Engine swap

[Bandit67]

Hi, looking at taking my 92 4.0 and replacing with an 04 Ranger 4.0 any for seen problems??

 

[DemonMudder]

Not 100% knowledgable of this, but I believe it's going to depend mostly on your engine, is it a SOHC or and OHV? Whichever, should be able to swap the same kind back in with not too much issue I believe

 

[410Fortune]

Yes lots of foreseen problems

92 4.0 = OHV pushrod engine
04 Ranger = SOHC V6 engine

This conversion can be done, but not easily
Your 92 is EEC-IV, OBD1
The 04 is EECV or OBD2

NOW the SOHC engine CAN BE MADE TO RUN using the 92 PCM, you must really know what you are doing to pull of this conversion

However it does not FIT the 92 engine bay very well, the SOHC engine will HIT in several areas

Is your 92 an automatic or stick?
The transmission will not last long behind the power of the SOHC engine

This conversion (putting a sohc in place of an OHV on a TTB truck) has been done, many many times now
But this is not a SIMPLE thing to do, not in the slightest. In fact for the amount of work and $$$ needed to make it happen you could have had a v8 which also comes with a much stronger transmission

 

[DemonMudder]

And well there ya go, I tried at least. Good for me to learn too