How To Replace Spark Plugs And Wires - 4 Cylinder Ford Ranger
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2014
- Spark plug and plug wire replacement tutorial on a 1999 2.5 liter Ford Ranger pickup. The same procedure should work on all 2.3 and 2.5 liter trucks from 1989 to 2001.
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I just bought a 2000 ranger with 200K miles. The previous owner said it had a bad miss. How about #3 & #4 plugs loose and #2 fuel injector unplugged! What a bargain! Changed plugs and wires and still ran rough (duh) started checking my work when I pushed on #2 injector wire it went down about 1mm and click, problem solved. Running perfect now, on to the A/C and cruise then the bed then, then, then... Great video.
Instead of pulling the wires off all at the same time, pull them off one at a time change the plug and move to the next. No chance of getting them mixed up for a misfire and damage.
and the open holes are just waiting for shit to fall into the cylinder - do them one at a time.
Las bobinas están marcadas, genio!
@@fergosfergos1493 Ciertamente están marcados pero para alguien con poca experiencia sería fácil perderse entre tantos cables y ponerlos mal. Lo mejor es ir uno por uno para evitar confusiones.
@@fergosfergos1493 no obla
That's what I was thinking
Very detailed vid, Thanks!! I've been holding off doing this because when I got my 1999 ranger in 2001, I was told the Manifold has to be taken off to do the plugs!! Then I saw your video and seen this was not true! My plugs have Not been changed since I got the truck in 2001!!! It has been running bad as you know, and will be refreshing when the new plugs and wires are in!! Thanks again!!
Just finished this after wqtching this video.
Went straight to the auto parts store and picked uo the wires and all 8 plugs.
It was pretty tight but this video deff helped me out a lot.
I have a 96 ranger xlt and it has 196k miles on it.
Just purchased it for $1350 and im hoping it last me another 100k.
Update?
The engineer who put those plugs on the driver's side down behind the exhaust manifold, should be banished
Beaten senseless, is more like it...
Intake manifold
Intake Manifold isn't even that hard to remove on these. Like 5 minutes of extra work and saves you 30 minutes of time. Dunno why anyone would go through this much work to put in sub par autolite junk. Go for NGK or something. Then you wont be doing this for another 200k. First person to say use motorcraft they are Autolite. Precisely why they break in the heads. Because like all Motorcraft parts they are designed to fail after the warranty is out.
yeah a little further to the right of the dumpster..they've just power washed everything back here and who feels like having to drag a hose back out..Max von Sydow! that's it..got anything to say for yourself..For BIDEN?
@@MAGWolf I removed my manifold, took about 20 min to fish all the stuff off and a hassle to put it back on.
Great video it spared me spending 4 hours trying changing those plugs I am just taking it to my mechanic and paying him to do it, as for the designers that put the plugs where they are I would like to meet them so I could give them an ass kicking.
The engine design started off as a Ford Pinto engine that would have had one spark plug per cylinder and a single barrel carburetor that wouldn't have been in the way. I haven't changed the plugs on a Pinto in 40+ years so.I don't remember which side they were on but I don't remember it being hard.
I know partner, I did this about 7 years ago and put the highest quality in that was available. Supposedly they are guaranteed to 100,000 miles. You ran into all the same problems I did. I'm approaching a new 100k and you gave me some updated tips. THANKS and Appreciate your posting.
The drivers side two inner-most plugs are a challenge to replace. I had my wife help, since she has skinnier hands, and we did this in about an hour - without removing the manifold or any pieces other than the plastic throttle cover. Be patient, and careful not to bend the wires to the plugs, and you can change both the plugs and wires on the driver side in less than two hours. Don't listed to those that claim it's a good idea to just leave one or two plugs alone - they are very likely the ones that are bad! My number four (closest to the firewall) was the worst.
Good luck.
Can bad plugs cause misfire, loss of power and make the truck hard to stay running at times?
it's great you had help perhaps that my hesitation on doing, and if not my truck I thought I'd do a something nice for a friend maybe I take him out to dinner instead.
we can do together but we can't do alone
had my gf help me, lol, she has skinny hands also
@@marcusconner4162yes it can but many times the problem is the engine control module behind the ac compressor
Regardless of the difficulty of doing this yourself. I love this guy.. Thank you!
