2001 Ranger motor oil

Can anyone tell me what kind of oil is recommended for the 2001 Ranger V6? Is it 5-20W or 10-40W for "mid-range" climates and service?

A related question: where 5-20W is recommended, does anybody use

10-40W instead? If so, is there any noticeable difference?

Thanks for any comments.

Reply to
Vic Dura
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Do you have a 3.0 or a 4.0 liter V6? Do a google search for

Ford TSB 02-1-9

I believe if you have the 3.0l V6 it's 5W-20. Ford switched their recommendation for nearly all their engines to that oil, but from a little google searching I found that TSB recommends 5W-30 for the

4.0l V6.

You might be able to download an owner's manual from Ford's website:

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If you don't have an owner's manual you can buy one from Helm, Inc.

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2001 Ranger Owner Manual Package Price: $22.00 In Stock (English, Paper, 1L5J19A321AD)

====================================================================== FORD:

Article No.

02-1-9 ENGINE - ENGINE OIL - RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS FOR SAE 5W-20 AND SAE 5W-30 MOTOR OILS - GASOLINE AND FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

1992-2002 CROWN VICTORIA

1993-94 TEMPO 1993-97 THUNDERBIRD 1993-2002 ESCORT, MUSTANG, TAURUS 1995-2000 CONTOUR 1998-2002 ESCORT ZX2 2000-2002 FOCUS 1993-96 BRONCO 1993-97 AEROSTAR 1993-2002 E SERIES, F-150, RANGER 1995-2002 WINDSTAR 1997-99 F-250 LD 1997-2001 EXPLORER 1997-2002 EXPEDITION 1999-2002 SUPER DUTY F SERIES, SUPER DUTY F-53 STRIPPED CHAS. 2000-2002 EXCURSION 2001-2002 ESCAPE LINCOLN: 1991-2002 TOWN CAR 1993-98 MARK VIII 1993-2002 CONTINENTAL 2000-2002 LS 1998-2002 NAVIGATOR MERCURY: 1992-2002 GRAND MARQUIS 1993-94 TOPAZ 1993-97 COUGAR 1993-99 TRACER 1993-2002 SABLE 1995-2000 MYSTIQUE 1999-2002 COUGAR 1997-2001 MOUNTAINEER

This article is being republished in its entirety to update the vehicle models, engines and years affected.

NOTE: PLEASE REFER TO THE VEHICLE APPLICATION LIST LATER IN THIS TSB FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS TSB.

ISSUE: Ford Motor Company now recommends SAE 5W-20 viscosity grade for servicing most gasoline and flexible fueled vehicles.

ACTION: All 2001 and 2002 vehicles where SAE 5W-20 is specified should be serviced at the recommended oil change intervals using SAE 5W-20. This oil is an improved formulation to improve fuel economy. Testing has validated this viscosity grade can be used in many previous model year vehicles. It is recommended ALL vehicles on the following Vehicle Application Listing be service with SAE 5W-20.

All 2001-2002 vehicles other than those listed in the "Exception 2001 Vehicles" or "Exception 2002 Vehicles" chart are being filled with SAE

5W-20 motor oil at the factory and should also be serviced with SAE 5W-20 oil.

Vehicle Application Listing Approved For SAE 5W-20 Motor Oil

1993-1996 1.9L Escort/Tracer 1995-2000 2.0L Zetec Contour/Mystique 1999-2002 2.0L Cougar 1997-2002 2.0L Escort/Tracer 1998-2002 2.0L Escort ZX2 2000-2002 2.0L Focus 2001-2002 2.0L Escape 1993-1997 2.3L Ranger 1993-1994 2.3L Mustang 1993-1994 2.3L Tempo/Topaz 1998-2001 2.5L Ranger 1995-2000 2.5L Contour/Mystique 1999-2002 2.5L Cougar 2001-2002 3.0L 4V Escape 1996-2001 3.0L 4V Taurus/Sable 1993-2002 3.0L (Vulcan) Aerostar/Ranger, Taurus/Sable (Flexible Fuel and Gas) 1995-2000 3.0L (Vulcan) Windstar 1993-1994 3.0L (Vulcan) Tempo/Topaz 2000-2002 3.0L 4V Lincoln LS 1995-2002 3.8L Windstar 1993-1997 3.8L Taurus/Sable, Thunderbird/Cougar, Continental 1994-2002 3.8L Mustang 2002-2002 3.9L 4V Lincoln LS 1997-2002 4.2L (SPI) F-150 (under 8500 GVW only), E-Series 1996-2002 4.6L 2V Mustang 1992-2002 4.6L Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis 1991-2002 4.6L Town Car 1994-1997 4.6L 2V Thunderbird/Cougar 1996-2002 4.6L 4V Mustang Cobra 1995-2002 4.6L 4V Continental 1993-1998 4.6L 4V Mark VIII 1997-2002 4.6L 2V Triton F-150/250 (under 8500 GVW only), E-Series, Expedition 1993-1999 4.9L E-Series, F-Series 1993-1995 5.0L Mustang/Mustang Cobra 1993-1993 5.0L Thunderbird/Cougar 1997-2001 5.0L Explorer/Mountaineer 1993-1996 5.0L E-Series, F-Series, Bronco

2000-2002 5.4L Excursion

1998-2002 5.4L 2V/4V Navigator 1997-2002 5.4L 2V F-150/250 (under 8500 GVW only), Expedition, E-Series, E-350 Chassis/RV/Cutaway 1993-1997 5.8L F-Series, Bronco 1993-1996 5.8L E-Series 2000-2002 6.8L Excursion 1997-2002 6.8L E-Series, E-350 Chassis/RV/Cutaway 1999-2002 6.8L Super Duty F-Series 250 HD/350/450/550 Motorhome 1993-1998 7.5L All Vehicles NOTE: FOR 1993 THROUGH 1998 MODEL YEAR FFV USE XO-10W30-FFV.

