Hey Everyone,

Nice to meet you all, and good to finally be here.

The names Ned, and I'm based just outside of Cape Tow, South Africa.

Just a little bit of background.

I, semi-recently (2 years ago) bought a 2007 4L v6 XLE (2WD) from my brother.
Its taken a while, but I'm finally at a point where I need to seriously look at fixing the many little problems that my Ranger has.
Ive done a bit of work on it so far, (I'm certainly no mechanic, but its time for me to learn) although I've not done too bad up until now.

That said, I have minor issues, and what seem to be 'heading' for major issues that I'd like to preempt.

To date, Ive managed to replace the instrument panel, had a bit of work done on the suspension / steering, replaced the tires, and one or 2 other things.
I recently did a small service on it (excluding plugs) so just fuel, oil, and air filter changes, and oil change.
It was then when I realized just how badly (whoever the mechanic was) maintained / left the vehicle.

Theres quite a few pipes that have been cut / left open, some blocked off, and some (not sure if its a sensor) rerouted into the air intake, where a pipe (I imagine from the oil system) was meant to be.
The more I look, the more things seem to be Jerry rigged.
I also managed to fix a persistent oil light, seems the wire leading to the oil sensor had broken off, and had clearly been very poorly re-attached previously, no doubt by above-mentioned mechanic, or one of his guys.
so I'm really glad to finally be here where I know there's a mountain of knowledge.

So, Thanks for having me.

 

Your brother is not much a mechanic either....

 

Lol, you can say that again,

He cared nothing for his vehicles, I bought the ranger because it stood outside his house for almost 2 years, without being driven once. That, in a tiny coastal town.
So it was in a shocking condition when I got it.