Front cylinder left side of motor standing in front of vehicle check this link for firing order which also shows u the cylinder order as well. Gool luck http://autorepair.about.com/library/images/bl610a-lib.htm
Only if you have the 2.5 liter four cylinder engine in a 2001 Ford Ranger . ( that engine has a timing BELT )
A 2001 Ford F-150 could have a V6 or V8 engine A 2001 Ford Ranger XLT could have a 4 cylinder or the 3.0 or 4.0 liter V6 engine
On a 2001 Ford Ranger : The 2.5 litre four cylinder engine has a timing BELT The 2.3 litre Dual Over Head Cam four cylinder engine has a timing CHAIN
The 2.5 L - SOHC - 4 cylinder engine available in the 2001 Ford Ranger has a TIMING BELT
If this is in a Ford Ranger : ( 1989 to 1997 is a 2.3 liter four cylinder engine ) ( 1998 to 2001 is a 2.5 liter four cylinder engine )
A - 2.3 L - DOHC - four cylinder engine was available starting with the 2001 Ford Ranger
In a 2000 Ford Ranger : ( the 2.5 liter four cylinder engine , which was the only four cylinder engine offered from the factory for a 2000 Ford Ranger , not like the 2001 model when they started with the 2.3 liter DOHC later that model year )
In the engine compartment , on the drivers side , between the brake master cylinder and the firewall
146 ft-lbs at 3000 RPM ( and 119 horsepower at 5000 RPM ) according to the ranger station . com for the 2001 Ford Ranger 2.5 L - SOHC - 4 cylinder engine
On the 2.3 litre Dual Over Head Cam four cylinder engine in a Ford Ranger : Ford started using that engine in the Ford Ranger during the 2001 model year
According to the 2000 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : The ( 2.5 liter , 4 cylinder ) takes : With engine oil filter change ( 4.5 quarts / 4.3 liters of engine oil ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also , the 2.3 liter DOHC , 4 cylinder in the ( 2001 ) Ford Ranger takes ( 4 quarts / 3.8 liters of engine oil ) with filter change
Gates ( they manufacture timing belts etc. ) shows 120,000 miles for the 2001 Ford Ranger 2.5 L - SOHC - four cylinder engine