The Ford Ranger (T6) Thread

FiestaST said:
If you look at the figures right off the bat you can see more power, much more torque, full on (limited) electric driving range.
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fair enough... so its just an arms race at this point..

for 80% of ppl the 2.0 SiT is probably sufficient. apparently the BiT is much heavier in Town driving
 
ShloshMalosh said:
fair enough... so its just an arms race at this point..

for 80% of ppl the 2.0 SiT is probably sufficient. apparently the BiT is much heavier in Town driving
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Not in my experience. My BiTurbo gives me low 9's per 100km in town and I do not coast around - I'm a full send guy. That's very good consumption in my books and easily almost 900km off a tank in town. Keep in mind that I live in Slummies, so it is 95% suburban stop start and very little constant speed freeway driving.

I've had a single turbo Ranger as a loaner. It was decent, but on the open road, the BiTurbo really outshines it, especially for overtaking.

As a comparison, I had a 4x2 3.2 manual before my current Ranger. That gave me mid 10's per 100km in town.
 
FlashSA said:
Not in my experience. My BiTurbo gives me low 9's per 100km in town and I do not coast around - I'm a full send guy. That's very good consumption in my books and easily almost 900km off a tank in town. Keep in mind that I live in Slummies, so it is 95% suburban stop start and very little constant speed freeway driving.

I've had a single turbo Ranger as a loaner. It was decent, but on the open road, the BiTurbo really outshines it, especially for overtaking.

As a comparison, I had a 4x2 3.2 manual before my current Ranger. That gave me mid 10's per 100km in town.
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good to know real world experience. thanks

if i was crying once and buying once i always think the less complicated the engine and tech, the longer its going to last in terms of reliability.

can these rangers go as long as a hilux (all things being equal in terms of maintenance)? or would you just skip a ranger and get a toyota?

Whats your view on the 4 engines when going 2nd hand? Between the 2.2, 3.2 and the 2.0's (i noticed that you have had experience with many rangers from ur posts)

I will need a bakkie in the near future (I also need the funds to buy it but thats another topic 🤪 ) it will have to go offroad but just bad gravel roads, no proper technical 4x4 stuff. and then it will also need to do a long (100km+) trip and back maybe once a week.

So its probably going to rack up mileage faster than normal IMO
 
ShloshMalosh said:
Whats your view on the 4 engines when going 2nd hand? Between the 2.2, 3.2 and the 2.0's (i noticed that you have had experience with many rangers from ur posts)
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I only have second-hand experience from my folk's 2.0, but from lots of information gathering on owner groups, you definitely want to stay away from the 2.2 if it can be helped. They didn't refine the production yet on the earlier models and you'll read tons of regular problems with the EGR cooler failing, turbo failing due to the torque check seal marker flaking into the intake, and unfortunately common catastrophic engine failure if the injectors get blocked and starts making holes in the pistons leading to oil spew, as well as the transmission not being to the standard they are today.

3.2 and 2.0Bi doesn't crop up with anything strikingly common, but there's always things one need to look out for.

Also, their 2.0 is in the process of getting some longevity mods done, hardest part just a matter of finding the right people who *really* know their stuff, and it's been shocking how difficult it seems to be from what I've heard (you won't find two people agreeing on the DPF or intercooler size for example).

Hope that's helpful insight, FlashSA will definitely come in clutch with some first hand experience too :thumbsup:
 
Crumbl0x said:
I only have second-hand experience from my folk's 2.0, but from lots of information gathering on owner groups, you definitely want to stay away from the 2.2 if it can be helped. They didn't refine the production yet on the earlier models and you'll read tons of regular problems with the EGR cooler failing, turbo failing due to the torque check seal marker flaking into the intake, and unfortunately common catastrophic engine failure if the injectors get blocked and starts making holes in the pistons leading to oil spew, as well as the transmission not being to the standard they are today.

3.2 and 2.0Bi doesn't crop up with anything strikingly common, but there's always things one need to look out for.

Also, their 2.0 is in the process of getting some longevity mods done, hardest part just a matter of finding the right people who *really* know their stuff, and it's been shocking how difficult it seems to be from what I've heard (you won't find two people agreeing on the DPF or intercooler size for example).

