Look for a sticker inside the fuel filler door indicating that it can run on E 85
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No - motorcraft.com lists 2001 Ranger 3.0 L fuel pumps for flex fuel and gas only 3.0 L engines
If your 2001 Ford Ranger is a FFV your 8th " character " of your VIN will be a " K " and there will be a label inside the fuel filler door indicating that it is a flexible fuel vehicle
According to the Owner Guide and fordparts.com : Motorcraft FG-991 , is the fuel filter required for a 1999 Ford Ranger 3.0 liter flex fuel engine
With the 1999 Ford Ranger 3.0 liter flex fuel V6 engine you can use " regular " unleaded gasoline 87 octane or ( E 85 ethanol fuel ) or any combination of the two fuels
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Actually , it has a TIMING CHAIN
The 2003 Ford Ranger owners manual shows : 3.0 L FFV engine ( flex fuel - identified by the 8th " character " of the VIN being a " V " and having a sticker inside the fuel filler door or a 3.0 L engine that runs on gasoline only
The 1999 Ranger had a 3.0 L V6 gas engine or 3.0 L FLEX FUEL engine available ( FLEX FUEL ENGINE allows you to run E85 or regular unleaded gas - 87 octane or any combination of the 2 fuels ) There are NUMEROUS parts that are different , even the fuel pumps !
The Ford Ranger , 3.0 liter Flex Fuel Vehicle engine is designed to use " regular " unleaded gasoline , 87 octane , or E85 ethanol , or any combination of the 2 fuels
FlexFuel means you can run both gasoline and ethanol in the vehicle. Ethanol is corrosive so the fuel system has to be plastics to not corrode in contact with ethanol.
If you have a 1999-2000 Ford Ranger with a flex-fuel sensor it is located just under the driver side door on the inside of the frame and the fuel line coming from your fuel filter goes right to it. You unplug it then remove the fuel line on both sides of it and re-install the new one.
In the case of a Ford Ranger : Certain years had a flex fuel version of the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine available ( it could run on " regular " unleaded gasoline , 87 octane , or E85 , or any combination of the two fuels )