Maintenance and Specifications
Exhaustleaksmayresultinentryofharmfulandpotentially
lethalfumesintothepassengercompartment.
Donotmakeanyunauthorizedchangestoyourvehicleorengine.By
law,vehicleownersandanyonewhomanufactures,repairs,services,
sells,leases,tradesvehicles,orsupervisesafleetofvehiclesarenot
permittedtointentionallyremoveanemissioncontroldeviceorprevent
itfromworking.Informationaboutyourvehicle’semissionsystemison
theVehicleEmissionControlInformationDecallocatedonornearthe
engine.Thisdecalidentifiesenginedisplacementandgivessometuneup
specifications.
Pleaseconsultyour“WarrantyGuide”forcompleteemissionwarranty
information.
Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopassanI/Mtestof
theon-boarddiagnosticssystem.Ifyour“CheckEngine/ServiceEngine
Soon”lightison,refertothedescriptionintheWarninglightsand
chimessectionoftheInstrumentclusterchapter.Yourvehiclemaynot
passtheI/Mtestwiththe“CheckEngine/ServiceEngineSoon”lighton.
Ifthevehicle’spowertrainsystemoritsbatteryhasjustbeenserviced,
theon-boarddiagnosticssystemisresettoa“notreadyforI/Mtest”
condition.Toreadytheon-boarddiagnosticssystemforI/Mtesting,a
minimumof30minutesofcityandhighwaydrivingisnecessaryas
describedbelow:
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First,atleast10minutesofdrivingonanexpresswayorhighway.
Next,atleast20minutesdrivinginstop-and-go,city-typetrafficwith
atleastfouridleperiods.
Allowthevehicletositforatleasteighthourswithoutstartingthe
engine.Then,starttheengineandcompletetheabovedrivingcycle.The
enginemustwarmuptoitsnormaloperatingtemperature.Oncestarted,
donotturnofftheengineuntiltheabovedrivingcycleiscomplete.
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| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Ranger Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford Ranger 2.3, Ford Ranger 3.0, Ford Ranger 4.0 |
| Model Year | 2002 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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