this is a 2003 Ranger Edge, 6 cyl, 2wd, 3 ltr engine, 153,000 miles.
I bought it in 2009 (107,000 m), and am glad to say it's running better now than when I bought it
for the first time, the engine light came on the other day; I freaked out but had it scanned and P0303 came up. ok, so I took it to a mechanic, they said it was a cracked coil. mind you, no problems whatsoever with starting, running, nothing.
I couldn't afford to get it fixed just then, was planning to do it next week but after they gave it back to me, the light has gone off, and hasn't come back on again.
I read that sometimes just knocking the dirt of the connectors could clear the light - I immediately asked about it and the service center seemed as surprised as I was about the light going off - they were also trying to talk me into getting the spark plug wires replaced and a tune-up done - which is totally bogus because, like I said, it purrs like a kitten and always starts up.
so now the light is off, should I just not worry, or go ahead and get the coil changed? am definitely not getting the spark plugs changed (yet).
I bought it in 2009 (107,000 m), and am glad to say it's running better now than when I bought it
for the first time, the engine light came on the other day; I freaked out but had it scanned and P0303 came up. ok, so I took it to a mechanic, they said it was a cracked coil. mind you, no problems whatsoever with starting, running, nothing.
I couldn't afford to get it fixed just then, was planning to do it next week but after they gave it back to me, the light has gone off, and hasn't come back on again.
I read that sometimes just knocking the dirt of the connectors could clear the light - I immediately asked about it and the service center seemed as surprised as I was about the light going off - they were also trying to talk me into getting the spark plug wires replaced and a tune-up done - which is totally bogus because, like I said, it purrs like a kitten and always starts up.
so now the light is off, should I just not worry, or go ahead and get the coil changed? am definitely not getting the spark plugs changed (yet).