Yeh mate they stuffed it when building them put wrong chips in them. They put 3.2ltr chip in it gearbox couldn’t handle it blew at 1500km, the EGR, at 20000km They put another Egr an thermostat did same thing driving it home from Ford finally replaced the head car was off road 8 weeks all up seems no ok but haven’t put van behind it yet.
Yeh thanks for the feed back col I don’t have a mic set up yet looking into setting up the clip broke off the go pro an the mic was full of dust cleaned it out so hopefully the videos putting together will com out a bit clearer
They reckon it was the thermostat. But It’s had Egr, & thermostat replaced an it did again they just put a new head in it. Can only hope that fixes it. Seems to be ok so far
@@greataussiecaravanadventures Thanks for letting me know, I have the older PX1 XL with 86K kms on the clock and am nervous about the reliability towing my van in remote areas. Think that if I do a big lap like you, I will just fork out the $ and pay for a new EGR cooler to be installed before I go. I have also heard that the coolant line can unclip from a holding bracket under the fuel pump and rub through so I will ask my mechanic to run a cable tie around that when it goes in next. Also am thinking of a RedARC low coolant alarm to be installed so that I minimise the chances of overheat/blowing heads/new motor etc. But to be honest it's the loss of peace of mind / hassle and cost of being retrieved from remote Oz that annoys me more.
Thanks best thing is make sure you have roadside assistance Premium it tows your van as well as car. We have it but because Ford didn’t update system racq wouldn’t tow us. Also buy yourself an OBEll unit the one I use is obd2australia.com.au/product/obd-aus-bluetooth-scan-tool-obd2-scan-tool/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyPaVktS39gIVhX0rCh10XAR5EAQYASABEgKLUPD_BwE It is a life saver tells you everything gear box temps an oils temp also resets any faults
No problems with the Y62 Nissan. Ford are full of problems ,always one on the side of the road. LOL You guys are a glutton for punishment. LOL Cheers buddy, hope it works out well for you. 🇭🇲😀👍🍻🍻
Yeh nice we looked at the new ones at Perth show It sucked when we upgraded our roadside to tow van. well they put a new head in so see what we blow up next time lol glad they recorded all the conversations for training purposes saved our arse for Waranty can’t believe they wouldn’t of just put it on a tow truck an sorted the paper work out latter.
I hope u guys got free entry to reptile park for the publicity
Ha yeh we should have asked hey. We were just happy to have made it back to civilisation without a tow truck.
Bloody fords. 1000’s of rangers waiting to fail out there.
Yeh it sux they just hoping they make it out of waranty
Geez the old ranger is giving you hell . 🍺
Yeh mate they stuffed it when building them put wrong chips in them. They put 3.2ltr chip in it gearbox couldn’t handle it blew at 1500km, the EGR, at 20000km
They put another Egr an thermostat did same thing driving it home from Ford finally replaced the head car was off road 8 weeks all up seems no ok but haven’t put van behind it yet.
@@greataussiecaravanadventures that’s very poor
You really need a better microphone very had to hear you speak. Too much background noise. Ive tried 3 video s and there all the same.. Col.
Yeh thanks for the feed back col I don’t have a mic set up yet looking into setting up the clip broke off the go pro an the mic was full of dust cleaned it out so hopefully the videos putting together will com out a bit clearer
@@greataussiecaravanadventures
Great vids hope you overcome the engine issue.. Cheers. Col.
Damn, was it your EGR cooler cracked?
They reckon it was the thermostat. But It’s had Egr, & thermostat replaced an it did again they just put a new head in it. Can only hope that fixes it. Seems to be ok so far
@@greataussiecaravanadventures Thanks for letting me know, I have the older PX1 XL with 86K kms on the clock and am nervous about the reliability towing my van in remote areas. Think that if I do a big lap like you, I will just fork out the $ and pay for a new EGR cooler to be installed before I go. I have also heard that the coolant line can unclip from a holding bracket under the fuel pump and rub through so I will ask my mechanic to run a cable tie around that when it goes in next. Also am thinking of a RedARC low coolant alarm to be installed so that I minimise the chances of overheat/blowing heads/new motor etc. But to be honest it's the loss of peace of mind / hassle and cost of being retrieved from remote Oz that annoys me more.
@@greataussiecaravanadventures Great channel by the way, I am a new sub!
Thanks best thing is make sure you have roadside assistance Premium it tows your van as well as car. We have it but because Ford didn’t update system racq wouldn’t tow us.
Also buy yourself an OBEll unit the one I use is
obd2australia.com.au/product/obd-aus-bluetooth-scan-tool-obd2-scan-tool/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyPaVktS39gIVhX0rCh10XAR5EAQYASABEgKLUPD_BwE
It is a life saver tells you everything gear box temps an oils temp also resets any faults
No problems with the Y62 Nissan.
Ford are full of problems ,always one on the side of the road. LOL
You guys are a glutton for punishment. LOL
Cheers buddy, hope it works out well for you.
🇭🇲😀👍🍻🍻
Yeh nice we looked at the new ones at Perth show
It sucked when we upgraded our roadside to tow van.
well they put a new head in so see what we blow up next time lol glad they recorded all the conversations for training purposes saved our arse for Waranty can’t believe they wouldn’t of just put it on a tow truck an sorted the paper work out latter.
Ford Ranger let ya down again..Sell it and buy a D- Max mate..Have had 3 yrs of non events towing a Great Aussie 19' 6'' van around the traps!.
Yeh thought about buying one but not sure if I’d get the gvm wieghts
Wasn't a stuck thermostat was it
They put the new thermostat in I drove 40km an pissed out fluid again they finally put a new head in an it stoped leak.
@@greataussiecaravanadventures that's not good they have a lot of problems them Ute's. Sell it buy a cruiser