I just watched this whole video start to finish. Yup, I have to take off the harmonic balancer to change the timing belt... crank, no start on my 2000 2.5. While I've got it apart I'm replacing everything I can!
Thanks for the update you gave a very good educational video I have the same problem with my friends Ford 2.5 liter engine your video just helped me out a whole lot
Do you just love these little lima engines? I see you messin round with them all the time. Just ripped mine apart and put a boport 1.5 cam and beehive springs into it. Full re-ring and main and reseal as I intend to make it last another 500k
My 98 ranger has this same engine, 367k miles with basically routine maintenance, timing belt needs replacing soon again, oil changes every 4 to 5k miles mobil one since i got it with 45k miles , 20 years now ,no cracks in dash or even ripped seats , best truck i ever had ,definitely beating my 07 Silverado by a lot
im at the same mileage 350,000 ive had to do lifters and roller rockers and did a headgasket the cylinder still had the cross hatches i was shocked, no cylinder wear at all!!
head bolts are stretch to yeild, tighten all to 37 lbs then loosen em up, then back to 37 , gives the bolt time to stretch. then tighten them to 50, then you do 90° turn. thats it but in that order, ive done 6 of these motors. you must get the timing right, its a non-interference motor, if the timing belt breaks the valves dont bend, that weird box on the driver side is where the pcv valve goes. these lifters do go bad causing skipping thats hard to diagnose.
great video ! looking for some advice on my 2000 ford 2.5l. i have a lean code, checked for vacuum leaks with a smoke machine. there was smoke coming out of the idle air control valve's(IAC) top/breaher cap/vent (not sure want its called), and on the Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR valve) vents holes . wanted to know if that was normal?
Does it idle normal? If it does then idle control valve is working normal. Check EGR valve with a vacuum pump and if it doesn't hold vacuum it's faulty.
I wonder if ford just has their own special puller for that timing pulley. Definitely looks like it was designed to be assembled and disassembled with that pulley out.
Good analysis.. Intake gasket failure....but how many miles on that old motor? Well the leaking valves was another issue . My 92 ranger had 308,000 when I sold it running good...my 97 has 25700 , my 2000 has 155000 My sister had a 87 turbo T Bird...it was surprisingly quick. Build it and take it to the track...lol
@@ryanfarmer4691 I didn't ask the guy how many miles was on the engine, but he did replace it with a brand new ranger lol. Someone fudged up that intake gasket install, I am pretty sure it wasn't like that when it came out of factory. My 2nd car was a turbo coupe, paid $1500 for it, it had 200k miles, I replaced it with a super coupe.....then sold the super coupe to buy another turbo coupe lol.
What bolts do I need for the engine stand? I really want to turbocharge my 2.5 l in my long bed ranger it's a 1998.. but there seems to be not a lot of information out there.. what throttle body to use? What about the criteria with the turbo exhaust manifold? And would you have to do a lot of prefab work for the intercooler piping and mounting of intercooler.. and do you use a standalone computer or a flashed ECU.. and would you have to modify the fuel system fuel rail etc? Hey I snapled across your page appreciate your approach and information.. thank you
Turbocharging 2.5l is exactly the same as turbocharging any other engine, obviously more power will require more fuel, so you'll need bigger injectors to provide more fuel, the size depends on the amount of power and type of fuel, you can run flashed ecu or a stand alone ecu, if you live in a state that requires emission testing you'll need to run flashed ecu. Throttle body isn't what's going to limit the power, unless you're building 500+ hp engine.
@@everydayirace what about the exhaust manifold do you have any information on where I can purchase, I'm in Florida there's no emissions.. I'm not an expert but I'm pretty engine savvy.. I definitely would want to run a standalone so I can adjust my parameters based on my performance enhancers... Any tips on an introductory kit exhaust manifold injectors you use mega squirt right? If you can run a couple of purchases that I need to make I'd appreciate that cuz I'm lost man I know what I need to do but I've been looking I haven't found nothing..