Just did this job based on your video. Thank you very much. Huge help. Truck runs much better.
I thought I was going to save the hassle of changing plugs by getting a 4 cylinder....
Yeah, got my ranger today and was like "EIGHT PLUGS?!?!?" 😂
As someone who just did this I gotta say this was a big pain in the ass.
Yeah, my ass still hurting from it.
Mine's about to hurt. Wish me luck.
@@potatos_4_free Mine gonna hurt too, I must change just the wires, but even yet is uncomfortable put your hand on those narrow spaces. I just beg to god don't mess it.
@@blackf9068 for me the wires were the hard part since my boots did not want to come off in one piece. (They rly didn't want to come off at all)
@@potatos_4_free I'm afraid about that, I change spark plugs the last year, but the guy that did the work pull wrong the wires and one of them got a crack that I notice some time after, I put insulation tape while I got the new wires.
Been a subscriber for years. Love all your videos. First time I've ever searched for something and it was a topic you covered! Awesome! Hope the camper is going great! :D
Thank you for taking the time to shows this video ... very detailed .. thanks galore !!!
it's been discussed time and time again, the 4 extra plugs were for reduced emissions, they were not for more power.
Just bought a 99 ranger 2.5 (no ac equipped) I was pretty frustrated with the 3rd and 4th so I took the throttle body off and yea it was way easier to see all the chunks of oil almost falling in the piston as I installed them haha. Definitely will have to change the valve cover gasket/oil cap. Rockauto is like a third of the price compared to everywhere else, their jingle is bad but its accurate. Thanks for these videos man !! Been watching since the ct90 rebuild!!
Good video. Thanks! I love these trucks. My 2001 2.5L is over 250,000 miles and still running strong!
+Legacy Fine Art Framing I have a 2.3L 5 speed 95 ford ranger with 270,000! These little guys are tough!
A properly good instructional video. Wanted to watch to see how you accessed cylinder 4 on the cold side before I do my plugs tomorrow. Glad I did, because I'm going to have limited time tomorrow do at least I won't be wasting my time trying to shove my tremendous hands down between the intake manifold and firewall. Lol.
Hope the job goes well, thanks!
Thanks! great video. It has helped a lot & you make it look easy. I'm on day two trying to get the #4 wire back on the plug.
Paiin in the but.
Did you get it yet?
Just bought a Ranger a few days ago, was curious how the hell there was 8 plugs on a 4 cyl motor lol, thanks for the video! Plan on tackling this job next weekend.
That kind of showed how little he knew. Every 4 cylinder vehicle I ever owned had 8 plugs. It might help to learn what cylinders are and how they work.
Heki Kahni my Mitsubishi Evo and Honda prelude are both 4 bangers with 4 plugs.
Hogman The intruder Yeah, I'm only as good as my next fix.
Bought one today, and was stunned to see 8 plugs.
Like wtf?? 😂
@@neaituppi7306kinda shows what you know, every 4 cylinder i owned only had four plugs.
And that has nothing to do with how cylinders work.
you can also get a length of 1/4'' vacuum hose, a foot or so, that will fit snug over the end of the spark plug and use it as an extension to get your spark plugs set in their holes
don carson good idea, thanks!
just finished installing these bad boys great Video thanks,really helpful
What a great video, my brother, thank you. I thought about buying a Ranger, but looking at it properly, no thanks. But your video helped me a lot
man that looped wire tool you made, awesome what i was looking for off i go :)
Magnetic spark plug socket is my best friend haha
Definitely well worth the time to watch the video it helped me out a lot on the number three and four plugs those are a bear to get 2
I bought a 1990 2.3l Ranger and my friends keep saying, "Have you put a V8 in it yet?" The joy of the plug swap you're doing are making it a little more appealing. LOL
Thank you. I have a 1994 same engine. Very much need to change the plugs.
Awesome gonna be doing this very soon as well as injectors on my 98 with 195 thousand miles on itv
I bought the spark plug socket that is magnetic helps out a great deal but great video to start you off my 94 Ford ranger had to have all this done to it as nd I can do everything to my truck that's what makes it cool and saves me a lot of money💯💯💯💪💪💪💪💪😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Thanks so much for this video! I believe a trip to the tool shop for an extension swivel set is in order right after coffee! I’m using motor craft wires and plugs no helper handles on my wires either also the coils are separated to each side of the engine on my 2.3. Anyhow thanks again!!
