I took your advice and bought an old 1997 Ford Ranger V6, 198,000 miles, manual transmission, 4x4, for $850. It has the muffler off and its sitting in the truck bed. It has the check engine light on. Could the muffler off be causing the check engine light.
Did I get a good deal? It needs new shocks, radiator has a very slow leak, and frame needs minor welding repair which I can do.
What should I do to it to make it last as long as possible?
Thanks,
Nick
For that price, if it runs and drives, you're making off like a bandit. As long as rust isn't taking over the frame and the truck hasn't overheated due to that leak, the rest is wear and tear. If you have the 3.0, you could have another 100k+ miles ahead. My 3.0 Ranger has 281.6k miles and it goes up by 50 miles every weekday.
The muffler may be causing the CEL, but I don't think that truck is as sensitive as new ones. As long as the cats are there and both O2 sensors are working, the light probably isn't due to that. I broke the EGR valve's vacuum solenoid for my 1999 Ranger and drove it that way for a week. It never tripped the CEL, and the light works.
Get a scan tool and read the code.
Hey Justin,
Thank you. I got a scan tool. Code read, P0402. Excessive Gas Recirulation Flow Excessive Detected.
Any tips for this?
Thanks.
P0402. Excessive Gas Recirulation Flow Excessive Detected.
Any tips for this?
Check your EGR valve. It may be carboned up and sticking open, they can be cleaned. Scotty has a video on it