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I don't see the point of plug in hybrids. It seems to take the disadvantages of EV and ICE and combines them. If I need to plug the thing in, just give me a full electric. Otherwise an ordinary hybrid would be better.

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This is the interior fuse box if that is any good to you

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Use Forscan.

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I assume you are talking about this...

Maybe try GMF. They make protection plates for other exposed wiring. They might have something for this.

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Canopy?

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Are you looking to keep it all legal or does that not concern you? The 5.9 weighs around 500kg (the 3.2 is about half that) so I doubt you'll be able to keep it under the front axle load rating. However I see you are looking to change the axles any way so you might be able to get an engineer to pass...

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Honestly it sounds like it will end up costing more trying to DIY. Take it to a decent mechanic.

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It says it in my PXII manual under the heading - Sports mode and manual shifting. It goes on to say - Note: When towing heavy loads or in hilly terrain, it is recommended that sport mode is selected. This will result in cooler transmission temperatures and additional engine braking. I only know beca...

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That's correct but the Mazda you can also use the other ones listed in the table you posted. In the Ford you cannot.

By the way, PXII is WSS-M2C913-D.

Anyway, we are getting off topic.

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See the multiple specs that Mazda allow. Ford only have the one.

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cmar wrote:And servicing confusion already exists, why is it that Ford specify 15,000 Km oil change intervals, and Mazda 10,000 for the exact same engine?

Because Mazda specify a lower grade of oil.

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Gee using the wrong oil or missing regular servicing in a different engine can degrade the lifespan of a wet belt by 150,000km. Who would have thought.

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I believe they are making 2 utes. One is a uni body very lightly based on the Santa Cruz concept which we will not get and the other is a ladder frame in the same vein as Ranger et al.

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If I'm not mistaken, which is highly likely, Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover run a twin turbo version of the 3.0 V6 used in the F150 with outputs up to 225kw and 700Nm. That sounds much tastier than our 3.2 and 2.0.

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I'm onto my 3rd Ranger since the PX came out. Would buy again. I would change the air con. All three have had poor air conditioning. Some more engine power would be nice as well.

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Why would Ford use the VW diesel when they have their own 3.0 V6 as used in the F150 with very similar outputs? Especially since Ford are taking the lead in the development of this vehicle. It would be more likely that VW will take the Ford engine like Mazda did with the BT50.

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Over 150000 $150 fully refundable deposits so far. The model 3 had more than that and the deposit was $1500 from memory.

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Poor earth somewhere?

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That is not Ford specific. Go to the Ford body equipment manual on the Ford website.

The MkII and MkIII Rangers are different.

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May have been running spacers. Not an issue I guess if you don't care about the legalities.

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No PX onwards wheels will sit too far in on your 2009 Ranger. The offsets are different.

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Genuine Ford.

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Turn it off with Forscan.

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That wheel will have the tyre sitting appropriately 43mm further out. Then if you put a 285 tyre on you can add another 10mm further out again from stock tyres.

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Yes I have a set with 285/60/18.

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Check out the Government recall website for details of any recall of any product.

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FX4 ones might be the go. They should be smooth and painted black.

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Under $150 from memory. Decent value in my opinion since you don't have to stuff around getting them painted or worry that your Reject Shop covers are going to fall off. Plus who knows, you might be able to sell your old genuine ones and recover some of the money.

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From my understanding they are relatively cheap through Ford spare parts. I would just go genuine. They are easy to replace. From memory it is just one bolt per handle.

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What have you done to upgrade the rear axle?

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https://www.truckit.net

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I would use a relay and fuse.

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They do have an ordinary turning circle. In fact a Ram 1500 has a smaller turning circle than the Ranger.

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Yes, Raptor is 2500kg but as I said, the other 2L models are 3500kg.

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Tombie53 wrote:Also note the Raptor is only rated 2500kg towing where 3.2 Ranger is 3500kg.

Cheers

Only the Raptor and 4x2 low rider is rated at 2500kg. The rest of the range, including the 2.0 XLT and Wildtrak, is rated at 3500kg.

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You answered your own question with your post. There are plenty of people around that are sceptical of the 2.0 for no other reason than it's capacity. So Ford are hedging their bets by providing both. I feel the next generation Ranger will have the 2.0 as the base engine and the 3.0 powerstroke as t...

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I'm pretty sure they are the same offset (+55) as the rest of the range. The extra track width comes from the suspension changes.

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Lightforce make (or will be) a piggyback cable that you can use outside the headlight.

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