@@Chadslawncare13 I've seen someone on Facebook post turbo headers for Ford rangers up for sale few weeks ago, they were $900 I believe, you can probably find it on there, he built 10 of them. I've used mega squirt ecus in the past, they're good units, there are also many other brands, you just have to decide what your needs are and go from there. I'd recommend installing stand alone ecu before you turbocharging the engine, that's what I am going to be doing, going to build adapter harness and use it on my truck mainly to collect better data.
@@everydayirace the #1 bearing gave up the ghost and cracked the rod. I didn't want to fuss with rebuilding, so I just bought a long block. I got the truck in this condition for $200. So, putting $3k into a reman motor was not a bad option.
Good luck with that remanufactured engine. I mean that sincerely. I put a reman 2.5 in my '99 and it made it to 31,000 miles before it started showing signs of valve recession. That's what I get for buying an engine from AutoZone. But I didn't have much of a choice at that point in my life. Im glad I hung onto my '89 F150, that straight six is indestructible.
Hello, sir. I wanted to thank you for sharing your content here. I got ahold of a 97 ranger 2.3 and I love the truck a lot but the previous owner let the cooling system rust out and I'm replacing the whole cooling system on it. Later down the road I want to rebuild one from the ground up from a few used models and it's awesome to see how the engine works from the inside out. Do you have any recommendations on what parts to keep an eye out for when buying a used one? It doesn't fuss when running, produce smoke or anything when running. After finding the water pump blades literally rusted away it's made me a bit paranoid. Thanks for reading sir and for such awesome videos
@@everydayirace thanks for getting back to me, I appreciate the advice. I would like to hear your input please, as I replaced the the timing belt and I'm a bit insure. I could only get it to fit with the cam triangle very slightly advanced, otherwise it could not have everything else in line and be tensioned. I turned it on, and at first it made a worrying tapping noise, and then after centering the harmonic balancer on the bottom by hand it sounds significantly better but I don't remember hearing a very soft mechanical tapping before. Do you know from your experience if that is a typical sound it makes or is that not supposed to happen and it would be better to try adjusting the belt again? It sounded aggressively tappy again when I turned it on for the first time today and then the following start up it sounds normal. I want to think it could be a vacuum symptom or possibly old gas but I'm concerned about the belt. I uploaded a video of the engine starting and idling on my channel. If possible could you please give it a listen for your thoughts. Thanks a bunch, - Dave
@@everydayirace thank you for the advice. I don't mean to bother you just aircraft are my forte not cars but I'm getting into it. I uploaded a video of the idling noise if you had time. Regardless thanks again
Best way to spend a Sunday morning. ☕🔧
And Monday through Saturday lol.
@@everydayirace Well, there goes my social life. 😂
@@Nicholas_Triumph_Thruxton Social life is overrated lol.
@@everydayirace I'll drink to that. 🍻
Dude, I really appreciate your work posting these videos. Thank you.
I appreciate you watching it.
I just watched this whole video start to finish. Yup, I have to take off the harmonic balancer to change the timing belt... crank, no start on my 2000 2.5. While I've got it apart I'm replacing everything I can!
Thanks for the update you gave a very good educational video I have the same problem with my friends Ford 2.5 liter engine your video just helped me out a whole lot
Do you just love these little lima engines? I see you messin round with them all the time. Just ripped mine apart and put a boport 1.5 cam and beehive springs into it. Full re-ring and main and reseal as I intend to make it last another 500k
My 98 ranger has this same engine, 367k miles with basically routine maintenance, timing belt needs replacing soon again, oil changes every 4 to 5k miles mobil one since i got it with 45k miles , 20 years now ,no cracks in dash or even ripped seats , best truck i ever had ,definitely beating my 07 Silverado by a lot
im at the same mileage 350,000 ive had to do lifters and roller rockers and did a headgasket the cylinder still had the cross hatches i was shocked, no cylinder wear at all!!
My 97 has 450 on it. Still drives like new. Getting ready to do another timing belt on it tomorrow, this will be the 4th belt for the truck.
