Ford ranger 2.0 ecoblue fault

[IansCossy1111]

Hi all I'm new to this but need advice.i bought a high milage 2020 ranger from auction.unseen .none runner but turns over.the oil pick up was in a bag in car which was dissapointing.ive stripped off sump which had no oil in and there is belt teeth in bottom.im going to replace the wet belts myself as can't get a mobile mechanic near me but wanted to know should I Repace the oil pump and how would I know before putting it all back together if any valves are damaged? Thanks

[E-bmw]

IansCossy1111 said:

Hi all I'm new to this but need advice.i bought a high milage 2020 ranger from auction.unseen .

Brave/stupid move depending on your level of competence, I hope you didn't pay much.

IansCossy1111 said:

none runner but turns over.the oil pick up was in a bag in car which was dissapointing.ive stripped off sump which had no oil in and there is belt teeth in bottom.

The oil pick up was likely in a bag to save putting it back on or because it's bolts were lost when removing, obviously the person that stripped the sump will not have bothered to refill the oil and I would most likely guess that the belt has stripped the teeth, blocked the pick up/pump, and lunched the engine. I would be budgeting for time & money to replace the engine.

IansCossy1111 said:

im going to replace the wet belts myself as can't get a mobile mechanic near me but wanted to know should I Repace the oil pump and how would I know before putting it all back together if any valves are damaged? Thanks

I think you need to assume the valves & pistons have shared the same place at the same time unless you can get evidence to the contrary.

[normalbloke]

Also worth perhaps removing a big end and a main cap to see if any horror stories are visible. But as above, sensible says the engine is probably toast.

[TwinKam]

Belt might not have broken, but the top-end might be the least of your worries if the oil pick-up has been blocked by belt debris. Previous owner obviously knew he had 'issues' and took a look inside the sump...
Good advice to pull a couple of caps first thing, or are they in the boot too?

[IansCossy1111]

So looking at all these comments they fear the worse but I'm not going to tell am I unless I do replace belts and put it back together.i don't really want to assume it's dead if it's not.knobody has commented on replacement of oil pump.car has done 117k

[stevemcs]

Pull number 4 bearing cap off, if the crank is scored then fit a new engine. I suspect the wet belt has failed, killed the engine and now you know why it was sold at auction

[IansCossy1111]

Thanks for advice.other than sump been off looks like nothing else has been removed and it was company owned so hopefully they just couldn't be arsed and got rid.its a 70 plate thunder so worth doing I think

[stevemcs]

IansCossy1111 said:

Thanks for advice.other than sump been off looks like nothing else has been removed and it was company owned so hopefully they just couldn't be arsed and got rid.its a 70 plate thunder so worth doing I think

On these thats all you need to do, pull the sump, look for belt, check the strainer if its full and the oil light is on then the engine is scrap. Ford have changed the interval to 100k or 6 years. If you can change a cambelt you can do one of these, there is nothing complicated about them, you need the belt kit - oil and cam, oil pan, timing belt cover, waterpump, oil pick up, ford sealent.