Hope that's helpful insight, FlashSA will definitely come in clutch with some first hand experience too :thumbsup:
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thanks. i guess you ask 10 ppl and you get 10 different answers

most of the feedback ive received is the 3.2 isnt the best

when you say early... are you talking pre 2016 facelift ? i think the 2.2 was available until the T7/T6.2 arrived.
 
ShloshMalosh said:
good to know real world experience. thanks

if i was crying once and buying once i always think the less complicated the engine and tech, the longer its going to last in terms of reliability.

can these rangers go as long as a hilux (all things being equal in terms of maintenance)? or would you just skip a ranger and get a toyota?

Whats your view on the 4 engines when going 2nd hand? Between the 2.2, 3.2 and the 2.0's (i noticed that you have had experience with many rangers from ur posts)

I will need a bakkie in the near future (I also need the funds to buy it but thats another topic 🤪 ) it will have to go offroad but just bad gravel roads, no proper technical 4x4 stuff. and then it will also need to do a long (100km+) trip and back maybe once a week.

So its probably going to rack up mileage faster than normal IMO
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I have a 2015 2.2 Ranger xls (pre-facelift), driven from new. No mechanical problems at all. It is rather lazy when cold, but once the engine is warm, it's more than adequate for me.

I get around 10km/L in town and about 7.5km/L on trips of more than 100km.

It does quite well on corrugated roads if you have a bit of load. Like any bakkie, the back end drifts a bit on the corrugations when empty (my older Toyota bakkies also did this though).
 
ShloshMalosh said:
thanks. i guess you ask 10 ppl and you get 10 different answers

most of the feedback ive received is the 3.2 isnt the best

when you say early... are you talking pre 2016 facelift ? i think the 2.2 was available until the T7/T6.2 arrived.
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that's true!

I believe so, but I couldn't say what year range is worse or rectified I'm afraid.
I feel that, if it weren't for those QC issues, it would easily be as reliable as could be when maintained.
 
ShloshMalosh said:
good to know real world experience. thanks

if i was crying once and buying once i always think the less complicated the engine and tech, the longer its going to last in terms of reliability.

can these rangers go as long as a hilux (all things being equal in terms of maintenance)? or would you just skip a ranger and get a toyota?

Whats your view on the 4 engines when going 2nd hand? Between the 2.2, 3.2 and the 2.0's (i noticed that you have had experience with many rangers from ur posts)

I will need a bakkie in the near future (I also need the funds to buy it but thats another topic 🤪 ) it will have to go offroad but just bad gravel roads, no proper technical 4x4 stuff. and then it will also need to do a long (100km+) trip and back maybe once a week.

So its probably going to rack up mileage faster than normal IMO
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Hilux for long term out of warranty running - no doubt. Ranger for ride comfort, interior and tech.

The 2.2 and 3.2 2017 onwards are fine. My fleet of 6x 2.2 facelift workhorse single cabs have not had any trouble - highest mileage reached has been 150 000km.

My dad's pre facelift 3.2 burnt a hole in a piston, spat its oil out and needed a new engine - 1 month left of the 7yr extended warranty saved our bacon here. Not even 100k on the clock. Avoid anything pre facelift.

My brother's facelift 2.2 double cab also fine - he's on about 80 000km.

On the high pressure engines / double/ super cabs, we take the Ford extended warranty for safety. None of our 2.2 low pressure workhorses have the extended warranty.

Oh, on one of our 2.2's, we lost an engine in the first 5000km. A coolant hose dislodged on the back of the block and it spat all of its coolant out on a 32 degree day. I got to the breakdown site and could smell it was game over. This was just a factory build error so I chalked it up to one of those things - could happen to any vehicle. Warranty sorted it out.
 
FiestaST said:
Paywall:

Ford's unfrivolous Ranger V6 engine makes the bakkie 'float like a butterfly and sting like a bee'

www.news24.com

Ford's unfrivolous Ranger V6 engine makes the bakkie 'float like a butterfly and sting like a bee' | Life

Besides the Ford Ranger Wildtrak's good looks, there is much to admire from its source of power - a turbodiesel 3.0-litre V6 engine.
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They should have kept the previous V6 Amarok engine.
They were gems. I know a few guys who bought some of the last outgoing V6 Amaroks because they are not fond of the Amafords. Not sure what they gonna do when it's time to change again.

