All-New 2023 Ford Ranger (XL, XLS, XLT, Sport, Wildtrak) Global Reveal!

[johndeerefarmer]

The 2.3L from the '80s was a completely different engine from the turbo engine in current use in multiple Fords, including the Ranger.

The 2021 F-150 PowerBoost uses the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 along with an electric motor in series with the torque converter. That's a bit of an apples to oranges comparison though since the 3.5 does use both port and direct injection.

I wouldn't be all that concerned about coking on the 2.3 in the Ranger. That generally is more of an issue under low-load conditions. With the amount of weight it has to carry around in the Ranger I doubt there will be all that many low-load episodes.

If you are that concerned you could also add an oil separator into the PCV system, if Ford hasn't already.

Ford added port injection on the 3.5 eco to avoid problems. Until they add it on the other engines you may have trouble. I run Techron in my 2.0 ecoboost

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[blksn8k]

Ford added port injection on the 3.5 eco to avoid problems. Until they add it on the other engines you may have trouble. I run Techron in my 2.0 ecoboost

That's a bit of an assumption. Although there may be some validity to that Ford will tell you that port injection was added to the EcoBoost engines to improve performance and efficiency.
BTW, ALL F-150 gas engines have had both port and direct injection since 2018. That includes the standard 3.3L V6 and the 5.0L V8, neither of which is a turbo engine. The addition of direct injection on the 5.0L allowed the compression ratio to be bumped from 11:1 to 12:1 while still being able to run on 87 octane. That's no small accomplishment. DI is not all bad.

 

[bill_AUS]

That's a bit of an assumption. Although there may be some validity to that Ford will tell you that port injection was added to the EcoBoost engines to improve performance and efficiency.
BTW, ALL F-150 gas engines have had both port and direct injection since 2018. That includes the standard 3.3L V6 and the 5.0L V8, neither of which is a turbo engine. The addition of direct injection on the 5.0L allowed the compression ratio to be bumped from 11:1 to 12:1 while still being able to run on 87 octane. That's no small accomplishment. DI is not all bad.

On this note, the new Mustang 2.3 has dual injection, and the Nano V6 family had it from day one (the 2.7 and 3.0). I haven't seen what version of the 2.3 is going in the ROW Ranger, Everest and Amarok but I presume the same as the N/A 5G Ranger.

 

[AssolMarandy]

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