Gonna do this job here soon why I was looking it up, prefer to watch normal joes like me do it because I don't have all the fancy tools and so on that pros have...that and now and then I pick up little tricks like the masking tape bit. Liked and subscribed, thanks for the videos.
I'm glad i saw you do the driver sde. I was ready to take the intake off to get to them.
Great video gonna tackle this job today
Thank you for the video ! Well-done!
The very first time I changed my spark plug on my 94 ranger I didn't pull the upper manifold now i pull it every time it's much easier
I was recently given a "free" 2000 Ranger.. As far as condition goes, its an eye sore to look at BUT it runs great. I'm in the process of restoring it. So this weekend I decided to change the plugs and wires and guess what... It still had the original factory spark plugs!! 150K on the odometer! :O
OEM plugs are still purchaseable.
Good job Patriot.. thank you for posting this.
I enjoyed watching your video “great job” I have a 1995 Ford Ranger, some literature somewhere said the engine is a Mazda ?? . When I replaced the plugs I removed the intake manifold as it turned out this was not fun! All the grass died around my house from all the foul language I used. Again great video.
Whenever the small truck went from being a Courier which was a Mazda with Ford bages on to the Ranger name they became Fords. The Mazda B2300, B3000 and B4000 are just Ford Rangers alhough I don't think they had all the options a Ranger did.
As far as the 2.3l and the 2.5l single overhead cam engine they go back to the Ford Pinto so they aren't Mazda.
When I did mine I just bought the intake gasket and took the top half of the intake manifold off makes it a lot easier. plus you can buy long needle nose pliers makes it a lot easier if you dont have the plug wire pullers on them anymore.
I did the same to mine, It took me like 6 hours to do the job. by the way I clean the manifold but, when I done the job and took it to a ride started to idle a lot and the check engine light started to blink. do you have a clue what I did wrong? ??
I use hondabond 4 ht. Then again, I'm a motorcycle mechanic and I always have it handy. Its fuel & oil resistant, used for sealing 2-cycle crank cases...just in case you don't know, they're exposed to pressure/vacuum and fuel:oil mix. I'm not recommending hondabond as a cure all, but in a pinch it'll do
Jeff Kennedy 2 stroke life lol
Good for you starting with the hardest
Thanks for this video....I'm about to do this on my Ranger.....
Good luck with the job!
nightmare job... pulled #4 plug wire first and the resistor broke off in the plug cap.. rough castings on the intake and my arms and hands look like I've been attacked by a rabid feline. gonna be a long day...
This was helpful. 3 and 4 are a bitch to change. I put a zip tie on each of the tabs to make removing them easier for the next spark plug change. To make it easier to install the plugs I took a piece of vacume tubing
slipped it over a 1/4 wooden dowel taping it make it secure it then slipped the the end over the spark plug.
Trying to do this with the upper intake on is a real pain... its actually easier to take the intake off, then change plugs and wires then put the intake back on... just don't remove the coolant line going to the intake plenum, you can move it far enough out of the way to get to everything, without having to disconnect the line.
Nightmare of a job, it looks like. I wish I had your skill and patience!
+Jesse Lynn It's doable, but they didn't make it easy!
Yall! I just replaced the plugs on a 2000 model and I'm not kidding it had ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS WITH BARELY ANY OF THE ELECTRODES THEY WAS SKINNY AS A PIN AND SUPER SHORT! I WISH I COULD POST PICS BUT THEY WAS ORIGINAL PLUGS WITH 275,000 MILES ON IT! NO KIDDING!
Very very good video. Thank you !
Thank you for the video, it helped out a lot, although my Ranger back fires, do you think its because of cheap connection wires? Everything is connected correctly, every now and then my truck backfires, I bought it used, 170,000 miles to be exact, but still runs good. I would like any suggestions anyone can offer. Thank you.