Anyway, I just think they could have done better with the V6 diesel in the next-gen Ranger/Amaroks.
 
I had a dice with a tuned (fsck knows what he did to the thing) previous-gen V6 Amarok the other day with my Raptor. I had an open streepsak full of lemons, about 30kg, on the back standing upright in the corner of the bak.

The first traffic light the oked showed me his cabby is lit. Second traffic light we were parked next to each other with no other cars in sight, proper F&F stuff. Serious face on, no eye contact, concentrating on the light going green, pushing buttons, changing drive modes, opening the NOS bottle, etc.

I putt foot when the light goes and I almost shat my pants. This Amarok is quicker than I thought. So I smashed him anyway. Got the pink slips. And when I got home I had to pick up about a 100 lemons from the back of the bakkie, fscking lemons everywhere, and put it back in the bag. Could have just pulled up next to the road and have a lemon sale from the back of the bakkie.

Was fun. The raptor is quick and for this oke to stay just just behind me was impressive. The thick AF black smoke trail behind him not so much.
 
W@P said:
I had a dice with a tuned (fsck knows what he did to the thing) previous-gen V6 Amarok the other day with my Raptor. I had an open streepsak full of lemons, about 30kg, on the back standing upright in the corner of the bak.

The first traffic light the oked showed me his cabby is lit. Second traffic light we were parked next to each other with no other cars in sight, proper F&F stuff. Serious face on, no eye contact, concentrating on the light going green, pushing buttons, changing drive modes, opening the NOS bottle, etc.

I putt foot when the light goes and I almost shat my pants. This Amarok is quicker than I thought. So I smashed him anyway. Got the pink slips. And when I got home I had to pick up about a 100 lemons from the back of the bakkie, fscking lemons everywhere, and put it back in the bag. Could have just pulled up next to the road and have a lemon sale from the back of the bakkie.

Was fun. The raptor is quick and for this oke to stay just just behind me was impressive. The thick AF black smoke trail behind him not so much.
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Wasn't sure whether to use the LOVE EYES emoji or the LAUGHING one. This serves as both. Great visuals!
 
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So I'm undecided between a Ranger and an Isuzu. Both seem to be solid in terms of build.

I do see a lot of my older Afrikaner workers (Die-hard NG Kerk members who wear khaki shorts) that love the Hilux and swear by it. A few of them even cussed when i mentioned a Ford 4x4.
 
FlashSA said:
Hilux for long term out of warranty running - no doubt. Ranger for ride comfort, interior and tech.

The 2.2 and 3.2 2017 onwards are fine. My fleet of 6x 2.2 facelift workhorse single cabs have not had any trouble - highest mileage reached has been 150 000km.

My dad's pre facelift 3.2 burnt a hole in a piston, spat its oil out and needed a new engine - 1 month left of the 7yr extended warranty saved our bacon here. Not even 100k on the clock. Avoid anything pre facelift.

My brother's facelift 2.2 double cab also fine - he's on about 80 000km.

On the high pressure engines / double/ super cabs, we take the Ford extended warranty for safety. None of our 2.2 low pressure workhorses have the extended warranty.

Oh, on one of our 2.2's, we lost an engine in the first 5000km. A coolant hose dislodged on the back of the block and it spat all of its coolant out on a 32 degree day. I got to the breakdown site and could smell it was game over. This was just a factory build error so I chalked it up to one of those things - could happen to any vehicle. Warranty sorted it out.
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I've got a 2015 2.2 D/Cab with 145,000km and it's out of warranty. I've had an issue with the turbo actuator, and had to replace the fuel pump but otherwise it's been fine.

My long term choice would also be a Hilux. I just look at what my father-in-law does with his Hilux on the farm, and the Ranger would quickly fall to pieces under those conditions. It's just built better. For city, the Ranger is significantly more comfortable for both driver and passengers and has a much better fuel consumption. Last I looked the Hiluxes are also quite a bit more expensive. So really depends on what you're looking for.
 
The risk factor behind driving a Hilux in the city alone should be reason enough to rather look at Ranger or Isuzu. The Hilux is the farmers choice for its toughness and reliability.
 
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