Mileage as bad as a 4.0?
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Mileage as bad as a 4.0?
I've noticed that the 3.0 Ranger seems to get picked on quite a bit when compared to the 2.3 and 4.0. I've heard it called the "3 point slow" from time to time with folks saying that it's a solid long lasting engine, but it has the power of the 2.3 and gas mileage of the 4.0. Is there any truth to that at all?
I really like the look of the 4wd regular cab models and can't imagine such a little compact truck only getting 12-14 mpg highway even being an automatic. So basically what I'm getting at is what kind of real world gas mileage could one expect out of a 3.0 auto 4wd Ranger with a regular cab?
I really like the look of the 4wd regular cab models and can't imagine such a little compact truck only getting 12-14 mpg highway even being an automatic. So basically what I'm getting at is what kind of real world gas mileage could one expect out of a 3.0 auto 4wd Ranger with a regular cab?
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I've noticed that the 3.0 Ranger seems to get picked on quite a bit when compared to the 2.3 and 4.0. I've heard it called the "3 point slow" from time to time with folks saying that it's a solid long lasting engine, but it has the power of the 2.3 and gas mileage of the 4.0. Is there any truth to that at all?
I really like the look of the 4wd regular cab models and can't imagine such a little compact truck only getting 12-14 mpg highway even being an automatic. So basically what I'm getting at is what kind of real world gas mileage could one expect out of a 3.0 auto 4wd Ranger with a regular cab?
I really like the look of the 4wd regular cab models and can't imagine such a little compact truck only getting 12-14 mpg highway even being an automatic. So basically what I'm getting at is what kind of real world gas mileage could one expect out of a 3.0 auto 4wd Ranger with a regular cab?
Avoid the 3.0 at all cost.
I have one in my truck now and as soon as I find a doner truck with a 4.0 SOHC the 3.0 will be rolled down the hill into my sink hole.
It has the power of a 2.3 or 2.5 and consumes almost as much fuel as a 4.0 OHV or SOHC.
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This is the SOHC 4.0 and DOHC 2.3: The 4.0 has 55 more horses and 60 more ft lbs of Tq. than a 3.0. a 3.0 has 10 more horses and 25 more ft lbs of tq. than a 2.3. A 3.0 only get 1-2 miles per gallon more than a 4.0, A 2.3 gets about 4-5 mpg more than a 3.0.
Last edited by EMB1230; 09-29-2010 at 02:12 AM.
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I think that alone should be enough to keep you away from a 3.0 ...lol
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FYI ... You don't have to pull the 4.0 OHV to reset the timing.
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If nothing else, the 3.0 is better down low than my 2.3 lima, which leads me to believe that it would accelerate better over the low (and probably high) rpms. And even I can keep up with Metros, although school buses are a little tougher :)