Usually the timing on a Ford Ranger is set as a part of a general tune-up. The price of doing so in included in the price of most tune-ups and it's wise to have it set in the same period of time that you'd get your oil changed in order to retain peak performance.
Only if you have the 2.5 liter four cylinder engine in a 2001 Ford Ranger . ( that engine has a timing BELT )
On a 2001 Ford Ranger : If you have one of the earlier models with the 2.5 liter SOHC , four cylinder engine , it has a timing BELT The 2.3 liter DOHC four cylinder engine has a timing CHAIN The 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine has a timing CHAIN The 4.0 liter SOHC engine has ( 3 ) timing CHAINS
On a 2001 Ford Ranger : The 4.0 liter Single Over Head Cam , V6 engine has ( 3 ) timing CHAINS
The 2.3 liter Dual Over Head Cam engine in a 2001 Ford Ranger has a timing CHAIN
The 4.0 liter SOHC - V6 engine has 3 timing chains ( 2 at the front and one at the back ) The 3.0 liter OHV - V6 engine has 1 timing chain at the front
The 2.5 liter , 4 cylinder , has a timing BELT
In a 2001 Ford Focus : The 2.0 liter SPI engine and the 2.0 liter Zetec engine use a timing BELT
The 2.5 L - SOHC - 4 cylinder engine available in the 2001 Ford Ranger has a TIMING BELT
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 3.4 liter V6 engine in a 2001 Chevrolet Impala has a timing CHAIN
The 3.0 liter V6 engine in a 2001 Infiniti I30 has a timing CHAIN
The 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3.4 liter V6 engine has a timing CHAIN