Arguably one of the best engines ford ever made!
You mean Mazda. 😊
@@Everything817 Ford
that looks like a budget rebuild to me. trying to use used parts. you can break that piston with a chisel to see if the cast was flawed.
I've seen this on multiple 2.3 liters which are very similar to 2.5 liters......I think it was overheated and then pre-ignition killed them
Great video,thank you! Beginning y build.
Best engine building video ive ever seen man good work
I've got a 98 2.5 that's flooding water into my cylinders and head . Do you have any suggestions for bypassing this problem . We're in Memphis area
head bolts are stretch to yeild, tighten all to 37 lbs then loosen em up, then back to 37 , gives the bolt time to stretch. then tighten them to 50, then you do 90° turn. thats it but in that order, ive done 6 of these motors. you must get the timing right, its a non-interference motor, if the timing belt breaks the valves dont bend, that weird box on the driver side is where the pcv valve goes. these lifters do go bad causing skipping thats hard to diagnose.
Can't hear what you're saying you Mumble too much do something about your volume speaker
Hell yeah
Can I buy that exhaust manifold off you mine is broke ?
great video ! looking for some advice on my 2000 ford 2.5l. i have a lean code, checked for vacuum leaks with a smoke machine. there was smoke coming out of the idle air control valve's(IAC) top/breaher cap/vent (not sure want its called), and on the Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR valve) vents holes . wanted to know if that was normal?
Does it idle normal? If it does then idle control valve is working normal.
Check EGR valve with a vacuum pump and if it doesn't hold vacuum it's faulty.
I wonder if ford just has their own special puller for that timing pulley. Definitely looks like it was designed to be assembled and disassembled with that pulley out.
Yes, Ford had a special puller for the crankshaft timing gear, kind a hard to find now a days, I made diy puller and it worked for under $20.
Non interference engine?
Yes
Hey will A 2.5l intake fit on a 97 2.3l?
qual nome dessa conexao onde encaixa essa mangueira no motor????? no tempo 34:31
That is the worst way to check valves .
couldn't see any of the pistons cause your hand was in way or you help it out of camera view.
Thanks 👍
Will the 95-97 2.3 head swap onto the 2.5?
Yes
the real use of brake cleaner !! everything but brakes
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I was wondering if this motor come out of your truck....Glad it didn't...cause you just swapped the 2 5 in yours....whew!
Mine is fine, has been running great for 2 years in both of my trucks...this one is a spare
Good analysis..
Intake gasket failure....but how many miles on that old motor? Well the leaking valves was another issue .
My 92 ranger had 308,000 when I sold it running good...my 97 has 25700 , my 2000 has 155000
My sister had a 87 turbo T Bird...it was surprisingly quick. Build it and take it to the track...lol
@@ryanfarmer4691 I didn't ask the guy how many miles was on the engine, but he did replace it with a brand new ranger lol. Someone fudged up that intake gasket install, I am pretty sure it wasn't like that when it came out of factory.
My 2nd car was a turbo coupe, paid $1500 for it, it had 200k miles, I replaced it with a super coupe.....then sold the super coupe to buy another turbo coupe lol.
My buddy raced the 4 cylinder class. Lima makes all kinds of high performance stuff for the 2.3..you probably already know...lol
What bolts do I need for the engine stand? I really want to turbocharge my 2.5 l in my long bed ranger it's a 1998.. but there seems to be not a lot of information out there.. what throttle body to use? What about the criteria with the turbo exhaust manifold? And would you have to do a lot of prefab work for the intercooler piping and mounting of intercooler.. and do you use a standalone computer or a flashed ECU.. and would you have to modify the fuel system fuel rail etc? Hey I snapled across your page appreciate your approach and information.. thank you
Turbocharging 2.5l is exactly the same as turbocharging any other engine, obviously more power will require more fuel, so you'll need bigger injectors to provide more fuel, the size depends on the amount of power and type of fuel, you can run flashed ecu or a stand alone ecu, if you live in a state that requires emission testing you'll need to run flashed ecu. Throttle body isn't what's going to limit the power, unless you're building 500+ hp engine.
