins.
I have a 2011 ranger 2.3l with 55k miles. I changed the plugs and wires and #3 is soaked with oil at the bottom. My wires didn't look like yours though.
What else if anything should I replace now that I have access to it?
You’re the man.
I need a recommendation I have a ranger and while removing spark plug 3 it broke and I got ceramic in my cylinder I need help getting out any ideas?
If you are still having trouble, you may can take a pickup tool and grab it
THANK YOU!!!
what is the trick with the line next to the iac? i have tried pulling up on white clip but im afraid its going to break, what am i doing wrong?
What did you end up torquing the intake bolts?
Exactly what I was wondering too!
Hey man are you going to put a video up of how you installed your hids on your projector headlight ?
Hi, I like the video. Could you please give some tips on EGR removal? I am stuck like you were. Intake manifold is loose, but I think it is the EGR tube at the rear that's blocking it from coming out. I can't feel any bolts back there and can't really see anything with the hoses in the way. Terrible design.
So, I finally got the m-f-er and after replacing spark plugs, wires, ignition coil, fuel filter, fuel injectors, EGR valve, MAF sensor, verifying compression is okay, and test driving without exhaust attached, it still has a misfire. Story of my life. What else am I missing?
I watched this video just to watch you struggle with that 5th bolt👿
Question: I found out I have the same problem with my ranger after pulling out the spark plug boot and found oil, so my question for that is will it start when I reinstall the plug boot 9r will it catch on fire or what..I need to move my truck..
How long would you say this takes to do? I've been putting this off for a while
just remove the valve cover but for other reasons. Only 98k and had the same problem.
I have question I did my valve cover gasket and wen you run the engine it feels like air is coming out of my oil cap and I open my oil cal and air is coming out your truck will do the same ?
can i replace all the fuel injectors without removing the intake plenum ?
Great vid man
at 10:03 he taps in a "guy" does any body knows what that is and where the other end of that hose should be coccentec to?
What manual did you use... Chilton?
2007 2.3L Ranger with 167K. Man Ford let the Intern Engineers Design this atrocity. Everything is a NIGHTMARE to work on
Easiest water pump you will ever do !!!
hey man good vid. we have a 2010 with the 2.3 that keeps blowing the #2 plug wire off the plug. it also has oil around the plugs. do you think maybe the valve cover gaskets could be causing this?
3 days ago I started having the same problem on #2. I took it off and noticed oil around the plug. I took off #1 and it had no oil around the plug. So I am suspecting it has something to do with it popping off ever 10-20 miles, but I can't for the life of me figure out why it would cause it to come off. My valve cover gasket is also leaking badly on the front of the motor so I guess I just need to bite the bullet and change it.
yup my ranger dose the same thing, and it burnt out the coil pack
Hi there, I have the same truck and I have a loud, intermittent knock that happens only when truck gets fully warmed up. With stethoscope it sounds loudest on front driver-side corner of the valve cover and on the power steering bracket. The knock is loud and resonates underneath the truck and from the driver wheel well, but it's very intermittent, it comes & goes. Do you have any idea what it could be that occurs only when hot?
Thanks very much, I enjoy your Ranger videos a lot.
Any update on this?
@@dookiyt I believe mine is almost certainly just the timing chain slackening & knocking when the truck gets hot. I still drive the same truck today, it still knocks when hot....I've learned to just ignore it, it doesn't seem to cause any problems in performance.
@@lavalady5571 I have the same thing. It’s frustrating cause I bought it for my business and I don’t got cash to throw around. Doesn’t mean to cause issues but it’s still frustrating.
@@dookiyt I know it's annoying but I would just try to ignore if there's no actual symptoms of anything wrong.
did your coil short out? i have replaced my coil twice,
This job was a pain in the butt. Took me about 5 5 1/2 hours it’s doable but definitely not the worst I’ve seen.
what kind of rims are on your truck?
boycott ford!
i hate a fucking ford engineer. wait till you do the ztech timing belt. your first one is a blast for a home mechanic with no timing tools.
thanks for saving the "you have to buy a special tool" until glibly mentioning it... dude. your complaining about the many lines you don't show.... halfway through, your video is not really that helpful.
your "take a bunch of stuff off" while you lament into the car.... whaaa....