Dear Ranger community,

I recently just broke the 200K odometer reading on my 2000 V6 4.0L Ranger! It's had quite a go. I've had to do several large fixes in the last ten years since I've had it.

I'd like to keep it around for my daughter when she's of driving age. Any suggestions on maintenance items I could focus on to help the longevity ?
(PS I've replaced the power steering pump, power starter, and alternator in the fall, I put on new front brake clamps and pads one year ago along with new front shocks and I've had a full radiator change out 2 years ago, and 3 years ago I replaced the timing chain and timing gasket)

 

Just the normal stuff I suppose. If it's a rust belt truck like mine you may have to do suspension work more often. I'd just do full ignition tune up. Distributor, plugs, wires. Pull the intake pipe, clean throttle body and butterfly valve with TB cleaner. Clean MAF with MAF cleaner (not brake cleaner! not TB cleaner!). New air filter. Drain coolant, pull thermostat, put the hoses back on and stuff a garden hose in the radiator and flush that ***** out. Put it back together with a new thermostat. Just stuff like that. I'd also do a new fuel filter and change the rear diff fluid. Changing rear diff fluid is pretty easy if you don't have a rust belt truck, and if it is a rust belt truck it's still easy you just have to have a steady hand so you don't round out the fill plug or the drain plug. Don't get the 75w-140 on your clothes because the smell never goes away.