@@everydayirace what about the exhaust manifold do you have any information on where I can purchase, I'm in Florida there's no emissions.. I'm not an expert but I'm pretty engine savvy.. I definitely would want to run a standalone so I can adjust my parameters based on my performance enhancers... Any tips on an introductory kit exhaust manifold injectors you use mega squirt right? If you can run a couple of purchases that I need to make I'd appreciate that cuz I'm lost man I know what I need to do but I've been looking I haven't found nothing..
@@everydayirace thanks brother
I can't find a driver side motor Mount... They're not universal for both sides.. so basically you deal with naturally aspirated right..
@@Chadslawncare13 I've seen someone on Facebook post turbo headers for Ford rangers up for sale few weeks ago, they were $900 I believe, you can probably find it on there, he built 10 of them. I've used mega squirt ecus in the past, they're good units, there are also many other brands, you just have to decide what your needs are and go from there. I'd recommend installing stand alone ecu before you turbocharging the engine, that's what I am going to be doing, going to build adapter harness and use it on my truck mainly to collect better data.
I literally just did this to my old 2.5L yesterday. Bought a reman long block and need to swap everything over. :)
What happened to your 2.5?
@@everydayirace the #1 bearing gave up the ghost and cracked the rod. I didn't want to fuss with rebuilding, so I just bought a long block. I got the truck in this condition for $200. So, putting $3k into a reman motor was not a bad option.
Sometimes it's the best way.
Good luck with that remanufactured engine. I mean that sincerely. I put a reman 2.5 in my '99 and it made it to 31,000 miles before it started showing signs of valve recession. That's what I get for buying an engine from AutoZone. But I didn't have much of a choice at that point in my life. Im glad I hung onto my '89 F150, that straight six is indestructible.
Hello, sir. I wanted to thank you for sharing your content here. I got ahold of a 97 ranger 2.3 and I love the truck a lot but the previous owner let the cooling system rust out and I'm replacing the whole cooling system on it. Later down the road I want to rebuild one from the ground up from a few used models and it's awesome to see how the engine works from the inside out. Do you have any recommendations on what parts to keep an eye out for when buying a used one? It doesn't fuss when running, produce smoke or anything when running. After finding the water pump blades literally rusted away it's made me a bit paranoid. Thanks for reading sir and for such awesome videos
Biggest job with rusted cooling system would be replacing heater core on a ranger.
@@everydayirace thanks for getting back to me, I appreciate the advice. I would like to hear your input please, as I replaced the the timing belt and I'm a bit insure. I could only get it to fit with the cam triangle very slightly advanced, otherwise it could not have everything else in line and be tensioned. I turned it on, and at first it made a worrying tapping noise, and then after centering the harmonic balancer on the bottom by hand it sounds significantly better but I don't remember hearing a very soft mechanical tapping before. Do you know from your experience if that is a typical sound it makes or is that not supposed to happen and it would be better to try adjusting the belt again? It sounded aggressively tappy again when I turned it on for the first time today and then the following start up it sounds normal. I want to think it could be a vacuum symptom or possibly old gas but I'm concerned about the belt. I uploaded a video of the engine starting and idling on my channel. If possible could you please give it a listen for your thoughts. Thanks a bunch, - Dave
@@davidpennant5535 slightly advanced is fine, tapping noise was probably from lifters pumping up, it's normal.
@@everydayirace thank you for the advice. I don't mean to bother you just aircraft are my forte not cars but I'm getting into it. I uploaded a video of the idling noise if you had time. Regardless thanks again
@@davidpennant5535 it sounds fine running, just a loud power steering pump.
Almost looks like 2.3 lima
It's a 2.5 lima, they look almost identical.
Okay have 97 change timing belt stuck crankshaft pulley had to make a puller but I did get it off just lot rust