blazerdude20 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 does anyone know why ford dropped the 3.0l for the 09 MY? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 because they don't make it anymore. sometimes, even with Ford, the most obvious answer is also the correct one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerdude20 Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 because they don't make it anymore. sometimes, even with Ford, the most obvious answer is also the correct one. oh. i guess that would make sense i had not heard about them not making it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 oh. i guess that would make sense i had not heard about them not making it anymore. Interesting. Back when I bought my Ranger (1993), the 3.0 seemed to be the most popular engine. So it's just a 2.5 and the 4.0 now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintoboy Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Interesting. Back when I bought my Ranger (1993), the 3.0 seemed to be the most popular engine. So it's just a 2.5 and the 4.0 now? The 2.5's been gone a while now. I have an '02 , 2.3. Truck's 100% reliable. No issues. Guess it's just the 2.3 and 4.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 The 2.5's been gone a while now. I have an '02 , 2.3. Truck's 100% reliable. No issues. Guess it's just the 2.3 and 4.0. Oops. My bad. Before it was a 2.5, it was a 2.3. Did they go back to the same motor? Eight spark plugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Oops. My bad. Before it was a 2.5, it was a 2.3. Did they go back to the same motor? Eight spark plugs? No its the same engine that used to be in the 04 Focus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battyr Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 The 2.5's been gone a while now. I have an '02 , 2.3. Truck's 100% reliable. No issues. Guess it's just the 2.3 and 4.0. So the old 2.5 was replaced with the 2.3. The 2.3 will be replaced with the new 2.5 for 2009 or 2010 When will the 2.3 not be available anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Interesting. Back when I bought my Ranger (1993), the 3.0 seemed to be the most popular engine. So it's just a 2.5 and the 4.0 now? curious to know what the actual engine allocation is. I seem to only see 4.0s for sale in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 The Vulcan 3.0L dissapeared because the previous generation Taurus was dismissed, along with tyhe Vulcan as well. For years they had this planned, it just kept getting pushed back because Ford was trying to push out as many Tauri as possible. I believe the 3.8/4.2L Essex are gone as well (about time). Now it's the 4.0L SOHC yesturtech engine that needs to die. Obviously the 4.0L Cologne will be replaced by the 3.5L/3.7L engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT40 2 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Is there a order guide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351cid Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 So the old 2.5 was replaced with the 2.3. The 2.3 will be replaced with the new 2.5 for 2009 or 2010 When will the 2.3 not be available anymore? This is making my head hurt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Depending on the rearend gears, the 3.0 was a pretty decent motor. My girlfriend's B3000 had 3.73's in it and it would run with my 4.0 Ranger easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixt9coug Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Depending on the rearend gears, the 3.0 was a pretty decent motor. My girlfriend's B3000 had 3.73's in it and it would run with my 4.0 Ranger easily. weren't 3.73s standard? my 04 has them and with the 5 speed i wouldnt call it slow when you are into the throttle hard. Of course, i drive it like theres an egg under it (and shift around 2K) so i dont unleash all 3.0L of fury that often lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goinbroke2 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 3.0L in the wifes 98 windstar with 285+km's on it, NO problems whatsoever. An underrated engine in my opinion. Lasts forever,good milage and has decent power. Picked up a 06 freestar for the wife on Saturday, has a 4.2L. We'll see how it works out, hope it's as good as the 3.0 was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stang-crazy Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 the 3.0 hasn't made sense in years, the 2.3 has almost as much power as the 3.0, but the 3.0 gets just about the same gas mileage as the 4.0, with out the power. but you are correct, it was a popular choice when purchasing a new ranger, people often thought that the 3.0 would get alot better mileage than the 4.0 and that they just "didn't need the power of a 4.0". i've seen 2.3 wiht the proper gears out tow and out haul a 3.0. not a terrible motor, just outdated....by 20 years..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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