Thread: New model Ford Ranger has 3litre V6

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Just reading today that the new Ford Ranger model has the 3litre V6 which I assume to be the later developed version of the V6 in the D4.

If the hard points of the engine are the same the D4s with broken cranks could have a more reasonable replacement available as soon as the Ford drivers start crashing them.
Regards PhilipA

that shouldnt take long, Ranger is almost the new dunnydore.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Just reading today that the new Ford Ranger model has the 3litre V6 which I assume to be the later developed version of the V6 in the D4.

If the hard points of the engine are the same the D4s with broken cranks could have a more reasonable replacement available as soon as the Ford drivers start crashing them.
Regards PhilipA

Spot on - not completely sure about the second point.

2023 Ford Ranger engine specs
Ford has released more details of the engines that will power the next generation of Ranger ute and Everest wagon models in Australia. Specifically, it has revealed the outputs on the new 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine that will be available on upper specification models of both the 4x4 Ranger and Everest.
This latest version of the ‘Lion V6’ engine has been tuned to put out 184kW of power at 3250rpm and 600Nm of torque which will make the Ford pair the most powerful 4-wheel drive models in their respective categories.
The Lion V6 is not a new engine having first debuted as a 2.7-litre capacity in the Land Rover Discovery 3 and some Peugeot and Citroen passenger cars back in 2004. In this capacity it was even used in Ford Australia’s Territory wagon. The capacity was increased to 2993cc in 2009 and both single- and dual-turbocharger variants have been used, producing up to 700Nm of torque in some Range Rover models.

This is great news for D4 owners as an abundance of low km latest spec 3.0 engines will soon be hitting the wrecking yards!

Thats a huge amount of power and torque for a ute.

The new VW anorak will have the same engine ( and a lot else ) as the Ranger.
Will open up options for all the blown D4's only if all the hardware, castings etc are the same.
as mentioned, shouldn't be too long to wait after they're released before the CUB's start pranging them

I thought the new Ranger was getting the Ford Powerstroke 3.0 TDV6 - the next iteration on from the LR 3.0 SDV6 so had a range of upgrades over the D4/5 engine. While there has been lots of speculation about whether this engine is backwards compatible with the D4 as a replacement for the 3.0SDV6, I have not seen a definite confirmation that this is the case.

Garry

I don’t see what all the fuss is. It’s not hard to repair a broken crankshaft. See!? A stick welder and some grinding and she’s as good as new.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I don’t see what all the fuss is. It’s not hard to repair a broken crankshaft. See!? A stick welder and some grinding and she’s as good as new.

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Curse you. There goes another half an hour :