Thanks for the great video. I am off to change them today. I get the impression from reading the posts below that you might get more power from swapping the wires #2 and #3 on the driver's side. Ford may have put on the extra 4 spark plugs to help with emissions ( I think 4 of them fire a mlli-second late to burn up unused fuel), but the swap might possibly change the timing from milliseconds apart to exactly the same for all 8 plugs, so all 8 would be igniting on their respective cylinders simultaneously? Either that or those two plugs have identical timing and there is no difference I would imagine.
Very good and help me out a lot
Happy to help, thank you
probably one of the most insightful videos on u tube kinda made a pain n the ass job look.doable to a mentally challenged person like myself 🤣🤣🤣🤣 especially on the intake side
Great information.
Thank you for posting this. Do you remember where you bought the gray spark plug wire tool you are using in this video? I am trying to find it, but no one seems to have that one.
Damn good video man!
The coil is set up to fire 2 and 3 at the same time as well as 1 and 4 at the same time so it won't matter if 2 and 3 are switched or if 1 and 4 are switched.
And this fixed your tappy tap valve float problem :D
how are you able to remove the number 3 spark plug with the fuel rail in the way? with my extensions I can't get my ratchet to fit over the spark plug without bumping into that
any luck how did you get past it?
A little tip from one to another, remove the throttle body, and intake runners. It makes it a shit ton easier for a little bit more work
Great video
Thanks the best explication...
Just use a piece of string with a slip knot to slide over the spark plug boot and tie the other end of string to a pry bar if you even need to they pop off easy. No need to disassemble the engine for a tune up like guys in comments. Good video, that string trick has saved my ass a few times
Much easier to remove the upper manifold first and then do the spark plugs and wires. The outer 4 spark plugs which are easy to get at are only for emissions. Use cheap plugs out there if you want but buy the best plugs you can get for the 4 main plugs under the manifold, Double platinum's if you can find them.
which side do you mean when you say outer? The driver side?
The reason that Ford used 8 spark plugs rather than 4, is they wanted to increase fuel economy. Providing a stronger spark can ensure a cleaner burn. Therefore helping emissions as well as economy.
But it is a bitch to do it your self
+Elmo Garcia All about the right tools for the job.
+David Santana which you are right about it took me forever on Saturday but this guys tips helped out a lot too
I know this is old but fuel economy wasn't the factor behind these, it was entirely for emissions. This system is essentially a waste spark system, where the driver's side plugs fire on the exhaust stroke just to burn any extra fuel. This doesn't increase fuel economy as it doesn't burn any less fuel to make more power, it just burns any excess fuel after combustion, which keeps less fuel from dumping into the catalytic converter, which lowers NOx and improves emissions. Most modern vehicles have this system already, but it is controlled on the single set of plugs with the car.
Yea
Thanks for the clip!
Steve Winword glad to help!
That looks like a cool area you live in.
He said it was really warm.
I'm confused, if you have double. 12 spark plugs for v6 and 8 for 4 cylinder do you need 8 or 12 wires as well?
Thanks for the video. How about the 6 cylinder Ranger? I have a 1990 Ranger 2.9L V6 and would like to replace the distributor cap and rotor and the spark plugs and wires... Any videos for this truck? Anyone..?
Hi gang, you know I’ve always wondered if the extra time involved to remove the mana old wouldn’t just be so it 😁😁
I found that when the wire connectors don't come off, or break off from the rubber insulation, it is because I wait too long to change the spark plugs. And I wouldn't suggest pulling all the wires off, and then doing the spark plugs. I would do each wire and spark plug, so as to avoid putting them back in the wrong order. Even if I did mark them.
What's cool about this model Andrew cool pack thought the firing order is on the coil pack so even if you took the each off u would still have the firing order
I liked this video and he has several great ideas. I would only say one thing about one of the "rigging". lol I'm not sure if it's a good idea to put masking tape on the spark plug because these plugs could get hot enough to cause the tape to catch fire. Masking tape have traces of paper in the tape mix to be flammable. Just an observation. :-)
I am due to do this soon. Thanks for the video. However is it tempting to see what's involved to remove that upper manifold. Thanks again.
