how long would a 2003 ford ranger 4.0 v6 last?
 

i have 202,000 miles on my ranger and im wondering how many miles has anyone heard it will normally last?

the 03 4.0 is a solid motor. treat her nice, change the oil every 3k, dont beat on it, and keep up on the "little things", and it will last forever. lol. awesome video response. i bout pissed myself

I've got 203,xxx on my '02 4.0 and the thing starts and runs like its brand new. I have every maintenance record for every little thing done to it. I am the second owner and have put 50,000 miles on it in three years. Damn good trucks, these 4.0 SOHC Rangers are.

got a friend at 400,000.

i dont know too much about the v6s but thats a crapload of miles. my 98 has half of that

If the maintenance was kept up on it and you don't beat on it.
It'll last you a long time.

a guy I work with has an '03 Mazda B4000 (same engine) with 350k on it. He is a traveling salesman, so they are all highway miles, but he is just now starting to have a little transmission trouble. He's never had any big engine trouble.

lawl at video

One month if you beat on it like what Bobby Brown did to Houston.


lol

Tough as nails
 

Was the timing chain tensioner issues ("4.0 Death Rattle") resolved by 2003? Kinda curious because I have a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer with that engine. Runs fine at 70k miles, but I wonder about keeping it because I hear about the timing chain issues. Apparently whole engine has to be pulled and torn down to fix it.

Nope, 2005 was the year it was sorted out.