'03 Ford Ranger. Is the motor going to be ok? - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

Kemara · 07-13-2007, 10:37 PM

ok my dad was behind a car on a back road by our house. the car in front of him swerved, and he didn't... well there was a big metal thing, he thinks was an axel or something from another car... he heard a big bang, and thought it just hit the frame of his truck('03 ford ranger). well a few seconds later, he heard the motor banging, and looked in the mirror and saw a lot of smoke, pulled over and shut it off. come to find out the big metal thing put a big hole in the oil pan and leaked all of the oil out and now he thinks he killed the motor b/c of the banging.
AAA towed to the ford dealership where he bought it. Do you think if he just gets a new oil pan that the motor will still be alright? Or do you think he'll need a new motor? The poor thing only had 56K on it. And it was an awesome running motor, always maintained, etc. Its the 4.0.
I told him that since he shut it off right away, it should be fine. But he said it started slamming hard that he thinks the motor is done.

gary · 07-13-2007, 10:41 PM

Yea its dead or just about to be dead. Insurance FTW!

Kemara · 07-13-2007, 10:50 PM

yea, it was under warrenty, but they said since nothing actually went wrong w/the truck to cause the damage, that it wouldn't be covered.
i dunno about the insurance though.

ThePrimerSuspect · 07-13-2007, 11:00 PM

if he has full coverage it will be covered. as for warranty, it only covers defects and not driver inflicted damage.

07-13-2007, 10:37 PM	#1
Kemara Noob-Jersey Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bethlehem, PA. Member #5333 My Ride: 1995 Acura Integra iTrader: (0)	'03 Ford Ranger. Is the motor going to be ok? ok my dad was behind a car on a back road by our house. the car in front of him swerved, and he didn't... well there was a big metal thing, he thinks was an axel or something from another car... he heard a big bang, and thought it just hit the frame of his truck('03 ford ranger). well a few seconds later, he heard the motor banging, and looked in the mirror and saw a lot of smoke, pulled over and shut it off. come to find out the big metal thing put a big hole in the oil pan and leaked all of the oil out and now he thinks he killed the motor b/c of the banging. AAA towed to the ford dealership where he bought it. Do you think if he just gets a new oil pan that the motor will still be alright? Or do you think he'll need a new motor? The poor thing only had 56K on it. And it was an awesome running motor, always maintained, etc. Its the 4.0. I told him that since he shut it off right away, it should be fine. But he said it started slamming hard that he thinks the motor is done. Last edited by Kemara; 07-13-2007 at 10:51 PM. Reason: added a picture of his rear painting he had done.

07-13-2007, 10:41 PM	#2
gary Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northampton, PA Member #1638 My Ride: 2004 Hyundai Tiburon iTrader: (1)	Yea its dead or just about to be dead. Insurance FTW!

07-13-2007, 10:50 PM	#3
Kemara Noob-Jersey Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bethlehem, PA. Member #5333 My Ride: 1995 Acura Integra iTrader: (0)	yea, it was under warrenty, but they said since nothing actually went wrong w/the truck to cause the damage, that it wouldn't be covered. i dunno about the insurance though.

07-13-2007, 11:00 PM	#4
ThePrimerSuspect Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: philly Member #1241 iTrader: (0)	if he has full coverage it will be covered. as for warranty, it only covers defects and not driver inflicted damage.