harbor freight has long needle nose pliers with a 90 degree end that makes this job way more simple! just wanted to add a little info
Thank you for the info
Just did this on mine...the ones behind the plenum are tough. A Little TIP when REINSTALLING the plug wires....Reinstall the plug wires through the plenum opening and then run the coil end along valve cover ect and into the coil.. If you try and run plug wire end with big bulky plastic end along valve cover and under plenum its a fight.....JUST REINSTALL NEW WIRES THROUGH THE PLENUM OPENING
regarding why your plugs were reversed in a way contrary to factory specs...there is a "dual-fire" mod people do on these engines which makes the intake and exhaust plugs fire simultaneously as opposed to one on the intake stroke and one on the exhaust stroke. The theory behind the mod is that it's more efficient to have both plugs (per cylinder) firing at the same time. That's why your ranger forum advised the plug swap. Haven't seen real numbers of what a difference it makes, but people seem to claim it makes a notable difference. Not advocating, just thought you'd like to know why they were reversed.
the service manual says to remove the upper intake manifold which makes it a hell of a lot easier to get to those driver side plug wires
EmofacePS3 Yes, but makes for a heck of a lot more work for you.
A couple of years ago I bought a spark plug socket at autozone that was duralast brand and it has a magnet in it. Best spark plug socket I have ever used.
Bought that myself when I saw it
Thank you for a helpful tutorial. I have 00 mazda lte truck & 1 spark plug is rusted on. what do I do?
Ax4400 pb blaster spray. Was 7 bucks at auto parts store. I have 2000 ranger with 168k miles plugs never were changed and rusted on like crazy spray one down with the spray, wait a day...rinse and repeat.
Quick question do those Plastic pullers on the driver side bother ? I been trying to push my Spark plug wires deep till it clicks and when i put them on and than pull them out they easyly Come off.
Are The plastics bothering it and not letting them go all the way in ?
I was able to get 7 out of 8 in. The rear plug on the driver side bank is next to impossible without removing stuff.
THANK YOU SIR
Gracias amigo
nice tip with the wire hanger job pulling the #3 plug wire.
GodBlessGnrlPatton Glad you liked the video, that plug is buried in there!
better than excellent video actually. Garage and trust with mechanics is non existent. Great job and thanks for sharing.
You make it look easy :)
Nice, braving this and filming it myself. Looks like #3 is about to be as much of a bitch as I figured it would be.
cool i watched this for the firing order AND how to put the metal loop back on behind the air compressor since i let my truck sit 6 mnths taken apart while I refurbished the engine with my very very low budged.
Muchas Gracias,
I used a 10" long reach pliers set for remove cables without damage it. Also 3 and 4 of driver side doesn't had the plastic pullers. Is a frustrating job if you don't have patience or right tools.
I cannot find any information on removing the manifold to remove plugs 3 and 4 on the drivers side. Any tips?
refer to Hanes manual if you're having trouble
You rock dude! You're as good with cars as I am with guns! If you're ever working on an AK/Saiga, hmu!
Thanks!
Is this the same for 2006 Ford Ranger 2.3?
MUY BIEN
You should be able to do a magneto check like the old piston powered warbirds of WW2, just for fun.
thanks very helpful. can u give me a video of wher the plug wiring goes. I change my wiring. a got a bad miss
+Jeffrey L Belcher Hi, if you look closely at the coil it should have the numbers stamped in the plastic. good luck!
Super helpful. Thanks bro!
Will leaving that tape on spark plug hurt anything?
My truck will not start. Replaced fuel filter that was not it. I checked the fuel pressure 39 psi. I was told it should at least start. Nothing. I changed 6 of the eight spark plugs about two years ago. I could not get to the other two. I'm just wondering, maybe I should get those two changed. This might be the reason why I can not get it to start. The spark plugs that I did replace were really bad.
Mine done this an it was the ignition control module, $20 local junkyard,$145.00 auto zone
Compression check?
if you use coat hanger you can remove the spark plug wire and the cap that come out of spark plug wire you can also use coat hanger remove that I learn it easier to use coat hanger
Yo plzzz how in the hell do you take off the ignition wire connector he has on his truck
WTF????? 8 spark plugs in a 4 cylinder????
Apparently mazda makes these trucks.
@potatos_4_free no they are Ford trucks with the Mazda name on them. The Ford Courier was a Mazda with the Ford name on it.