NOTE: THE "EXCEPTION 2001-2002 VEHICLES" SHOULD BE SERVICED WITH SAE

5W-30 MOTOR OIL.

Exception 2001 Vehicles

Engine Vehicle

3.3L Villager 3.9L Lincoln LS 4.0L Ranger, Explorer/Mountaineer, Explorer Sport, and Explorer Sport Trac

Exception 2002 Vehicles

Engine Vehicle

2.0L HP Zetec SVT Focus 3.3L Villager 4.0L Ranger, Explorer/Mountaineer, Explorer Sport, and Explorer Sport Trac

NOTE: IF VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED IN THIS APPLICATION, SAE 5W-30 OIL IS RECOMMENDED. REFER TO TSB 99-8-16.

Reply to
Mark Olson

Today's engines are designed with better tolerances than before. The oils recommended by Ford are recommended for very good reasons. They don't do them on a whim.

I am sure that people use 10-40W instead of 5-20W. However, they get more engine wear and lower fuel milage.

If you go to Ford's website, you can search for glove box manual or owner manual to find a page that will let you download the manual. You can find the answer (5W-30) there. Or, you can just go to your glove box and find the owner's manual there.

Jeff

Reply to
Jeff

My 02 ranger 3.0L calls for 5-20. its stamped right on the fill cap.

Also, I would like to add how much I hate rangers, and I wouldn't wish this piece of junk > Vic Dura wrote:

Reply to
Picasso

Ford spec is 5W-20, but I think a -20 is too thin for engine protection. Get a good 5W-30 synthetic oil. I would suggest Amsoil ASL 5W-30 or HDD 5W-30.

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Reply to
Andy

Too thin? Do you have data that suggests that today's 5W-20 doesn't protect as well as 5W-30?

Jeff

Reply to
Jeff

There is plenty of data out there.

Reply to
Andy

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:55:26 -0500, Mark Olson wrote Re Re: 2001 Ranger motor oil:

Thanks Mark. I was able to d/l the manual from the above.

BTW, I'm doing research for my dad who is thinking of buying a used Ranger so I had neither the vehicle nor the manual to check, as others suggested.

Reply to
Vic Dura

Have a look at that PDF manual before you get too far... the only one I was able to download was for an *electric* Ranger, believe it or not.

Reply to
Mark Olson

I get the motorcraft 10-30, it is very good semi-synthetic. Found it at Walmart, but don't buy the shit FRAM filters they have get motorcraft. You can get their 5-20 also.

Reply to
Scott

Hi, I am driving my third Ranger, an '03. It took a dumb 19 year old kid to kill the 93, 175,000 miles couldn't do it. The 4 cyls made after 01 got better mileage and had much more power than the old pinto 4 cyl. My V6 3.0 with an auto gets 20 mpg highway and maybe 15 city, this is the big complaint about them.

I THINK the reason Ford recomends the 5-20 is to get another

0.1 mpg for the fleet or such. They tell you tolerances are tighter on the motors but after 50 k miles any small measure of "tighter" should be gone, I am not going to run 5-20 oil in Vegas heat, the oil would be like sewing machine oil.
Reply to
Scott

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:08:45 -0500, Mark Olson wrote Re Re: 2001 Ranger motor oil:

I found the owner's manual PDF here

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Select the year, model, etc and you'll see the list of manuals available in PDF.

Reply to
Vic Dura

Really?

Show us some.

Jeff

Reply to
Jeff

Just like all the other Spamsoil dealers - use a forum to promote their unlicensed product, then have no data to backup their pyramid scheme trash.

Reply to
rmac

Why not look for yourself?

Reply to
Andy

Get your head out of your ass.

Reply to
Andy

You made a claim. It is up to you to back it, not I.

jeff

Reply to
Jeff

You are clearly here to make friends.

While I don't think you are spamming, mac is clearly correct that there are a lot of spammers out there.

Jeff

Reply to
Jeff

If I post links, people say it's bias information, so I don't play that game.

Reply to
Andy

Technicaly spamming is only for email. The correct term for newsgroups is troll. Sometime you have to respond to a person on thier level. Its clear to me that whoever posted that comment doesn't know anything about Amsoil the company or Amsoil the product. I have no idea why they claim Amsoil is unlicenced. Amsoil makes thier own products, so they don't need to licence from anyone else. In fact Amsoil was the first company to make a synthetic engine oil for cars, the first company to offer a synthetic oil with both API and SAE certifications.

Reply to
Andy

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